Company Profile
BioMaAS
Company Overview
Biological Monitoring and Assessment Specialists, BioMaAS Inc. is a minority and woman owned biological consulting company specializing in a wide range of environmental services. Our staff is composed of biologists with university degrees in wildlife, ecology, entomology, and fisheries biology. Our professionals hold permits from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) and the California Department of Fish and Game (CDFG) to conduct trapping surveys with endangered species such as San Francisco garter snake (Thamnophis sirtalis tetrataenia) and salt marsh harvest mouse (Reithrodontomys raviventris); and threatened species like the California red-legged frog (Rana draytonii), California tiger salamander (Ambystoma californiense), Alameda whipsnake (Masticophis lateralis euryxanthus), and giant garter snake (Thamnophis gigas). Our biologists have conducted presence-absence field surveys for essentially all state and federal protected vertebrate species in the greater Bay Area and have received CDFG funding for life history studies of species such as San Francisco garter snake.
In addition to our extensive experience in special status species surveys, we also have expertise in environmental compliance monitoring, site management, construction monitoring, biological assessments, habitat restoration, mitigation design and monitoring, long-term management plan development, CEQA, and GIS. BioMaAS has access to an extensive pool of qualified professionals offering a wide range of biological and related expertise that are quickly accessible for any project needs that may arise. Meeting our client’s needs regarding quality, costs and timing, as well as ensuring environmental and regulatory compliance, is paramount. BioMaAS manages assessment programs where project completion and client satisfaction are an integral part of our goal to provide clients with total solutions to their projects. As a small firm, we have the flexibility to customize our services to match our client’s needs. Our involvement can range from complete management of a complex, multi-disciplined project, to assisting with limited aspects of a client-led project. BioMaAS professionals have strong, well-developed working relationships with local, regional, and state regulatory and resource agencies. Our staff's reputation for quality performance and knowledge of the continually-changing regulatory requirements enhances our ability to assist in regulatory negotiations on behalf of our clients.
Company History
BioMaAS is a Small Business Enterprise and a Minority/Woman Owned Business Enterprise. We are recognized as a DBE by the CUCP, a MBE by the CPUC, a small local emerging business (SLEB) in Alameda County, by the City and County of San Francisco Human Rights Commission as a Minority-Owned San Francisco Local Business Enterprise (MLBE), and we are an active member of the Association of Environmental Professionals.
Federal Recovery Permits (Section 10(a)1(A) of the federal Endangered Species Act):
• Federally and State Endangered San Francisco garter snake
• Federally and State Endangered salt marsh harvest mouse
• Federally Threatened California red-legged frog
• Federally and State Threatened Alameda whipsnake
• Federally Threatened California tiger salamander
CDFG Scientific Collecting Permits (species including but not limited to):
• Western pond turtle (Actinemys marmorata)
• San Francisco dusky footed woodrat (Neotoma fuscipes annectens)
• Silvery-legless lizard (Anniella pulchra pulchra)
• Foothill yellow-legged frog (Rana boylii)
BIOLOGICAL SERVICES CAPABILITIES
BioMaAS offers a broad range of biological services including:
? Biological Assessments
? Special Status Species Habitat Assessments and Surveys
? Habitat Restoration/Conservation Services
? Mitigation Planning/Design and Monitoring
? Long Term Management Plan Development
? Construction Monitoring and Management
? Permitting Assistance/Regulatory Compliance
? CEQA Services/EIR Biology Section Preparation
? Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Services
? Biological Research and History Services
? Wetland Delineations
? Wetland Creation, Restoration, and Monitoring
Individuals on our team have managed and completed a variety of projects ranging from small, low budget, short-term projects with narrow deadlines to larger, multi-year projects with large budgets and multiple subcontractors. We have worked as USFWS permitted biologists and have performed a variety of biological services for many public and private entities.
We continually study the current changes in the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and the federal National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), as well as the local changes in permit requirements to keep our clients informed and to maintain the highest level of environmental standards in the changing regulatory environment.
Notable Clients
URS, SFPUC, CH2MHill, GANDA, Alameda County, San Francisco