OVERVIEWIvanpah Solar Electric Generating Station (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.
SERVICES INCLUDED: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
SEE MORE CASE STUDIES:Wilder was sub-contracted to provide field leadership, data processing, and GIS for clearance surveys for desert tortoise on approximately 150,000 acres, followed by translocation of resident animals, then continued long-term tracking through radio telemetry and ongoing yearly USFWS health assessments.
Wilder conducted desert tortoise clearance surveys on 36 square miles of US Army training lands yielded more than 500 animals.
Wilder conducted clearance surveys, mitigation, and construction monitoring on a 3,440 acre 450MW solar site.
Wilder was contracted to conduct aerial drone surveys and ground-based raven population mitigation through use of egg-oiling techniques.
Nate Jones was contracted to serve as Project Field Lead on 3,500+ acres of photovoltaic solar development.
Wilder was sub-contracted to provide a USFWS Desert Tortoise Authorized Biologist to assist in environmental compliance monitoring during a two-year upgrade to the 27 MW Alta Mesa Wind Project.
Wilder Ecological was sub-contracted to effect a USFWS clearance for desert tortoise, western burrowing owl, and desert kit fox on a 667-acre photovoltaic project, and completed a successful translocation of 11 desert tortoises during a compressed fall season time line.
Ivanpah Solar Electric Generating Station (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.