Well, I haven’t been skiing yet. It started with crummy El Nino snowpack on the slopes, followed by the coldest and most persistent Arctic front I have seen since I moved to Washington State in 2006. Interestingly, this has been the busiest winter in the GG record books. I’m working on a wetland mitigation plan […]
2024 is off and running! Read More »
I’ve been wanting to do this for a long time, but was simply too busy to fit it in. Now that I’m on the cusp of a winter workload lull (maybe!), I have the time to study for my FAA Part 107 license to commercially pilot the GG drone. Although the market is pretty saturated
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Progress toward diversification of my professional offerings hit overdrive this month. Not only am I assisting with grant funding for projects near Wapato but last week I also completed a Forest Stewardship Plan (FSP) for a client in the Goldendale area. If a forested parcel is designated by the county as Forest Land, an FSP
GG Diversification – Forest Stewardship Planning! Read More »
I have been in the environmental field for a long time with the lion’s share of work covering fieldwork and reporting centric to wetlands, fish, and wildlife. Wetland and stream reports, biological assessments, habitat evaluations, and species surveys have been my bread ‘n butter. However, with going on 30 years of experience under my belt,
GG Diversification – Grant Writing! Read More »
Southern Road & Bridge, LLC (SRB) was awarded a Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) contract to replace the paint on the US 395 Pioneer Memorial Bridge. Connecting the cities of Kennewick and Pasco, the bridge spans the Columbia River and is utilized as nesting habitat by birds, in particular, cliff swallows. Federal law protects
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Once the boundary of a wetland is delineated, the wetland’s “value” must be quantified per a Department of Ecology rating form. A wetland can be rated from Category I (highest value) to Category IV (lowest value). City and county ordinances identify how far away a project should remain from a wetland, per its Ecology rating.
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I want to give a shout out to my Pop! A technology buff, he has long argued that I should add drone technology to the GG repertoire. I must admit that I was hesitant when he first brought it up. Work has been steady and I was concerned about a steep learning curve. Plus, I
Realtor Training Continues! Congratulations to Michelle Castle and the Coldwell Banker CLERF Team in Ellensburg! Michelle welcomed GG to present free critical areas training on July 24. The room was full as we chatted and the questions were fast and furious. This real estate office is serious about arming themselves with the information they need
Coldwell Banker Central – The CLERF Team (Michell Castle) Trained in Critical Areas! Read More »
Realtor Training has Begun! Congratulations to Gina Styler with Berkshire-Hathaway in Ellensburg! On June 19, GG reached out to 23 brokers in Kittitas and Yakima Counties to offer free critical areas training and Gina was the first to reach out and set up a training session for her office. We met for 90 minutes during
Berkshire-Hathaway (Gina Styler) Leads the Pack! Read More »