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Rare and Endangered Species Surveys

LEC conducts a variety of surveys for state-protected wildlife to determine presence or absence on a particular project site or if present, the extent of actual habitat utilization. As part of the project review process, NHESP often requires such surveys to be performed in accordance with pre-established guidelines. Similar to rare plant surveys, NHESP must pre-approve the candidate wildlife biologists before a survey begins. LEC has extensive experience surveying for multiple state-listed wildlife species and is often pre-approved for these services. Throughout the state, LEC has conducted multiple turtle, salamander, and avian related surveys.

Wildlife Habitat Evaluations

Projects that entail development within Riverfront Area, the floodplain, or within other wetland resource areas frequently require wildlife habitat evaluations as part of the alternatives analysis and mitigation process. These evaluations encompass a wide spectrum of habitat communities and can be a critical component of land use and development planning, especially when such permitting involves vernal pools or stream crossings.

Shellfish Surveys

Shellfish are an important renewable resource, significant to marine fisheries and an integral component of the marine benthic community. Shellfish improve water clarity by filtering particulate organic matter from seawater. LEC has conducted numerous assessments of existing shellfish and fisheries populations along the Massachusetts coastline. Our assessments include field surveys of shellfish and other benthic species, and an assessment of sediment condition, density of standing crop in the area, and historic and present use of the area. This information is used to evaluate potential implications from marine development, design alternatives, and appropriate mitigation when impacts are unavoidable.

Essential Fish Habitat (EFH) Assessments

LEC conducts EFH Assessments that include: (1) a description of the proposed project; (2) an analysis of the effects, including cumulative effects, of the proposed project on the EFH, the managed species, and associated species, such as major prey species, including affected life history stages; (3) the Federal agency's views regarding the effects of the action on EFH; and, (4) proposed mitigation. In response to federal agency reviews and Conservation Recommendations, the project is sometimes modified to incorporate additional measures to avoid, minimize, mitigate, or otherwise offset adverse effects on the EFH.

Functional Assessment

Wildlife habitat is an integral component when considering the functions and values of a wetland system. Functions and values for wildlife are inherently linked to understanding site conditions and play an important role in ACOE 404 permitting. This understanding is essential to assessing impacts, project design, potential alternatives, and when necessary, appropriate compensatory mitigating measures.

Worcester, MA Office

100 Grove Street, Suite 302
Worcester, MA 01605
508-753-3077
centrallec@lecenvironmental.com

From Route 495 North or South:

Take Exit 65B to Route 290 West toward Worcester. Take Exit 21. At light, turn right onto Lincoln Street/MA-70 and then immediately slight right to Salisbury Street. Take second right (at the traffic light) onto Grove Street. Follow Grove Street through one traffic light. LEC is located half a block from the traffic light on the right.

From the Mass. Pike West:

Take Exit 94 to Route 146 North toward Worcester. Take Exit 21 towards Route 290 East. Take Exit 21. At light, turn left onto Belmont Street/Route 9 West. At third traffic light, turn right onto Grove Street. Follow Grove Street through two traffic lights. LEC is located half a block from the traffic light on the right.

From the Mass. Pike East:

Take Exit 90 (old exit 10) to Route 290 East toward Worcester. Take Exit 21. At light, turn left onto Belmont Street/Route 9 West. At third traffic light, turn right onto Grove Street. Follow Grove Street through two traffic lights. LEC is located half a block from the traffic light on the right.

From Route 190 South:

Merge onto Route 290 West toward Worcester. Take Exit 21. At light, turn right onto Lincoln Street/MA-70 and then immediately slight right to Salisbury Street. Take second right (at the traffic light) onto Grove Street. Follow Grove Street through one traffic light. LEC is located half a block from the traffic light on the right.

Wakefield, MA Office

380 Lowell Street, Suite 101
Wakefield, MA 01880
(781) 245-2500
northlec@lecenvironmental.com

Traveling North or South on Route 1:

Take the exit for Route 95 South/128 North (Waltham, Gloucester). Follow the ramp for 95 South, Waltham. Now traveling on 95 South (128 South), take Main Street Exit 59, towards Wakefield/Lynnfield Center. At the end of the ramp turn left toward Wakefield/Vernon Street. Proceed on Vernon Street for 0.8 miles. Turn left into the parking lot immediately before the signaled intersection of Vernon and Lowell Streets. LEC is located in the first entrance of the condominium office building in Suite 101 on the first floor.

Traveling North or South on Route 128/95:

Take Main Street Exit 59, towards Wakefield/Lynnfield Center. At the end of the ramp turn left toward Wakefield/Vernon Street. Proceed on Vernon Street for 0.8 miles. Turn left into the parking lot immediately before the signaled intersection of Vernon and Lowell Streets. LEC is located in the first entrance of the condominium office building in Suite 101 on the first floor.

Plymouth, MA Office

12 Resnik Road
Suite 1
Plymouth, MA 02360
(508) 746-9491
southlec@lecenvironmental.com

Traveling North or South on Route 3:

Take Exit 16 (Route 44 West). Follow for approximately 1 mile. Take exit toward Route 80 (Cherry Street/North Plymouth). Turn slight right onto Commerce Way. Turn left onto McAuliffe Way. McAuliffe Way becomes Resnik Road. Travel approximately a half mile. 12 Resnik Road is on the right. LEC is located in the first suite.

East Providence, RI Office

680 Warren Avenue
Suite 3
East Providence, RI 02914
401-685-3109

Traveling North or South on I-95:

Take the exit for I-195 East in RI (Exit 20 southbound, Exit 19 northbound). Continue east across the Providence and Seekonk Rivers and take Exit 2C in RI, towards US-6/US-1A. At the traffic light at the end of the ramp, take a right onto Warren Avenue (westbound). Proceed on Warren Avenue for 0.3 miles. Turn right into the parking lot immediately after the Walk-In Medical Center. LEC is located down the hall to the right.

Traveling West on I-195:

Take Exit 1 in MA for MA-114A and take a right onto Fall River Avenue (114A) at the end of the ramp. Take a left onto County Street and continue underneath the I-195 bypass. At the traffic light, take a right onto Warren Avenue and proceed on Warren Avenue for 0.7 miles. Turn right into the parking lot immediately after the Walk-In Medical Center. LEC is located down the hall to the right.