Representative Projects
Pacific Soda, LLC and Stantec. Baseline wildlife and vegetation surveys for the Dry Creek Trona Project near Green River, WY. 2020-2024. Real West conducted baseline wildlife, vegetation, and wetland surveys and prepared the Appendix D8, D9 and D10 sections of a non-coal mining permit with the Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality. Data was also included in the project Environmental Impact Statement for the BLM. Wildlife surveys focused on burrowing owls, mountain plovers, pygmy rabbits and raptors.
Preble’s Meadow Jumping Mouse surveys along the Cache la Poudre River through the Arapahoe Bend Natural Area in Fort Collins, CO. 2023. Real West assisted Smith Environmental and Engineering with a live trap survey to determine the presence of Preble’s meadow jumping mice.
American Soda, LLC and Stantec. Trona mine expansion project. 2023 – 2024. Real West conducted baseline wildlife, vegetation and wetland surveys for a proposed in-situ mine expansion, comprised of the mine field, linear features, and tailings pond. Wildlife surveys included threatened and endangered species, raptors, and BLM-sensitive species. Vegetation work involved identifying T&E and BLM-Sensitive species while documenting pre-disturbance vegetation species and cover. Data collection is completed with reports under review
Boozer Creek and North Platte River Restoration Project. 2021. Assisting WWC Engineering with rehabilitation of a reach of the North Platte River near Saratoga, WY. Work included a wetland delineation and a Riparian Habitat Assessment.
Sunrock Corporation: Conducted wildlife and vegetation baseline surveys and continued with long-term monitoring for two gravel mine operations in the Green River Basin of southwest Wyoming.
Energy Fuels, Inc.: Conduct annual raptor nest surveys for a proposed uranium mine near Jeffrey City, Wyoming.
Baseline Wildlife Surveys for the proposed Two Rivers Windfarm Project near Shirley Basin, Wyoming: Currently conducting surveys over two years for raptor use and nesting on the site and within a 10-mile buffer; conduct spring, fall and winter passerine surveys using point-count methodology; sage-grouse lek surveys on the ground and from the air using both fixed-wing and helicopter modes; mountain plover surveys; burrowing owl surveys; night-time spotlighting surveys for black-footed ferrets and swift fox; big game winter surveys.
Baseline wildlife surveys for the Boswell Springs proposed wind farm project in northeast Albany County, Wyoming: Surveys included extensive raptor and passerine bird surveys using point-count methodology in addition to sage-grouse lek surveys and big game use surveys. Night-time spotlighting surveyed the site for black-footed ferrets and swift fox. Surveys continued year-round for three years.
Baseline Wildlife Monitoring for the Proposed Boswell Springs Wind Farm Site in Northeast Albany County, Wyoming. 2014-2018. Conducted extensive raptor and passerine bird surveys using point-count methodology. Surveys included year-round surveys, over a three-year period, for avian species as well as sage-grouse lek surveys, bat monitoring site set-up, black-footed ferret surveys, swift fox surveys, and big game monitoring