| Oakland Airport Airfield Planning Study |
| LMA completed biological and wetland impact evaluations for 15 alternatives for expansion of runways at the Oakland Airport involving both wetland and bay fill and mitigation. A GIS (Geographical Information System) was used to evaluate acreages of wetlands and bay affected. LMA facilitated a community involvement program for runway expansion planning at the airport. The committee overseeing the project included cities, local citizen groups, environmental groups and agencies. LMA facilitated the meetings discussing this controversial project and received praise from all parties for a balanced and fair approach. |
California Least Tern, an endangered species affected by the runway expansion. |
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Geographic Information System (GIS) map of wetland and habitat areas at the Oakland Airport with one alternative for runway expansion outlined and acres of affected areas listed. |
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| Pala Band Reservation Gravel Pit Reclamation, San Diego County |
| LMA is providing oversight of implementation of a negotiated agreement for reclamation of a gravel mining site on the reservation of the Pala Band of Mission Indians. LMA reviews all aspects of the project, mediates any disputes between the parties and facilitates regular meetings of the tribal representative, Bureau of Indian Affairs representative and gravel company representative. |
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| Parsons and Morrison Creeks Riparian Restoration, Mendocino County |
| This project integrates the monitoring of several potential
limiting factors for riparian growth groundwater levels and channel geomorphic
processes, with experimental plantings of dormant willows in trenches. The
project demonstrated that groundwater levels along these tributaries of the
Russian River have been highly affected by the incision of the main stem of
the river from the Coyote Dam and that restoration of these areas requires
specialized techniques. LMA designed the project, completed CEQA review and
permits for this project and oversaw implementation and post-project monitoring. |
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| Port of Oakland: 50-foot Channel Deepening Project |
| LMA worked closely with the environmental department of the Port to produce public information brochures and illustrations for their restoration project at Middle Harbor and the Vision 2000 development and harbor dredging. This complex Port project involved industrial development, dredging and reuse of dredged material to restore habitats, the creation of a shoreline park and the reuse of the closed naval base next to the Port. The public information component required taking technical and scientific information and creating easy-to-read and illustrated materials to assure that decision-makers and the public understood the project. View drawing |
The map above depicts the locations of the various components of the Port of Oakland's Vision 2000 expansion program.
This drawing depicts Middle Harbor habitats to be created using dredged materials
from the Port of Oakland navigation channel. |
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| Russian River Tributary Watershed Stewardship and Monitoring Program, Sonoma and Mendocino Counties |
| This project involves extensive community outreach and the
coordination of landowners/residents to form stewardship groups for the tributaries
of the Russian River. As part of this watershed stewardship program, LMA developed
an assessment and monitoring program workbook for citizen/landowner based stewardship
groups. LMA prepared the workbook, which allows landowners and community volunteers
to evaluate their watershed and create an atlas of its natural features, history
and land uses. The workbook outlines how to establish a monitoring program
for stream conditions, erosion problems, riparian corridors and water quality.
LMA, in conjunction with the Sotoyome RCD, trained volunteers for the program,
monitored parameters including water quality, siltation, channel form, bed
composition, riparian corridor density and diversity and the presence of invasive
species at stations on eight tributary systems, identified projects for erosion
control and restoration and completed detailed watershed assessments. A summary
report was produced in 2004. |
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