Cascadia Biological Services (CBS) is an established (1999) environmental consulting company based in Victoria, British Columbia.Cascadia Biological specializes in biophysical inventories and environmental monitoring of new land developments and is capable of addressing all PLA requirements required from most of the incorporated districts on Vancouver Island.Other areas of expertise include the following
RAR Assessments
Fish Habitat and Riparian Assessments
Environmental Constraints Mapping
Environmental Impact Assessments
Ecological Assessments
Wildlife Assessments
Environmental Monitoring
DFO/MOE Environmental Negotiations
Water Use Planning Assessments
Photopoint Monitoring
Fish Population Estimates
Site Rehabilitation Planning, Prescriptions and Site Degradation Surveys
Rehabilitation Monitoring
CBSs professional staff is well known for hard work, attention to detail and responsible project management.We make a strong personal commitment to every project, which helps us build dynamic, long-term relationships with our clients.Our staff operates in multi-disciplinary teams led by experienced project managers, who coordinate and supervise every stage of a project, from collecting field data to delivering and implementing professional recommendations.
Our staff has experience working in all areas of BC, from Vancouver Island and the Queen Charlotte Islands to the Okanagan, Cariboo, Peace, Kootenay and Skeena regions.Clients include BC Hydro, Ministry of Environment, Lands and Parks, Ministry of Forests, J.S. Jones Ltd., Timberwest, Western Forest Products (Campbell River, BC), Levelton Engineering Ltd. (Richmand, BC), Koers Associate Engineers (Parksville, BC) and Centra Gas.As well, extensive sub-division experience with the municipalities listed below have led to a dramatic decrease in turn around times for environmental report reviews and final acceptance of PLA mandated items.The municipalities include the District of Highlands, Metchosin, Sooke, Saanich, Tofino as well as the CRD.At Cascadia Biological, charge out rates are reduced substantially compared to larger environmental consulting firms as overhead is kept low and travel times to work sites are not invoiced.In most cases, environmental monitoring equipment including silt fencing, sub-meter GPS units as well as other technical equipment are not charged out resulting in lower cost to the client.
