R. John Little, Ph.D., founder and President of the company, has over 30 years of consulting experience. Dr. Little has managed and prepared numerous CEQA and NEPA documents. He leads a team of biologists and planners with diverse specialties including botany, wildlife biology, wetland delineation, AutoCAD mapping, and GIS/GPS analysis. Our biologists have extensive experience in the western states including California’s diverse habitats in the Central Valley and Sacramento Valley, scrub, foothill, alpine, desert, coastal, and vernal pools, seasonal wetlands, and other wetlands communities. We conduct jurisdictional delineations, field surveys and impact analyses for special-status plant and wildlife species, and consult with federal and state agencies on threatened and endangered species issues. We design and implement mitigation plans, revegetation and erosion control plans, habitat management plans, and wetland mitigation plans. We coordinate with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and NOAA Fisheries to help facilitate section 7 and 10(a) consultations.

Sycamore Environmental’s regulatory compliance program includes the preparation of federal- and state- permit applications, preconstruction surveys, and construction monitoring. Services include the preparation of U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Section 404 Nationwide and Individual permit applications, Department of Fish and Game 1602 Streambed Alteration Agreement applications, and Regional Water Quality Control Board Section 401 Water Quality Certification applications. Our environmental planners provide environmental management support through the preparation of Initial Studies, Mitigated Negative Declarations, and EIRs for CEQA projects and Environmental Assessments for NEPA projects. Sycamore Environmental works as a liaison between clients and regulatory agencies to assist project approval.

We provide mapping expertise using industry leading mapping technologies. Sycamore Environmental utilizes Autodesk’s Civil 3D 2010, AutoCAD Map 3D 2010, and ArcGIS 3.1-9.3 software for spatial data analysis and mapping. Aerial photo acquisition and analysis resources include ESRI Data Center’s World Images, DigitalGlobe’s ImageConnect and Google Earth Pro software. We utilize Trimble GeoXT and Pro XR GPS units for real-time sub-meter accuracy data collection. GPS units are equipped with expandable backup systems and accessories such as Hurricane Antennas for poor satellite coverage areas and the Laser Atlanta Laser Rangefinder for specialized data capture.

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