Travis Cooper- Co-Owner/Principal Biologist
Travis Cooper has over 13 years of experience as a well rounded wildlife biologist and holds many state and federal permits. He is qualified to conduct surveys for: Southwestern Willow Flycatcher (Nest Monitoring[NM]), Least Bell's Vireo (NM), California Gnatcatcher (NM), Quino checkerspot butterfly, Hermes copper butterfly, San Diego fairy shrimp, Riverside fairy shrimp, arroyo toad (handle), flat-tailed horned lizard (handle/monitor), desert tortoise, and small mammals (live trapping). Travis is very skilled at conducting nesting bird surveys, habitat assessments, vegetation mapping, focused plant surveys, and restoration monitoring.
Alicia Hill- Owner/Project Biologist
Alicia Hill has over 8 years working as a wildlife biologist from Southern California down to the tropics. Specializing in compliance management, Alicia has successfully managed MMCRP implementation for large-scale utility projects with sensitive resources and comprehensive measures. She is qualified to conduct surveys for California Gnatcatcher, Quino checkerspot butterfly, Hermes copper butterfly, arroyo toad (handle), flat-tailed horned lizard (handle/monitor), desert tortoise, and is currently in the application process for Western Yellow-billed Cuckoo. In addition, Alicia is skillful in habitat restoration management, vegetation mapping, nesting bird compliance management, sensitive species habitat assessments, amphibian ecology, and construction compliance monitoring.
Certifications/Licenses
Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) [California Unified Certification Program (CUCP), Caltrans]
Women/Minority-owned Business Enterprise (WMBE) [Supplier's Clearinghouse - California Public Utilities Commission]
Economically Disadvantaged Women-owned Small Business (EDWOSB) [Federal Small Business Administration/System for Award Management{SAM}]
Disadvantaged/Small Business Enterprise (DBE, SB) Bench Firm [San Diego Association of Governments (SANDAG)]
Micro Small Business [California Department of General Services]
Small Local Business Enterprise (SLBE) [City of San Diego]--Application Pending
Small Business Enterprise (SBE) and/or Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) [Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, San Diego County Water Authority, Port of Long Beach, Los Angeles Unified School District, Port of Los Angeles, Los Angeles Community College District, City of Colton, Eastern Municipal Water District, Inland Empire Utilities Agency]
