 Each
project site or area has a paleontological resource potential,
which can be high, moderate, low, or even zero. Assessing this
resource potential is a typical requirement of permit-granting
agencies and is often presented as a technical report in project-level
Environmental Impact Reports (EIRs) and/or Environmental Impact
Statements (EISs).
Typical paleontological resource assessments include reviews
of institutional paleontological locality records, reviews
of relevant published and unpublished paleontological and
geological reports, on-site surveys to field check results
of literature and record reviews, evaluation of significance
of construction-related impacts, and formulation of appropriate
mitigation measures.
PaleoServices staff has extensive
experience providing complete paleontological resource assessments
for a wide range of projects including utility
line construction, residential and commercial development, roadway construction,
and general plan amendments. |
