Wilder was sub-contracted to supply qualified biologists for clearance surveys, wildlife mitigation actions, and biological monitoring for the construction of a 450MW photovoltaic solar power generation facility built on 3,440 acres of public and private land in southeast California.
Qualified biologists participated in pre-construction biological mitigation activities
- Desert tortoise clearance surveys
- Nesting bird surveys
- Burrowing owl surveys and passive relocation action
- Desert kit fox passive relocation actions
- Rare plant mitigation monitoring
Qualified biologists subsequently served as compliance monitors during construction activities
- Wildlife exclusion perimeter fencing
- ground clearance and installation of photovoltaic solar power generating facilities
- Transmission tie-in to nearby substation and interstate electric line