Blue Leaf Environmental, Inc. services
Fish Sampling and Tracking Services
Blue Leaf is suited for field sampling of fishes using techniques that range from hook and line, seining, and electrofishing through backpack or boat operations. Our team has combined sampling and fish tracking to assess fish passage and survival metrics through biotelemetry applications. We`ve also sampled and tracked piscivorous fish and smolts during downstream migration to ascertain relationships of resident predators and their prey.
GIS Mapping and Spatial Analysis Services
We routinely use ArcGIS mapping tools to better understand fish sampling and/or tracking data sets. Spatial analysis tools are also commonly used to summarize behavioral data sets and integrate environmental data sets to improve and at times, solve resource challenges.Hydroacoustic Imaging Sonar Services
Our firm is equipped with Sound Metrics DIDSON imaging sonar that produces near video-quality data that we`ve used extensively for studying fish behavior at hydroelectric facilities. Our staff has hands-on expertise with this technology from installation and data collection to data analysis. This device is not fisheries specific-it is capable of imaging targets up to 30 meters away while operating up to 300 meters deep, regardless of light or turbidity. Blue Leaf owns this imaging equipment and can operate or lease. Please contact us if you have a study where DIDSON technology may be required.Real Time Data Retrieval and Management Services
One of our key strengths is data management. Blue Leaf scientists, database specialists, and IT support staff provide real time data retrieval in field research applications through the use of satellite telecommunication. Our team efficiently collects, organizes, and analyzes project data, and presents our clients with information in various formats that meet their project needs. Blue Leaf IT and database managers possess expertise in wide-area network administration, server and data management, custom software development, data quality control, backup and storage, and data analysis and reporting tools.Stream Restoration and Monitoring Services
The team at Blue Leaf is proficient in evaluating and determining the need for stream restoration activities, some of which include expanding habitat of aquatic species, improving water quality, achieving sustainable flows, reducing stream bank erosion, and assessment of irrigation intake screens. Our evaluation takes into account historical environmental factors, stream hydraulics, and sediment transport when making recommendations for restoration activities. We conduct monitoring after restoration activities have been completed to evaluate effectiveness.Acoustic Telemetry Training Services
Blue Leaf staff has extensive experience with a variety of acoustic telemetry systems that were developed as fisheries research tools to help address questions about the movement patterns, behavior, and survival of juvenile salmonids and other fishes. Implementing a successful acoustic telemetry project of any scale requires careful pre-deployment planning, equipment knowledge and selection, a carefully engineered deployment strategy, good data collection and management protocols, and thoughtful and appropriate analysis. Blue Leaf Environmental’s team of specialists can offer hands-on training on all project aspects described above.
Data Management & Reporting Services
The Blue Leaf team efficiently collects, organizes, analyzes project data, and presents our clients with information in various formats that meet their project needs. Our IT and database managers possess expertise in wide-area network administration, server and data management, custom software development, data quality control, backup and storage, and data analysis and reporting tools. For example, in telemetry based projects, detection data arrives in the hands of our database managers through satellite or other efficient methods defined by the project, and is quickly processed and uploaded into databases. Custom software created by our programmers is used to gather and update other project data while a study is being conducted. Every detail is important, and an extensive quality control effort maintains the accuracy of the dataset, while our IT processes ensure reliable data communication and the data is securely backed up.