Established in 1991 and with offices in San Diego, Sacramento, Placer, Los Angeles, Orange, and Riverside counties, HELIX Environmental Planning develops and implements innovative environmental compliance and sustainable design services throughout California and the western United States. HELIX has extensive experience helping public and private clients comply with environmental laws and regulations, manage natural and cultural resources, and design and construct sustainable projects. Our responsive, high-quality service enables clients to achieve their goals while benefiting the community and the environment. Many clients, as a measure of their confidence, bring their largest, most sensitive, and controversial projects to HELIX.
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HELIX was honored that the City of San Diego Wetland Mitigation Project received a Project of the Year Award from the American Public Works Association (APWA) San Diego/Imperial Chapters. As the primary contractor, HELIX led the 57-acre habitat restoration project within the San Diego River channel, south of the former Qualcomm Stadium in the Mission Valley area. The restoration project is serving as mitigation for multiple public utilities projects for the The City of San Diego.
Congratulations to Rachel Brown and Allison Iannucci – recipients of HELIX’s scholarship awards offered through the UC San Diego Environmental Systems (ESYS) Program! HELIX employees served as judges for the senior integrative project poster presentations for the students’ research. The award recipients presented on the topics of “Clinal Variation of Seed Dormancy in the California Poppy” and “Pollination Education: Assessing Pollinator Initiatives at UC San Diego”. We greatly enjoyed the experience with all the students, were wildly impressed, and we wish them all the best in their future endeavors!
Have you ever wondered how wildlife is protected during construction projects? Hear from HELIX biology project manager, Katie Duffield, featured on the Padre Dam Municipal Water District podcast The Water Drop. Available now on Spotify! https://lnkd.in/dHccyqYU
We’re thrilled to announce promotions of several managers within our habitat restoration and biology disciplines! https://lnkd.in/gSESWjrS
HELIX staff just wrapped up the California Society for Ecological Restoration (SERCAL) conference held at the University of Redlands. Our Habitat Restoration Discipline Leader, Pete Tomsovic, hosted a discussion and field tour exploring one of HELIX’s current projects, the Riverpark Mitigation Bank. Senior Scientist, Sally Trnka, also held a poster presentation on San Diego Ambrosia Translocation Efforts. We had a great time connecting with new and familiar faces and exchanging information on restoring California’s native habitats.
HELIX CFO, Kristin Olszak, joined teams of women from our industry this weekend for the San Diego Habitat for Humanity Women Build fundraiser helping to build stronger, safer communities. The project involved enhancements to a house in Logan Heights that had sustained damage from this winter’s unprecedented flooding.
Two of HELIX’s environmental planners taught sections of the CEQA Practicum in San Diego for the Association of Environmental Planners (AEP). Through the course, college students learned the CEQA process using a mock project which was modeled after the UC San Diego Ridge Walk North Living and Learning Neighborhood project – a local project to which HELIX contributed.