Pine Tree Wind Farm – LADWP
Location: Kern County, California
Client: Los Angeles Department of Water and Power
Date Completed: 2013
Contract Amount: $275,000
The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) Pine Tree Wind Power Project is the largest municipally-owned wind farm in the U.S. producing 120 megawatts of renewable wind energy. EI performed weekly avian point count surveys at strategic locations within this 8,000 acre facility. EI’s surveyors focused on identifying large raptors, eagles, and condors often at distances greater than 0.25 miles. Further, EI provided expert ornithologists to conduct bird use count surveys throughout the Project. These focused bird surveys were designed to capture variations in bird species composition as well as identify special-status species present across the Project.
TESTIMONIALS
“David Levine and his team at EI have provided ecological consulting services to Chevron’s team since 1990. EI has provided creative solutions to ecological problems that protect and enhance sensitive biological resources. Their coordination with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and habitat restoration efforts have helped Chevron to implement a precedent setting project that balanced residential and oil production uses with protection of federal endangered species. EI is a trusted advisor and will remain a long-term associate.”
Senior Development Manager – Chevron USA
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