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JAMES A. ESTEP <br /> Jones & Stokes Associates, Inc. <br /> SPECIAL SKILLS AND EXPERTISE <br /> Wildlife biology; biological resource impact assessment; endangered species surveys <br /> and impact assessment; mitigation planning; and wildlife management techniques, <br /> including surveys, habitat evaluation, capturing and marking, and radio-telemetry. <br /> EDUCATION <br /> M.S., Biology, University of California, Sacramento, in progress. <br /> B.S., Wildlife and Fisheries Biology, University of California, Davis, California, <br /> 1984. <br /> EXPERIENCE <br /> Jones & Stokes Associates, Inc. Wildlife biologist. Conducts biological resource <br /> impact assessments for residential and industrial development projects. Has analyzed <br /> development-related impacts on wildlife populations; deer range; and wetland, oak <br /> woodland, riparian, and other communities. Has assessed project impacts on <br /> threatened and endangered species in Central Valley, Sierra Nevada, Cascade, and <br /> coastal environments. Major contributions include assessing impacts of transmission <br /> line corridors on spotted owls and spotted owl habitat in northern California, and <br /> effects of urban development on Swainson's hawk populations in the Central Valley. <br /> Conducts threatened and endangered species surveys. Develops mitigation strategies. <br /> California Energy Commission. Wildlife biologist. Assessed impacts of various <br /> energy-related facilities(primarily large wind resource developments and power lines) <br /> on bird populations. Principal duties involved gathering and analyzing data, <br /> developing a D-base III database, creating a literature file and annotated <br /> bibliography, and writing reports. <br /> California Department of Water Resources. Consulting wildlife biologist. Deter- <br /> mined nesting activity and reproductive success of Swainson's hawks in relation to <br /> bank protection construction disturbances along the lower Sacramento River. <br /> Included complete raptor survey of the lower Sacramento River and tributaries, <br /> determination of reproductive success of nesting Swainson's hawks, evaluation of <br />