ISEGS is a 377 MW solar thermal power plant, constructed on 3,500 acres of BLM land. At the time of construction, it was the largest such power plant in the world. Wilder personnel were sub-contracted in the roles of USFWS Authorized Biologist and biological monitors to fulfill mitigation and monitoring requirements during the site clearance surveys, desert tortoise translocation effort, and subsequent construction of the facilities.
- Nate Jones served as a USFWS Authorized Biologist for survey team lead roles
- Liana Harp served as a field biologist for USFWS protocol clearance surveys for Desert Tortoise
- Team leadership for MBTA nesting bird activity during construction phases – surveys, monitoring nesting success
- Biological Monitoring for construction of perimeter wildlife exclusion fencing
- Team leads and field personnel for subsequent Desert Tortoise translocation of more than 100 individuals
- Desert Tortoise biologists for subsequent long-term impacts studies – activities including tagging, transmitter attachment, and radio telemetry (VHF) tracking of hundreds of Desert Tortoises