Bianca Clarke

Overview

Bianca Clarke is a biologist who specializes in natural resource regulatory agency permitting and biological compliance requirements.  She has managed and been a part of a larger team effort for a diverse range of projects, led field efforts, and has authored and co-authored several California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and non-CEQA level reports that have been accepted by various agencies.  She is trained in project management from PSMJ Resources, wetland delineation through the Romberg Tiburon Center for Environmental Studies and the California Rapid Assessment Method (CRAM) through Moss Landing Marine Labs and Southern California Coastal Water Research Project for the Sunrise Powerlink project specific module.  Prior to WRA, Bianca researched the effects of global climate change on tidal marshes in the San Francisco Bay.

Bianca has extensive experience managing and conducting wetland delineations, biological resource assessments, and many aspects of regulatory permitting and mitigation requirements.  She has conducted formal wetland delineations for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and wetland mitigation monitoring in local habitats as well as in Southern California.  She has also prepared permit applications for a variety of projects including nationwide and individual permits for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, California Department of Fish & Wildlife, and the Regional Water Quality Control Board. Bianca’s experience in wetland ecology and environmental permitting has given her the knowledge and insight to assess the clients’ needs and requirements.