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Under contract with the U.S. Forest Service (USFS), EAS developed a species fact sheet for the little-known White Salmon pocket gopher.  Via data mining, the fact sheet provided a summary of key information about the species, as well as a list of references/literature, list of contacts knowledgeable about the species, map of species range and …

COMPLETION OF U.S. FOREST SERVICE FACT SHEET FOR THE WHITE SALMON POCKET GOPHER Read More »

Recently, EAS staff have completed several wetland delineations for our clients.  The purpose of a wetland delineation is to establish the presence, location, conservation value, and size of a wetland, to ensure compliance to federal, state, and local regulations.  Our scientists look at vegetation types and structure, soil characteristics, and hydrologic activity in order to …

EAS COMPLETES SEVERAL WETLAND DELINEATIONS Read More »

Richland, Wash. – EAS’s extensive knowledge of Pacific Northwest aquatic ecosystems earned the company a new contract in May 2016. TetraTech, under prime contract with PacifiCorp, hired EAS to provide professional technical services supporting fish-tissue sampling, water quality monitoring, and other aquatic-related services throughout the region. EAS tasks under aquatic services, may include 1) conducting rare, …

EAS AWARDED SUBCONTRACT TO SUPPORT PACIFIC NORTHWEST FISH TISSUE SAMPLING AND WATER QUALITY MONITORING Read More »

Richland, Wash. – Chelan County Public Utility District awarded EAS a contract in May 2016 to map aquatic invasive plants at and near the Rocky Reach hydroelectric project. EAS will conduct field surveys and monitoring in the upper Columbia River to support Chelan PUD compliance with federal, state, and regional laws and agreements that protect and …

EAS SELECTED TO MAP AQUATIC INVASIVE PLANTS IN THE ROCKY REACH HYDROELECTRIC PROJECT AREA – UPPER COLUMBIA RIVER Read More »

Richland, Wash. – “Corporations, the federal government, and state agencies all want to do business with minority-owned companies,” Sarah Kessler said in Inc. magazine. “To meet their objectives, private and public sector firms search for minority-owned suppliers through programs that have formal certification processes.” In May 2016, after undergoing a rigorous process, EAS was certified as …

U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS AWARDS EAS MULTI-YEAR CONTRACT TO PROVIDE GROUNDS MAINTENANCE SUPPORT FOR NATURAL AREAS AND PARKS ON COLUMBIA AND SNAKE RIVERS Read More »

Richland, Wash. – “Corporations, the federal government, and state agencies all want to do business with minority-owned companies,” Sarah Kessler said in Inc. magazine. “To meet their objectives, private and public sector firms search for minority-owned suppliers through programs that have formal certification processes.” In May 2016, after undergoing a rigorous process, EAS was certified as …

EAS CERTIFIED AS MINORITY BUSINESS ENTERPRISE Read More »

Richland, Wash. – As part of DOE’s role to ensure the safety of human health and the environment on the Hanford Site, it maintains and implements institutional controls, through its prime contractor Mission Support Alliance. MSA contracted with EAS to provide boating support to Long-Term Stewardship Program personnel as part of an institutional control inspection related …

MISSION SUPPORT ALLIANCE AWARDS EAS CONTRACT TO SUPPORT INSTITUTIONAL CONTROL INSPECTION ON THE COLUMBIA RIVER Read More »

Richland, Wash. – In December 2016, Mission Support Alliance (MSA) contracted with EAS to help the U.S. Department of Energy meet its objectives and obligations for public involvement in Hanford Site decision-making under NEPA and other federal, state, and local laws, statutes, and regulations. EAS, working with Point Environmental, will prepare environmental documents that may include …

MISSION SUPPORT ALLIANCE CONTRACTS WITH EAS TO PROVIDE ENVIRONMENTAL DOCUMENT SUPPORT UNDER NEPA Read More »

Richland, Wash. – EAS is pleased to announce that the company has been acquired by KOMAN Holdings, LLC, which is owned by Natives of Kodiak, an Alaska Native Corporation (ANC). KOMAN Holdings is a tribal corporation that is classified as a small, Native American-owned business and is certified under the Small Business Administration 8(a) program. As …

EAS ANNOUNCES CHANGE IN OWNERSHIP Read More »

Richland, Wash. – In June 2014, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) selected EAS, working with Normandeau Associates, to provide professional and technical scientific expertise to support biological evaluations related primarily to the Anadromous Fish Evaluation Program in the Snake and Columbia River Basins. EAS fisheries biologist Dennis Dauble will provide senior fish passage expertise …

EAS TO SUPPORT U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS BIOLOGICAL STUDIES IN THE SNAKE AND COLUMBIA RIVER BASINS Read More »