Services
Habitat Management and Restoration Services
ACS Habitat Management offers clients a wide range of habitat restoration services with our in-house crews and equipment. With decades of experience in the field, we are your one-stop shop for all your habitat restoration and management needs.
Restoration and Vegetation Management Services
Nonnative Invasive Plant Control and Biomass Removal
We develop and implement innovative approaches to weed control that achieve high success rates while ensuring minimal impact on natural resources. Our company provides a full range of services including herbicide treatments, biomass reduction using tractors and handheld equipment, and biomass removal.
- Arundo
- Broom Species
- Fennel
- Ice Plants
- Pampas Grass
- Perennial Pepperweed
- Tamarisk
- Thistle Species
- Tree Species
- Many More
With extensive experience in working in various sensitive habitat communities, our crews work closely with our biological monitors to ensure no negative impact occurs to sensitive, threatened, or endangered species. Habitats we work in include:
- Coastal Dunes
- Coastal Sage Scrubs
- Deserts
- Grasslands and Uplands
- Riparian Habitats
- Vernal Pools
- Wetlands and Intertidal Marshes
Native Plant Installation and Maintenance
We successfully implement native revegetation projects annually in many habitats including riparian, upland, and coastal sage scrub environment. Whether the project involves a few hundred to tens of thousands of container plants, we have you covered. Even if it ranges from seeding one fourth to more than a hundred acres, we will provide a comprehensive list of native vegetation restoration services, including:
- Plant Palette Research and Development
- Propagating of Native Seedlings and Cuttings at Our Facility
- Site Prep, Seeding, and Native Plant Installation
- Success Criteria Establishment and Monitoring
- Watering and Scheduled Maintenance
Vernal Pool Development, Restoration, and Maintenance
Our company develops, restores, and maintains vernal pools that are home to the endangered San Diego fairy shrimp. We offer services that meet the regulatory requirements of both the US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) and US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) while establishing successful vernal pool habitats.
Our expert equipment operators can deftly create or recontour pools for mitigation purposes. The year-round maintenance of the pools is then handled by our capable field technicians and biologists.
Management Services
Our company is an industry leader in GIS mapping. This process is involved in wildland habitat restoration, developing GPS field mapping protocols, GIS techniques, and geodatabase design for several local, regional, and federal agencies.
We use the latest Esri ArcGIS software, sub-meter and sub-foot GPS devices, and ruggedized tablet PCs to provide the following geospatial data services:
- GPS and GIS Data Collection on the Field
- Geodatabase and Metadata Design and Management
- GIS Data Interpretation for Land Managers
- Cartographic Services for Reports, Vegetation Management Plans, and Presentations
We have a comprehensive staff comprised of biologists who provide expert plant and wildlife monitoring services. Our team has experience in monitoring many sensitive plants and both terrestrial and avian animal species without impacting them.
Additionally, our crews are often able to work alongside our biologists during bird breeding seasons. Our biologists are either permitted or approved to monitor the following bird species during their respective breeding seasons:
- California Least Tern
- Light-Footed Clapper Rail
- Western Snowy Plover
- California Gnatcatcher
- Least Bell’s Vireo
- Southwestern Willow Flycatcher
Restoration and Weed Control Reports
At ACS Habitat Management, we have extensive experience in providing monthly, quarterly, and annual progress reports for ongoing contracts. In addition, our final project completion reports are completed in-house with all maps, figures, and statistics being provided by our experienced staff.
Vegetation Management Plans
Our company does not only provide man power to complete restoration projects on the ground. We also help clients develop long-term vegetation management plans using GIS data, vegetation surveys, historical data, and valuable experience. Our team has developed vegetation management plans for several habitats including riparian zones, wetlands, and coastal dunes.