Projects in Louisiana

• Banana Grove Developers, Lafourche Parish, LA

  Conducted a wetland determinations on a 1500-acre tract of land being developed in to a golf course and residential community.

• Wetland Delineation, Terrebonne Parish, LA

  Conducted a wetland delineation on a 3.63 acre wooded tract being considered for a subdivision expansion project.

• Seismic Monitoring, Sweet Lake, LA

  Monitored seismic crew activities in marsh, swamp, and agricultural fields and advised equipment operators on least impact routes. Conducted impact assessments and made recommendations for remediation.

• Environmental Monitoring, Grand Isle, LA

  Monitored seismic related impacts to bird nesting colonies and habitat on beaches. Monitored crew activities around black mangrove stands in salt marshes and advised crew on least-impact equipment and routes. Conducted impact assessments and made recommendations for remediation.

• Seismic Monitoring, Catahoula, LA

  Monitored seismic crew activities near a catfish farm to ensure the feeding patterns and production of the fish were not affected by the detonation of charges in close proximity to the ponds. Conducted an impact assessment on a nearby crawfish pond that had been traversed by heavy equipment.

• Lafourche Parish, LA

  Conducted habitat assessments and comparisons from 1958 to present to determine land loss due to activities along a power line right of way. Developed remediation and mitigation plans to compensate for impacts.

• Biloxi Marsh Impact Assessment, Saint Bernard Parish, LA

  Completed a comprehensive assessment of lines severely impacted by seismic operations. Measurements were taken of width and depth at 5-foot intervals along impacted portions of the receiver lines to document actual impacts resulting from the project. DESCO also identified areas of accelerated erosion that could have been attributed to seismic operations and calculated the area of each impacted zone. Summarized findings and results in a technical report for client and agency r

• Caney Creek 3D, Monroe, LA

  Conducted wildlife (red cockaded woodpecker and American bald eagle) and vegetation surveys (Southern lady’s slipper) in accordance with permit requirements and USFWS stipulations. Summarized findings and results in technical report. Completed permitting and geospatial analysis required by agencies for 3D seismic operations (USFWS, USACE, and Parish Councils).

• Bayou Brule 3D Seismic Survey, St. Landry, St. Martin, and Lafayette Parishes, LA

  Completed agency permitting and submitted maps required for 3D seismic operations to USFWS, USACE, and Parish Councils.

• Hurricane Creek 3D Seismic Survey, Beauregard and Calcasieu Parishes, LA

  Completed agency permitting and geospatial analysis required for 3D seismic operations for USFWS, USACE, and Parish Councils.

• NW Oberlin 3D, Oberlin, LA

  Conducted wildlife (red cockaded woodpecker) and vegetation surveys (American chaff-seed) in accordance with permit requirements and USFWS stipulations. Summarized findings and results in a technical report with maps of the project area. Completed agency permitting and submitted maps required for 3D seismic operations to USFWS, USACE, and Parish Councils.

• Reed 3D, DeQunicy, LA

  Conducted wildlife (red cockaded woodpecker, American bald eagle and colonial nesting bird rookeries) and vegetation surveys (long-sepaled false dragonhead, silveus dropseed, and barbed rattlesnake root) in accordance with permit requirements and USFWS stipulations. Completed geospatial analysis and summarized findings and results in a technical report. Completed agency permitting and generated maps required for 3D seismic operations for USFWS, USACE, and Parish Councils.

• Biloxi Marsh Phase IV 3D Seismic Survey, Saint Bernard Parish, LA

  Provided monitoring and oversight of survey, drill, and recording crews operating within a 150 square mile project area, which encompassed the Biloxi Marsh Wildlife Management Area. Identified and monitored bird rookeries and marsh vegetation to help minimize disturbance.

• Biloxi Marsh Phase III 3D Seismic Survey, Saint Bernard Parish, LA

  Provided monitoring and oversight services of survey, drill, and recording crews operating within a 153 square mile project area, which encompassed the Biloxi Marsh Wildlife Management Area. Identified and monitored bird rookeries marsh vegetation to minimize disturbance.

• Biloxi Marsh Phase II 3D Seismic Survey, St. Bernard Parish, LA

  Conducted an assessment of the Biloxi Marsh 3D seismic project area, which consists of saline and brackish marsh, to document impacts resulting from a previous seismic operation. Provided monitoring and oversight of survey, drill, and recording crews conducting 3D seismic operations in salt, brackish, and fresh marsh environments. The project area encompassed the Biloxi Marsh Wildlife Management Area.

• Sabine National Wildlife Refuge/Grant, Cameron Parish, LA

  Observed and guided surveying, drilling, and recording operations of a 3D seismic survey being conducted in fresh and intermediate marsh in order to ensure that operations were conducted in the least invasive manner possible.

• Wetland Mitigation Bank Support, Private Landowner, Lafourche Parish, LA

  Developed proposal for the establishment of a mitigation bank on 150 to satisfy the regulatory requirements for compensatory mitigation of bottomland hardwood swamp and fresh marsh.

• Transmission Line Support Services, St. Charles Parish, LA

  Conducted pre- and post-environmental assessments of the reconstruction of a transmission line crossing the Bayou Des Allemands.