The Big Sandy Crayfish (Cambarus callainus) resembles a miniature lobster and is listed as a Threatened Species under the Endangered Species Act (ESA) of 1973. It is found only in the Big Sandy River Basin in within the states of Kentucky, Virginia, and West Virginia.
Category Archives: Ecology
Creating and Restoring Wetlands – Autauga County, Alabama
Waypoint personnel developed a 48 acre wetland restoration project to create 48 acres of bottomland hardwood wetlands in Autauga County, Alabama. To accomplish this, the first step has been grading to allow hydrology to be restored to the area. This has allowed hydrophytic vegetation and soils to be re-established. Various hardwood tree species have been …
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Terrestrial Zoology – Acoustic Bat Survey
Terrestrial zoology studies include deployment of acoustic bat detectors to record data to characterize the community of bat species present at the site.
Stream Mitigation Bank Fisheries Study
Last month we performed a fisheries study at a stream mitigation bank site. This data is being used to determine the Biotic Integrity Index to help measure the success of the restoration project. Populations of multiple fish species were found in pools just like these throughout the project.
Eelgrass Restoration Monitoring
Eelgrass (Zostera marina) Restoration Monitoring with UAV Eelgrass beds provide food and habitat for blue crabs, young striped bass, bay scallops, waterfowl, and many other aquatic species. The beds also filter pollutants, reduce shoreline erosion, trap sediments, and add oxygen to the water. 2021 Data Acquisition Details The aerial submerged aquatic vegetation (SAV) imagery from …
KY Mitigation Compliance
KY Mitigation Compliance Section 404 Clean Water Act Mitigation compliance documentation can be very difficult due to the complexity and detail of many permit conditions. Waypoint, LLC specializes in regulatory compliance assistance and its personnel have been monitoring mitigation sites in multiple states for many years.
Bat Acoustic Monitoring and Analysis
Waypoint, LLC’s bat survey team is equipped to take on all of your bat survey needs. Our staff is fully permitted and qualified to conduct surveys for the endangered Indiana Bat (Myotis sodalis), threatened Northern Long Eared Bat (Myotis septentrionalis), and endangered Gray Bat (Myotis grisescens) throughout much of their range, and has extensive experience …
KY Bat Survey
Waypoint, LLC’s bat survey team is equipped to take on all of your bat survey needs. Our staff is fully permitted and qualified to conduct surveys for the endangered Indiana Bat (Myotis sodalis), threatened Northern Long Eared Bat (Myotis septentrionalis), and endangered Gray Bat (Myotis grisescens) throughout much of their range, and has extensive experience …
Bat Mist Net Survey
Bat Mist Net Survey Waypoint, LLC’s bat survey team is equipped to take on all of your bat survey needs. Our staff is fully permitted and qualified to conduct surveys for the endangered Indiana Bat (Myotis sodalis), threatened Northern Long Eared Bat (Myotis septentrionalis), and endangered Gray Bat (Myotis grisescens) throughout much of their range, …
Kentucky Bat Survey
Kentucky Bat Survey During this bat survey for a planned resource extraction site (surface and underground highwall/auger coal mining) mist net and acoustic sampling was employed. Prior to sampling a summer and winter habitat assessment was performed to identify the amount of and potential for habitat presence. The Kentucky Bat Survey (Whitley County) was performed …