MAS - Specialists LLC Wildlife - GS10F231AA

Wildlife Specialists, LLC the wildlife experts

Multiple Award Schedule

FSC Group: Professional Services FSC Class: F999

Contract #: GS-10F-231AA

For more information on ordering from Federal Supply Schedules go to the GSA Schedules page at GSA.gov.

Contract Period: August 28, 2013 - August 27, 2023

Wildlife Specialists, LLC 2785 Hills Creek Rd.

Wellsboro, PA 16901 Phone: 570-376-2255

Fax: 570-376-2616

Web: www.wildlife-specialists.com Email: info@wildlife-specialists.com

Contract Administrator: Merlin Benner

Business Size: Small Business

Price List: current as of Modification #PS-0022, effective December 22, 2020 Prices Shown Herein are Net (discount deducted)

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Customer Information

1a. Table of Awarded Special Item Number(s) with appropriate cross-reference to page numbers:

SIN SIN Description

541620 Environmental Consulting Services

OLM Order Level Materials

1b. Identification of the lowest priced model number and lowest unit price for that model for each special item number awarded in the contract. This price is the Government price based on a unit of one, exclusive of any quantity/dollar volume, prompt payment, or any other concession affecting price.

Those contracts that have unit prices based on the geographic location of the customer, should show the range of the lowest price, and cite the areas to which the prices apply. See Pages 5-6

1c. If the Contractor is proposing hourly rates, a description of all corresponding commercial job titles, experience, functional responsibility and education for those types of employees or subcontractors who will perform services shall be provided. If hourly rates are not applicable, indicate “Not applicable” for this item. See pages 7-10

2. Maximum Order: $1,000,000

3. Minimum Order: $100.00

4. Geographic coverage (delivery area): Domestic

5. Point(s) of production (city, county, and State or foreign country): 2785 Hills Creek Rd. Wellsboro, PA

16901

6. Discount from list prices or statement of net price. Government Net Prices (discounts already deducted.)

All prices listed reflect NET prices for those services

7. Quantity Discounts:

Tier Task Order Amount Additional Discount

1 $250,000 5%

2 $500,000 7%

3 $750,000 9%

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8. Prompt Payment Terms: Information for Ordering Offices: Prompt payment terms cannot be negotiated out of the contractual agreement in exchange for other concessions. Net 30 days

9. Foreign Items (list items by country of origin): Not Applicable

10a. Time of delivery. (Contractor insert number of days.): Contact Contractor or To Be Determined at the Task Order level

10b. Expedited Delivery. Items available for expedited delivery are noted in this price list. Contact

Contractor or To Be Determined at the Task Order level

10c. Overnight and 2-Day Delivery: Contact Contractor or To Be Determined at the Task Order level

10d. Urgent Requirements: Contact Contractor or To Be Determined at the Task Order level

11. F.O.B. Point(s): Destination

12a. Ordering Address: 2785 Hills Creek Rd. Wellsboro PA 16901

12b. Ordering Procedures: For supplies and services, the ordering procedures, information on Blanket

Purchase Agreements (BPA’s), are found in Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 8.405-3.

13. Payment Address (es): Wildlife Specialists 942 Camp Trail Rd. Quakertown, PA 18951

14. Warranty Provisions: Standard Commercial Warranty Terms and Conditions

15. Export Packaging Charges (if applicable): Not Applicable

16. Terms and conditions of rental, maintenance, and repair (if applicable): Not Applicable

17. Terms and Conditions of installation (if applicable): Not Applicable

18a. Terms and Conditions of repair parts indicating date of parts price lists and any discounts from list prices (if applicable): Not Applicable

18b. Terms and Conditions for any other Services (if applicable): Not Applicable

19. List of service and distribution points (if applicable): Not Applicable

20. List of participating dealers (if applicable): Not Applicable

21. Preventative maintenance (if applicable): Not Applicable

22a. Special attributes such as environmental attributes (e.g., recycled content, energy efficiency, and/or reduced pollutants): Not Applicable

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22b. If applicable, indicate that Section 508 compliance information is available on Electronic and Information Technology (EIT) supplies and services and show where full details can be found (e.g.

contractor’s website or other location.) The EIT standards can be found at: www.Section508.gov/.: Not

Applicable

23. Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) Number: 830646878

24. Notification regarding registration in System for Award Management (SAM) database: Contractor registered and active in SAM http://www.wildlife-specialists.com/ http://www.section508.gov/

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GSA Contract Labor Rates for SIN 541620

Service Proposed (e.g. Labor Category or Job

Title/Task)

Minimum Education

/Certification Level

Minimum Years of

Experience (cannot be a range)

Price Offered to GSA

(including IFF)

Wetland Delineation Crew Leader Bachelor's 2 $67.00

Wetland Delineation Technician High School 1 $33.50

Bat Mist Netting Survey Qualified Indiana Bat Surveyor (QIBS)

Bachelor's 5 $114.86

Bat Mist Netting Survey Bat Identifier (BI) Bachelor's 3 $95.72

Bat Mist Netting Survey Biologist Bachelor's 2 $71.79

Bat Mist Netting Survey Technician High School 1 $47.86

Bat Radio Telemetry Crew Leader Bachelor's 2 $95.72

Bat Radio Telemetry Biologist High School 1 $71.79

Bat Radio Telemetry Technician High School 1 $47.86

Bat Acoustical Monitoring Biologist Bachelor's 2 $76.57

Woodrat Survey Crew Leader Bachelor's 5 $95.72

Woodrat Survey Biologist Bachelor's 2 $71.79

Woodrat Survey Technician High School 1 $47.86

Rattlesnake Survey Crew Leader (Phase II) Bachelor's 9 $114.86

Rattlesnake Survey Crew Leader (Phase I) Bachelor's 8 $95.72

Rattlesnake Survey Biologist Bachelor's 2 $71.79

Rattlesnake Survey Technician High School 1 $47.86

Timber Rattlesnake Construction Monitor High School 2 $76.57

Qualified Bog Turtle Surveyor Crew Leader Bachelor's 5 $95.72

Bog Turtle Survey Biologist Bachelor's 2 $71.79

Bog Turtle Survey Technician High School 1 $47.86

Wildlife/Habitat Survey Qualified Subcontractor for Specific Species

Bachelor's 8 $114.86

Wildlife/Habitat Survey Crew Leader Bachelor's 5 $95.72

Wildlife/Habitat Survey Biologist Bachelor's 2 $71.79

Wildlife/Habitat Survey Technician High School 1 $47.86

Plant Survey Qualified Subcontractor Botanist for Specific Species Bachelor's 8 $114.86

Plant Survey Crew Leader Bachelor's 5 $95.72

Plant Survey Biologist Bachelor's 2 $71.79

Plant Survey Technician High School 1 $47.86

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Service Proposed (e.g. Labor Category or Job

Title/Task)

Minimum Education

/Certification Level

Minimum Years of

Experience (cannot be a range)

Price Offered to GSA

(including IFF)

Presentations Public Presentation Bachelor's 1 $95.72

Presentations Preparation Bachelor's 1 $76.57

Consultation with Agencies - Specialist (Crew Leader) Bachelor's 2 $95.72

Consultation with Agencies - Biologist Bachelor's 1 $71.79

Consultation with Agencies - Technician High School 1 $47.86

Office Work Data Analysis & Reporting Bachelor's 3 $95.72

Office Work Data Analysis & Reporting (Wetlands)

Bachelor's 1 $67.00

Office Work Reporting Revision Bachelor's 3 $95.72

Office Work GIS Analysis & Mapping Bachelor's 3 $76.57

Office Work Project Coordination High School 1 $76.57

Office Work Administrative Tasks** High School 1 $57.43

Office Work Data Entry & Uploading** High School 1 $57.43

Office Work Certification / Training High School 1 $57.43

Service Contract Labor Standard Matrix

The Service Contract Labor Standards, formerly the Service Contract Act (SCA), apply to this contract and it includes SCLS applicable labor categories. Labor categories and fixed price services marked with a (**) in this pricelist are based on the U.S. Department of Labor Wage

Determination Number(s) identified in the SCLS/SCA matrix. The prices awarded are in line with the geographic scope of the contract (i.e., nationwide).

SCLS Eligible Contract Labor Category SCLS Equivalent Code, Title Wage Determination No.

Office Work Administrative Tasks 01020, Administrative Assistant 2015-4258

Office Work Data Entry & Uploading 01051, Data Entry Operator I 2015-4258

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Commercial Job Title Descriptions

Job Title Description and functional responsibilities Min Years of Experience

Minimum Education

Wetland Delineation Crew Leader

Lead wetland delineation crew, oversee data collection, make final determinations of wetland boundaries and classifications.

Responsible for relaying policy and protocol changes to other crew members. Serve as final editor and provide signoff of wetland reports.

B.S. in natural resources related field

Wetland Delineation Technician

Assist wetland crew leader in data collection and reporting.

High School; prefer individuals in process of completing a natural resources degree.

Bat Mist Netting Survey Qualified

Indiana Bat Surveyor

(QIBS)

Must be recognized as a qualified bat biologist by state and federal agencies. Coordinate bat projects. Lead all threatened and endangered bat surveys, oversee data collection and reporting. Responsible for relaying policy and protocol changes to other crew members.

Serve as lead author and provide signoff of reports. Must stay current in technology and equipment advances in the field.

B.S. in natural resources related field

Bat Mist Netting Survey Bat Identifier

(BI)

Must be recognized as a Bat Identifier by state and federal agencies. Assist QIBS with threatened and endangered bat surveys, lead second crew under QIBS, oversee data collection and assist with reporting. Should be diligent in obtaining additional experience necessary to become a QIBS.

B.S. in natural resources related field

Bat Mist Netting Survey Technician

Assist QIBS and BI as directed. 2

High School; prefer individuals in process of completing a natural resources degree.

Bat Radio Telemetry Crew Leader

Lead radio-telemetry crew, oversee data collection and reporting, maintain equipment.

B.S. in natural resources related field

Bat Radio Telemetry Technician

Assist Crew Leader in telemetry tasks including navigation and triangulation.

High School; prefer individuals in process of completing a natural resources degree.

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Experience

Minimum Education

Woodrat Survey Crew Leader

Lead field crew and oversee data collection.

Responsible for relaying policy and protocol changes to other crew members. Serve as final editor and provide signoff of reports.

B.S. in natural resources related field

Woodrat Survey Biologist II

May also be classified as a crew leader and perform those responsibilities. OR assist crew leader with data collection and reporting.

B.S. in natural resources related field

Woodrat Survey Biologist I

Assist crew leader and/or Biologist II in data collection and reporting.

B.S. in natural resources related field

Woodrat Survey Technician

Assist entire crew in data collection. 5 High school

Rattlesnake Survey Crew Leader (Phase

II)

Lead field crew and oversee data collection.

Responsible for relaying policy and protocol changes to other crew members. Serve as final editor and provide signoff of reports.

B.S. in natural resources related field

Rattlesnake Survey Crew Leader (Phase I)

Lead field crew and oversee data collection.

Responsible for relaying policy and protocol changes to other crew members. Serve as final editor and provide signoff of reports.

B.S. in natural resources related field

Rattlesnake Survey Biologist II

May also be classified as a crew leader and perform those responsibilities. OR assist crew leader with data collection and reporting.

B.S. in natural resources related field

Rattlesnake Survey Biologist I

Assist crew leader and/or Biologist II in data collection and reporting.

B.S. in natural resources related field

Rattlesnake Survey Technician

Assist entire crew in data collection. 2

High School; prefer individuals in process of completing a natural resources degree.

Rattlesnake Construction

Monitoring Timber Rattlesnake

Construction Monitor

Provide rattlesnake construction monitoring services based on client and project requirements. Must be comfortable handling snakes and educating construction staff on snake safety.

1 High School

Wildlife/Habitat Survey Crew Leader

Lead field crew and oversee data collection.

Responsible for relaying policy and protocol changes to other crew members. Serve as final editor and provide signoff of reports.

B.S. in natural resources related field

Wildlife/Habitat Survey Biologist II

May also be classified as a crew leader and perform those responsibilities. OR assist crew leader with data collection and reporting.

B.S. in natural resources related field

Wildlife/Habitat Survey Biologist I

Assist crew leader and/or Biologist II in data collection and reporting.

B.S. in natural resources related field

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Experience

Minimum Education

Wildlife/Habitat Survey Technician

Assist entire crew in data collection. 1

High School; prefer individuals in process of completing a natural resources degree.

Wildlife/Habitat Planning Crew

Leader

Lead field crew and oversee data collection.

Responsible for relaying policy and protocol changes to other crew members. Serve as final editor and provide signoff of reports.

B.S. in natural resources related field

Other Services / Species Surveys

Crew Leader

Lead field crew and oversee data collection.

Responsible for relaying policy and protocol changes to other crew members. Serve as final editor and provide signoff of reports.

B.S. in natural resources related field

Other Services / Species Surveys

Technician Assist entire crew in data collection. 2

High School; prefer individuals in process of completing a natural resources degree.

Invasive Plant Survey Crew Leader

Lead field crew and oversee data collection.

Responsible for relaying policy and protocol changes to other crew members. Serve as final editor and provide signoff of reports.

B.S. in natural resources related field

Invasive Plant Survey Biologist I

Assist crew leader in data collection and reporting.

B.S. in natural resources related field

Invasive Plant Survey Technician

Assist entire crew in data collection. 5

High School; prefer individuals in process of completing a natural resources degree.

Rare Plant Survey Crew Leader

Lead field crew and oversee data collection.

Responsible for relaying policy and protocol changes to other crew members. Serve as final editor and provide signoff of reports.

B.S. in natural resources related field

Rare Plant Survey Biologist II

May also be classified as a crew leader and perform those responsibilities. OR assist crew leader with data collection and reporting.

B.S. in natural resources related field

Rare Plant Survey Biologist I

Assist crew leader and/or Biologist II in data collection and reporting.

B.S. in natural resources related field

Rare Plant Survey Technician

Assist entire crew in data collection. 1

High School; prefer individuals in process of completing a natural resources

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Experience

Minimum Education degree.

Consultation with Agencies

Consultation with Agencies - Specialist

(Crew Leader)

Communicate directly with clients and agencies about project design and results.

Negotiation resolutions to project issues.

B.S. in natural resources related field

Consultation with Agencies

Consultation with Agencies - Biologist II

Communicate directly with clients and agencies about project design and results.

Negotiation resolutions to project issues.

B.S. in natural resources related field

Data Analysis & Reporting

Specialist/Biologist II

Review data forms for completeness and accuracy. Analyze data. Write/edit technical reports and submit to clients and/or agencies.

B.S. in natural resources related field

Data Analysis & Reporting Biologist I

Assist Specialist/Biologist II in completing data forms, analyzing data, and writing reports as needed.

B.S. in natural resources related field

Data Analysis & Reporting (Wetlands)

Biologist

Review data forms for completeness and accuracy. Analyze data. Write/edit wetland reports and submit to clients and/or agencies.

B.S. in natural resources related field

Reporting Revision Specialist/Biologist II

Revise reports as requested by client and/or agencies.

B.S. in natural resources related field

Reporting Revision Biologist I

Assist in revising reports as requested by client and/or agencies.

B.S. in natural resources related field

Office Work GIS Analysis & Mapping

Provide biological staff with support regarding spatial data, mapping, and collecting GPS data in the field. Provide general GIS mapping expertise and develop better ways to visually display field data.

3 High School

Office Work Project Coordination

Responsible for coordinating between all the people and departments working on one project. Handles all the scheduling, setting deadlines and making sure communications between the departments run smoothly.

1 High School

Office Work Administrative Tasks

Provides office services by implementing administrative systems, procedures, and policies, and monitoring administrative projects

1 High School

Office Work Data Entry & Uploading

Compare data with source documents, or re-enter data in verification format to detect errors

1 High School

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Company Statement of Qualifications

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Table of Contents

OUR HISTORY

OUR MISSION

OUR SERVICES

Environmental Review

Project Management and Execution

Energy Development Environmental Monitoring

Wetland Delineation

Rare and Invasive Plant Surveys

Habitat Management

GIS & Mapping Services

Allegheny Woodrat Surveys

Bat Monitoring

Bird Monitoring

Herpetological Surveys

Green Certif ication

Human Dimensions of Natural Resource Management

Deer Management

Airport Biology/Wildlife Hazard Assessments

Nuisance Wildlife Control

APPENDIX A. Primary Staff Resumes

Stan J. Boder

Thomas J. Swimley

Drew A. Wanke

James A. Hart

Tracey L. Wanke

John R. Mayersky III

APPENDIX B. Select Project Profiles

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OUR HISTORY

Wildlife Specialists, LLC was founded in 2007 to provide clients with comprehensive wildlife assessment, planning, monitoring, and consulting services. We currently maintain two regional offices located in northcentral and southeastern Pennsylvania and are available to provide services to clients throughout the Northeast, Midwest, and Mid-Atlantic states. Our staff are well-established professionals who have a wide range of experience and expertise in wildlife management, research, and monitoring at the local and statewide levels throughout the eastern United States, and have extensive experience communicating and negotiating with regulatory natural resource agencies. In addition, we have specific expertise in providing the full range of sensitive species and habitat assessments necessary for most development projects. In addition, we maintain close working relationships with a wide range of qualified plant and wildlife experts who can fill any voids that may exist in our own capacity.

OUR MISSION

Wildlife Specialists’ mission is to provide consulting services that use the latest technology and highly qualified experts to produce the highest quality results compatible with our clients’ management goals and the appropriate protocols developed by state and federal wildlife management agencies.

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OUR SERVICES

Environmental Review

Wildlife Specialists has well-established relationships with state and federal agencies, enabling us to successfully negotiate the environmental review process for our clients. Our staff is well versed in the environmental review processes for

Pennsylvania and New York State and has a thorough knowledge of state and federal agency protocols and management requirements for most sensitive species. During the review process, we provide clients with advice on agency expectations, anticipated species impacts based on project size and location, and when surveys should be conducted. We provide this information to our clients in an effort to ensure the proper surveys are conducted in a timely manner that is conscious of their permitting and development schedules while maintaining accepted survey protocols.

We are committed to our clients throughout the entire project and provide a variety of consultation services related to the environmental review process.

These services include:

• Providing clients with a list of anticipated species surveys.

• Negotiating agency environmental review responses with the client and respective agencies.

• Developing a survey plan based on seasonal survey restrictions and agency protocols.

• Conducting fieldwork, GIS mapping, and compiling comprehensive reports acceptable to the agencies.

• Follow-up with agencies after report submission to ensure a timely response for project clearance letters.

• Negotiating survey results with clients and agencies to reach a mutually agreed upon solution if the project will affect critical habitat or resources.

• Providing mitigation and restoration plans as directed by the agencies.

• Implementing mitigation and restoration plans.

• Long-term monitoring or follow-up surveys where applicable.

Wildlife Specialists staff hold a variety of certifications required by federal and state regulatory agencies for species -specific surveys and management.

Wildlife Specialist’s Staff Certifications

➢ Certified Wildlife Biologists®

➢ Qualified Bat Surveyors

➢ Qualified Timber Rattlesnake Biologists – NY, NJ, and PA

➢ Qualified Timber Rattlesnake Construction Monitors

➢ Qualified Bog Turtle Surveyor for PA, NY, MD, and DEP

➢ Qualified Northeastern Bulrush Surveyor

➢ Qualified Botanists

➢ PA DCNR Wild Plant Management Permitees

➢ Training in USACOE Wetland Delineation and Property Hydric Soils Indicators

➢ PA Licensed Wildlife Pest Control Operators

➢ QDMA Certified Deer Steward & LCP Qualified Inspectors

➢ Qualified Stormwater Managers

➢ PA Certified Pesticide Applicators

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Project Management and Execution

• Wildlife Specialists is a comprehensive natural resources consulting company that provides clients with a “one-stop-shop” for all of their environmental surveying needs.

• We offer professional staff recognized by the agencies as qualified to conduct all rare, threatened and endangered species surveys that may be required by agencies when developing projects (bats, rattlesnakes, woodrats, birds, rare plants, wetlands).

• Unlike many consulting firms, our staff is dominated by professional wildlife biologists and ecologists who are intimately familiar with RTE species and the often-complex and dynamic nature of the environmental review process particular to each.

• Our personnel have established relationships with state and federal agencies. This allows us to successfully negotiate the environmental review process for our clients. Some staff are former employees of these agencies and have been able to maintain contacts which often gives us first-hand access to potential policy changes and agency requirements.

• We address our client's needs in a timely manner that is conscious of their permitting and development schedules. We often are able to expedite agency responses due to our relationships with the agency personnel.

• By giving our clients a "heads-up" on what will be expected by the agencies, they can plan for when biological surveys will be needed. This can greatly reduce any delays in their project schedule.

• Our standard practice is to assist clients in doing preemptive surveys when we know there will be PNDI hits based on mapping and previous experience with species occurrence and distribution in PA. Agency reviewers are typically backlogged and often do not send PNDI review responses to clients quickly enough to maintain critical project schedules. Our ability to foresee potential issues assists with the entire planning process and ensures that survey reports are submitted much more quickly to agency reviewers. Being preemptive also helps clients avoid sensitive habitats in the planning stage, minimizing the need for projects modifications after the original submittal, which is costly, very time consuming, and could potentially result in missing species survey seasons. Species survey seasons are often very short and missing these windows can cause projects to be delayed for up to a year. We do everything we can to guide the client in a manner to avoid these delays and have a consistent record of success in doing this.

• Our staff is professional, courteous, respectful, and confidential. We take our job seriously and strive to provide the highest quality services to our clients. We understand the need for a high level of efficiency so we focus on cross-training personnel that are able to survey for multiple species, where possible, to minimize the number of staff and site visits required for each project.

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Energy Development Environmental Monitoring

Our headquarters is located in Wellsboro, Pennsylvania, the heart of the Marcellus Shale play, which provides clients with 1) reduced costs by using a local firm, 2) biologists with expert local knowledge, 3) staff that have experience working directly with wind energy, gas companies and engineering firms in the area every day. Our experience with the wind and natural gas industry has helped us develop a good working relationship with state and federal natural resource agencies, allowing us to streamline the review process for our clients.

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Wetland Delineation

Wildlife Specialists, LLC, is experienced in wetland delineation and provides thorough and efficient assessments necessary for sensitive habitat avoidance and environmental compliance. Our staff are professionally trained to follow protocols established in the U.S.

Army Corps of Engineers' 1987 Wetland Delineation Manual and the appropriate Regional Supplements. Once a client submits a survey request, sites are assessed and existing wetlands are delineated in a thorough and timely manner to determine the impact of a project.

Our comprehensive reports contain all necessary information required by the regulatory agencies to evaluate a project and are delivered to the client in a timely manner to avoid costly delays in the permitting process. Where necessary, we provide long-term monitoring of sites to assess ecological responses to wetland mitigation. We provide wetland services for all your development and conservation planning needs.

Rare and Invasive Plant Surveys

The Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR) recognize our staff as qualified to identify rare, threatened and endangered plants and invasive plant species in a variety of habitats and seasons.

We are recognized by the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service as qualified Northeastern Bulrush surveyors. We design and conduct all plant surveys to specifically meet Pennsylvania DCNR and/or U.S. Fish & Wildlife Services requirements.

Services include:

• General Botanical Surveys

• Species of Concern Surveys

• Qualified Botanists Recognized by State and Federal

Agencies

• Invasive Species Control Measures

• Reestablishment of

Desirable Native Vegetation

• GIS/GPS Mapping

• Monitoring, Mitigation/Relocation

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Habitat Management

Our staff are trained in tree felling for timber stand improvement (TSI) and are certified by the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture for pesticide/herbicide application in categories 5 (Forest Pests), 6 (Ornamental and Shade Trees), 9 (Aquatic Pests), and 10 (Right of Way and Weeds). We are capable of large and small-scale tree planting projects, invasive pest control (e.g. Spotted Lanternfly), mitigation bank maintenance, and a diversity of complex habitat management projects.

We are experienced with many types of herbicide applications, which include:

• Stem Injection or Hack and Squirt

• Basal bark

• Cut Stump

• Foliar Spray

GIS & Mapping Services

Geographic Information Systems (GIS) are a necessity in the field of natural resource consulting and management. Our GIS program is full-service, so we can take a project from the field acquisition of data to final map products and even complex modeling solutions.

GIS capabilities:

• Sub-meter GPS data collection

• Comprehensive mapping for forestry, land management, energy development, and planning

• A variety of outputs, including large-format printed maps, self-extracting digital maps, and web-based data accessible to our clients

Allegheny Woodrat Surveys

We provide expertise for a variety of services related to Allegheny Woodrat management. Our staff is experienced in conducting surveys and assisting clients in developing habitat mitigation and monitoring plans in accordance with agency protocols and management recommendations. The Pennsylvania Game Commission recognizes us as experts in all aspects of woodrat biology and management.

Our services include:

• Habitat surveys – ground and aerial (via helicopters)

• Surveys for woodrat sign and activity centers

• Live-trapping surveys

• Remotely-triggered camera surveys

• Comprehensive reporting & GIS mapping

• Development, implementation and oversight of woodrat habitat enhancement and mitigation plans

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Bat Monitoring

Our experienced staff provides a full range of bat monitoring services. We have worked closely with manufacturers to develop a reliable and innovative long-term monitoring system using the latest acoustical technology, which can be monitored remotely to ensure minimal interruptions in data collection from system down time. Our team has over 30 years of experience working on bat projects.

Our expertise includes:

• Qualified Bat Surveyors (QBS)

• Mist Net Surveys- triple-high mist netting and canopy mist netting available

• Harp Trapping cave or mine entrances

• Acoustical Monitoring and Species Call Analysis

• Hibernacula Surveys

• Radio-telemetry for foraging locations, roost tree identification, or migration studies

• Bat habitat assessments

• Mortality Monitoring for Wind Energy projects

Bird Monitoring

Our staff has a broad range of experience in developing and implementing bird survey and monitoring programs, and also serve on several statewide technical committees. Specific services we can deliver include:

• Breeding Bird Surveys

• Migratory Bird Surveys

• Raptor Migration Surveys

• Species of Special Concern Surveys including o Northern Goshawk o Northern Harrier o Upland Sandpiper o Bald Eagle o American and Least Bitterns o Other sensitive forest and grassland species

• Mortality Monitoring for Wind Energy projects

• Dawn Acoustical Surveys

• Broadcast Acoustical Surveys

• Intensive Search Surveys

• Nocturnal Acoustical Surveys

• Habitat Suitability Assessments

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Herpetological Surveys

Wildlife Specialists, LLC, has extensive experience with timber rattlesnake surveys and handling, in addition to many other species of herpetofauna. We provide expertise certified to provide a variety of services related to the management of these species and their habitats.

Our expertise includes:

• Rattlesnake Habitat Phase I Surveys

• Rattlesnake Phase II Presence/Absence Surveys including both Denning and Gestation Surveys

• Rattlesnake Construction Monitoring

• Rattlesnake Safety Briefings for Field Workers

• Radio Telemetry and Surgical Implantation of Radio

Transmitters into Rattlesnakes

• Habitat Enhancement and Mitigation Planning and Implementation

• Herpetological Services for:

o Green Salamander o Wood Turtle o Bog Turtle Surveys and Trapping – USFWS

Qualified Bog Turtle Surveyor (PA, MD, DE, NY) o Red-bellied Turtle o Spotted Turtle o American Alligators o Pine Barrens Herpetofauna ID

• Survey Techniques:

o Drift Fences o Cover Boards o Visual Encounter Surveys o Aquatic Turtle Traps

• Comprehensive Reporting & GIS Mapping

Northeastern Bulrush (Scirpus ancistrochaetus)

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Green Certification

Wildlife Specialists, LLC, assists clients in achieving Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) and Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI) certification. These are the standards for environmentally and socially responsible forest management. Our staff have been intimately involved with certification audits as well as assisting landowners with certification compliance.

Audits can be difficult for the uninitiated, so we guide our clients through each step of the process. We help prepare all advanced paperwork in the form of an "assessment" booklet and offer a variety of services including:

• An initial evaluation for determining whether the landowner could pass the assessment

• Ecological Assessments

• Mapping of sensitive resources

• Identification of High Conservation Value (HCV) Forests

• Preparation of all documents

• Landowner representation during the assessment

• Follow-up after the assessment

• Compliance adjustments to management (CARs)

• Assistance with annual audits and negotiation

Human Dimensions of Natural Resource Management

Human Dimensions is an important component of natural resource management. Wildlife Specialists, LLC, provides a range of services related to understanding the relationships between people and natural resources. Our staff has experience in survey research related to stakeholder attitudes, perceptions, motivations, behavior, and participation. Findings from our studies are summarized in reports and provide management recommendations tailored to the client’s needs.

We also have extensive experience in working with the public on high-profile controversial natural resource topics.

Human dimensions services we offer include:

• Public Meeting Facilitation

• Survey Development and Administration

• On-Site Visitor Surveys

• Visitor Use Analysis

• Conflict Resolution

• Development of Informational and Educational Products and Presentations

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Deer Management

Wildlife Specialists provides custom deer management plans designed specifically to meet our clients’ project goals. We select and conduct the appropriate surveys, generate GIS maps, hold public meetings, design habitat enhancements, assess management options, and develop site-specific plans. All of our recommendations are based on the sound ecological principles of Quality Deer Management. Our specialists have coordinated some of the largest-scale surveys in the history of deer and habitat management using aerial infrared FLIR and habitat browsing surveys. Furthermore, our experts have helped develop the protocols considered as state-of-the-art today in deer density estimation by the pellet group technique and in habitat browsing and regeneration surveys. Deer management services we offer include:

• Deer Surveys o Aerial Surveys (Daytime or Infrared

Technologies) o Baited Camera Surveys o Distance Sampling (Spotlight or Daylight) o Pellet Group Surveys

• Browsing and Habitat Surveys

• Deer Condition Assessment from Check Stations

• Deer Aging

• Specialized Training for “Qualified Hunters”

• Coordination with Landowners for

Municipalities

• Lyme Disease (Deer Tick) Management

• Deer deterrent fencing

• Deer Damage Surveys

• Deer Habitat Enhancement

• Design of Deer Resistant Residential and Commercial Landscapes

• Management Plan Development for

Landowners or Municipalities

• Facilitated Public Meetings

• Conflict Resolution

• Development of Educational Products

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Airport Biology/Wildlife Hazard Assessments

Awareness of the hazards associated with wildlife strikes on aircraft and efforts to minimize those dangerous situations have dramatically increased in the past decade. Our staff work with a Qualified Airport

Biologist to conduct wildlife surveys and develop management plans to reduce these conflicts. We are also qualified to provide many of the necessary control measures through our Nuisance Wildlife Control and Nuisance Deer Control permittees on staff.

Nuisance Wildlife Control

Nuisance issues with wildlife are growing in our increasingly urbanized environment, and as many common species like deer and Canada

Geese adapt to areas of high human activity. A variety of dangerous and damaging situations occur in this setting. Wildlife Specialists’ team of biologists and permitted Nuisance Wildlife Control specialists provides the expertise necessary to assist in determining the most effective, sustainable management options available. Our specific services include:

• Damage Assessments

• Surveys of Wildlife Species

• Application for Necessary Permits

• Development of Management Plan

• Wildlife Control and Removal

• Plantings, Landscaping, and Habitat Modifications to Reduce Conflicts

• Lyme Disease (Deer Tick) Reduction

• Species Expertise:

o Snakes (venomous and non-venomous) o Rodents and Small Mammals (including bats) o Birds o Deer o Bear o Feral Hogs o Predators o Alligators

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APPENDIX A. Primary Staff Resumes

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J. Merlin Benner, CWB® merlin@wildlife-specialists.com

EDUCATION

M.S. Biology (Wildlife) - Tennessee Technological University, 1989

B.S. Wildlife Science - Unity College, 1987 A.S. Wildlife Science - Unity College, 1986

PROFESSIONAL POSITIONS

President and Consulting Wildlife Biologist/Co-owner, Wildlife Specialists, LLC, Wellsboro, PA

Outdoor Recreation Leadership Instructor, Mansfield University, Mansfield PA Interpretive Director, Nature Quest, Wellsboro, PA

Wildlife Biologist, PA DCNR Bureau of Forestry, Harrisburg, PA Mammalogy Instructor, Messiah College, Grantham, PA Research Technician III, University of Georgia, Savannah River Ecology Laboratory, Aiken, SC

Game Farm Worker, Pennsylvania Game Commission, Wellsboro, PA

PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS

Certified Wildlife Biologist® Qualified PA Timber Rattlesnake Construction Monitor

Remote Pilot of Small UAS (FAA

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS

Pennsylvania Wild Resource Conservation Board Advisory Committee, Member, 2011-present Pennsylvania State Wildlife Action Plan Advisory Committee, 2013 Pennsylvania DCNR Natural Gas Advisory Committee, 2013 Quality Deer Management Association, 2000-present Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation, 2010-present

National Wild Turkey Federation, PA Habitat Committee member, 1999-2008 The Wildlife Society, PA Chapter, Board member, 1993-2001, President, 2013 The Wildlife Society, PA Chapter, Life member, 1998-present

PA Biological Survey, Secretary/Treasurer, 1996-1997 Ornithological Technical Committee, PABS, 1995-2008 Mammal Technical Committee, PABS, 1996-2008

PA Partners-in-Flight Steering Committee, 1994-2008 PA Deer/Forests/Farms Committee, 1994-2008

Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation PA Project Advisory Committee, 1994-2008 PA Elk Committee, 1993-2000 Susquehanna River Waterfowlers Association, 1995-2000

Ducks Unlimited, North Branch Chapter, 1996-2000 The Wildlife Society, South Carolina Chapter, 1991-1992 South Carolina Waterfowl Association, 1991-1992

Wildlife Society, Tennessee Tech. Student Chapter, 1987-1989 National Wild Turkey Federation, 1987-1989

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CURRENT POSITION

Wildlife Specialists, LLC, Wellsboro, PA – President and Consulting Wildlife Biologist/Co-owner, 2006-Present As President and a consulting wildlife biologist with over 25 years of experience in the environmental field, Mr.

Benner coordinates and oversees a variety of wildlife and habitat management projects related to large energy development projects and natural resource management. He is experienced with the Pennsylvania Natural Diversity Inventory Review process and works closely with clients and regulatory agencies to meet agency requirements. He is involved with all aspects of project management including initial contact, consultation, and negotiation with clients and agencies, proposal writing, participation in presence/absence surveys and habitat assessments, management and analysis of data using ArcGIS, and technical report writing. He has extensive experience conducting habitat surveys and assessment for birds, mammals, herpetofauna, wetland resources, and rare plants. He is also experienced in deer and other nuisance and game species management.

RELATED EXPERIENCE

Wildlife Biologist: Mr. Benner served as a wildlife biologist with the PA DCNR Bureau of Forestry for 15 years coordinating and developing environmental and deer management projects. Duties included faunal planning, coordination of habitat projects, impact assessment for energy development projects, forestland management, acting as liaison with agencies and conservation organizations, providing public programs and public speaking on wildlife issues, research on habitat issues, and technical report writing. He coordinated the department’s deer management activities including planning, information and education, staff training, data collection, and use of site-specific management tools. Mr. Benner also gained experience with specific surveys on timber rattlesnakes and bats via mist-netting and ultrasonic detection.

Threatened and Endangered Species: Mr. Benner has designed, coordinated, and lead several habitat and other surveys on special concern species including the Indiana bat, Allegheny woodrat, timber rattlesnake, green salamander, several birds and rare plants, and many other species listed in the Pennsylvania Natural Diversity Inventory. Mr. Benner is a Qualified Timber Rattlesnake Construction Monitor with extensive experience in the handling and transfer of timber rattlesnakes and is a volunteer on the PA Fish and Boat Commission Timber

Rattlesnake Assessment Project.

Game and Nuisance Wildlife Species: Mr. Benner has conducted habitat surveys, research, and management of wild game species including white-tailed deer and wild turkey. Experience includes radio-telemetry, habitat assessment and availability, analysis of data, and technical reports. He is experienced with all-aspects of deer management and has conducted deer density surveys including aerial surveys using infrared technologies. Mr.

Benner has also worked on feral pig management projects including damage assessments and population control.

Green Certification: Mr. Benner was heavily involved in the initial Green Certification for sustainable management of the Pennsylvania State Forests, and in subsequent annual and 5-year audits. This was the largest such certification at the time, and in many ways set the precedent for subsequent certifications of other large landowners.

ArcGIS Data Analysis and Reporting: Mr. Benner is experienced with GPS and ArcGIS applications to analyze and map data for projects and inclusion in client and agency reports. Final technical report experience includes threatened and endangered species surveys and studies, habitat enhancement and management plans, and deer management and environmental assessment. He has also authored or coauthored several published research papers mainly focusing on wild game species.

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Radio-telemetry: Mr. Benner has extensive radio-telemetry experience including the implantation and radio-tracking of bats, timber rattlesnakes, raccoons, and wild turkeys.

Remote Intelligence: Mr. Benner is the founding partner and co-owner of a drone-based aerial survey company.

The company provides high quality aerial mapping services, with primary activities focused within the ecological, energy development, and research sectors.

PUBLICATIONS

Latham, R. E., J. Beyea, M. Benner, C. A. Dunn, M. A. Fajvan, R. R. Freed, M. Grund, S. B. Horsley, A.F. Rhoads, and B. P. Shissler. 2005. Managing deer from an ecosystem perspective: Pennsylvania case study. Report by the Deer Management Forum for Audubon Pennsylvania and Pennsylvania Habitat Alliance, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.

Brisbin, I. L., Jr., J. M. Benner, L. A. Brandt, R. A. Kennamer, and T. M. Murphy. 1992. Long-term population studies of American alligators inhabiting a reservoir: initial responses to water level drawdown. Proceedings of the 11th Working Meeting of the IUCN/SSC Crocodilian Specialist Group.

McGuiness, J. H., J. M. Benner, and W. P. Smith. 1990. Survival and nesting success of late winter wild Turkey introductions. Proceedings of the Southeastern Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies, 44:171-181.

Benner, J. M., and W. P. Smith. 1989. Comparative survival and reproductive ecology of resident and

Introduced eastern wild turkey on Natchez Trace Wildlife Management Area, Tennessee.

Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency Technical Report 89-8, 31 pp.

Smith, W.P.; Benner, J. Merlin; Endres, Keith M.; Borden, Diane L. 1989. Use of geographic information systems in determining movement patterns and home range of terrestrial vertebrates. Bull. Ecol.

Soc. Am. 70(2): 269.

Smith, W. P., J. M. Benner, D. Borden, A. Bailey, Y. Robinet-Clark, and K. M. Endres. 1989. Evaluating a three-dimensional world with two dimensions: how much difference can it make? Proceedings International Symposium on Biotelemetry, 10:679-684.

Benner, J. M., and R. T. Bowyer. 1988. Selection of trees for rubs by white-tailed deer in Maine. J.

Mammal. 69(3):624-627.

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Christina S. Voorhees, Ph.D, CWB® chris@wildlife-specialists.com

EDUCATION

Ph. D. Recreation, Park, and Tourism Management, Minor in Social Psychology - Pennsylvania State University, M.S. Forest Resources - Pennsylvania State University, 2002

B.S. Wildlife Science, Minor in Biology - Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 2000 A.S. Wildlife Technology - Pennsylvania State University, Dubois Campus, 1997

Vice President, Wildlife Specialists, LLC, Wellsboro, PA Chief Operating Officer, Wildlife Specialists, LLC, Wellsboro, PA Associate Recreation Scientist, HDR/DTA, Sacramento, CA Private Consultant, CAL Poly, San Luis Obispo, CA

Teaching and Research Assistant, Pennsylvania State University, State College, PA Assistant to Wildlife Biologist, Bureau of Forestry, Harrisburg, PA Research Technician, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA

Certified Wildlife Biologist®

Penn State Dubois Wildlife Technology Program Advisory Board The Wildlife Society

The PA Chapter of the Wildlife Society, Vice President/President

Wildlife Specialists, LLC, Wellsboro, PA – (Chief Operating Officer 2008-2014) Vice President, 2014 – Present As Vice President, Ms. Voorhees oversees the management and administration of the company. She works closely with clients, guiding them through the environmental review process in order to meet client needs as well as agency requirements. In this capacity, she oversees and/or prepares project proposals, assists with PNDI negotiations, executes contracts with clients and subcontractors, works with the Field Operations Manager on project requirements, scheduling, and invoicing, and assists senior biologists with project coordination, writing or editing final project reports, and submission of completed project reports to clients and agencies. She also oversees marketing plan development and implementation, developing working relationships with current and prospective clients. Other duties include the interview and hiring of new employees, coordination of required staff training and orientation, development of employee handbook and policies, and safety plan development and compliance with client requirements. As a Certified Wildlife Biologists, Ms. Voorhees has extensive wildlife management and research experience and assists, when necessary, on threatened and endangered species surveys.

Human Dimensions: Ms. Voorhees has 10 years of experience in human dimension research focusing on the management of game and non-game species, hunting, and recreational visitor use assessment. She has held several professional positions dealing with the human dimensions aspect of natural resource management where

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National Forest, economic impact assessment of Pennsylvania elk tourism, and the feasibility of elk restoration in Virginia.

Threatened and Endangered Species and other Field Experience: Ms.