BIO-Logic,
Inc. can provide a detailed Statement of
Qualifications and staff resumes upon request.
We are dedicated to
providing quality natural resources consulting to government, industry,
and private landowners.
BIO-Logic,
Inc. has been providing professional
consulting services throughout Colorado and the Western United States
since 1991.
Steve
Boyle, Principal & Senior Biologist
Principal/Senior Biologist Steve Boyle
holds a Master's degree in Wildlife Biology (Colorado State University,
1981) and has 28 years of experience in wildlife research, management,
and conservation planning in Colorado and the western U.S. Mr. Boyle
founded the company in 1991 as BIO-Logic Environmental.
In 2008 the company became incorporated as BIO-Logic, Inc. Since
founding BIO-Logic Mr.
Boyle has led biological field surveys and written impact analysis
reports for more than 50 projects involving electric transmission line
siting and reauthorization, oil and gas development, buried utility
siting, land transfers, and terrestrial and aquatic habitat restoration
projects. For these projects he has performed agency consultations,
designed and led biological field studies, and prepared Biological
Assessments, Biological Evaluations, and NEPA document sections. Mr.
Boyle has prepared regional conservation assessments for the U.S.
Forest Service including Management Indicator Species assessments for
the San Juan National Forest and species assessments for Region 2, and
prepared a Sagebrush Conservation Assessment & Strategy and
Gunnison Sage-grouse conservation agreement documentation for the
Colorado Division of Wildlife.
As former
Senior Wildlife Biologist for AGEISS Environmental, Inc., Mr. Boyle was
Principal Investigator for research projects on pronghorn, feral
horses, bats, and bird communities at U.S. Army Dugway Proving Ground,
Utah . Mr. Boyle authored a Training Area Management Plan at DPG and
provided expert consultation on vegetation community changes and
associated effects on wildlife. Mr. Boyle also has extensive research
experience investigating spotted owls, kit fox, mule deer, elk, bighorn
sheep, wild turkey, and desert tortoises. He was an invited reviewer of
the Colorado and Southwest Regional Gap Analysis Projects, critically
reviewing theoretical models linking vertebrate species distributions
to habitat characteristics. He performed extensive fieldwork for and
co-authored the Colorado Breeding Bird Atlas. Mr. Boyle was certified
in Denver Federal Circuit Court in 1999 as an expert witness for
wildlife biology, wildlife habitat, and hunting safety. Prior to
consulting work, Mr. Boyle was District Wildlife Manager for the
Colorado Division of Wildlife, Research Technician for the U.S. Fish
and Wildlife Service in Fort Collins , Colo. , and Research Associate
of the Department of Fishery and Wildlife Biology, Colorado State
University.
Shawn holds a Master of Science degree in Landscape Architecture and
Environmental Planning from Utah State University and a Bachelor of Science
degree in Natural Resource Planning from California State University at
Humboldt. At BIO-Logic, Shawn is responsible for habitat reclamation, wetland
and riparian restoration, landscape level planning efforts, and field surveys
and conservation planning for natural resources. Shawn has over ten years
experience in natural resource research, wildlife and plant inventories, fine
scale habitat mapping, regional scale planning design, wetland creation and
restoration, and collaborative planning efforts. He has worked with a wide
variety of plant and animal species in diverse habitats including conducting
detection surveys and radio tracking forest carnivores in northern California;
mist netting, banding, and nest searches for endangered songbirds in Texas;
working as a wildlife biologist in subtropical forests of Central America; and
planning and designing bioremediation wetland systems for arid regions of the
western United States.
Dr. Alison Graff, Plant Ecologist and Wetland Specialist
Alison holds a doctorate in plant ecology from the Missouri Botanical
Garden and Washington University in St. Louis. Before joining BIO-Logic in the spring of
2009, she worked in California as an Associate Biologist for the Department of
Transportation (DOT) where she performed environmental review of roadway projects
for compliance with CEQA and NEPA and conducted Section 7 consultation with the
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and NOAA Fisheries. Alison also conducted wetland
delineations and wrote permit applications for compliance with the federal Clean
Water Act and the state Fish and Game Code. She is certified in wetland delineation
from the Wetland Training Institute. While at the DOT, Alison also developed
mitigation projects involving land acquisition and the purchase of conservation
easements and wrote mitigation and monitoring plans. Alison also worked as a
private consultant for nine years, overseeing a diversity of projects for
government agencies, non-governmental organizations, and private clients,
with a focus on listed plant conservation and recovery. Projects included
experimental field research on a variety of federally listed plant species,
the development of a long-term monitoring program for a federally endangered
orchid, and analysis and review of long-term community monitoring data from
Santa Cruz Island. She taught plant systematics at the University of California
in Santa Cruz and worked as a scientific writer and editor.
Jim
Le Fevre, Wildlife Biologist
Wildlife Biologist Jim
Le Fevre
holds a Bachelor's degree in Conservation from the University of
Wisconsin-River Falls. He has been a staff biologist at
BIO-Logic
since 2005, where he has conducted numerous field studies on special
status wildlife and plants. Jim has special expertise in
raptor
biology. He has completed field surveys for nesting raptors
including hawks, falcons, eagles, and owls for over 20 projects in
Colorado, New Mexico, and Utah. Mr. Le Fevre formerly worked
as a
raptor rehabilitator in Minnesota and Colorado for 3 years, and was a
seasonal biologist with the U.S. Forest Service on the Gunnison,
Uncompahgre, and Grand Mesa National Forests for 15 years.
For
the Forest Service he conducted field studies including pine marten
track plate surveys, goshawk protocol surveys and monitoring goshawk
nest success. He monitored nesting success of peregrine
falcons
and searched for new territories; conducted Colorado River cutthroat
trout population sampling which included collecting tissue samples for
genetic analysis; and performed breeding bird surveys in riparian
habitats. He also performed old-growth forest inventories,
big
game habitat mapping, and vegetation studies. Mr. Le Fevre
provided written biological input to a wide variety of proposed
management activities on the Forest including timber harvest, road
construction, and gas exploration.
Contact
Information
BIO-Logic, Inc.
Home Office:
125 Colorado Avenue, Suite B,
Montrose, CO 81401
Voice phone: 970-240-4374
Fax: 970-252-1969
Web site: www.bio-geo.com
Summary
of Services
BIO-Logic,
Inc. can provide a detailed Statement of
Qualifications and staff resumes upon request.
National
Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) Services
—Biological Assessments, Biological Evaluations, Environmental
Assessments; Biology-Geology-Hydrology-Wetlands sections for
Environmental Impact Statements.
Endangered
Species Act Compliance
—research, literature reviews, and surveys for threatened and
endangered plants and animals; on-site compliance monitoring for
biological resources and wetlands; Section 7 consultation with U.S.
Fish and Wildlife Service.
Biological
Research and Inventory
—Field research of vertebrate wildlife including population trends,
distribution, habitat use, and management strategies; vegetation
studies including floristic surveys, population delineations, and
reclamation strategies.
Environmental
Site Assessments, Geology, and Mineral Assessments
—Phase I / II ESA to ASTM Standards; Assessments of Minerals Potential;
literature review and surface analysis of geology and geologic hazards,
soils, and surface hydrology.
Wetland Studies
—Jurisdictional wetland delineations, wetland and aquatic habitat
assessment and restoration, 404 permitting and compliance.
GIS/Conservation Planning
—Natural resource inventories and documentation for conservation
easements; map-grade GPS data acquisition and GIS resource mapping and
analysis; regional conservation planning for special status species and
environments.