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| Forestry Capabilities |
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Under Federal, State, and Local regulations, many projects are required to evaluate forestry resources. Forests provide a multitude of salable materials, wildlife habitat, soil protection, and is aesthetically important. Careful protection and enhancement of the forests will inevitably lead to increased project values. Jones Associates, Inc. can evaluate your resources and work with you to enhance and utilize these resources for the improvement of your project.
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| Resource Area Determination |
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-Identify site indexes
-Identify overall health of stand
-Boundary surveys and deed research
-Mapping stand types
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-Identify Stand Types
-Determination of Age Classes
-Storm Damage Control |
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| Resource Evaluation |
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-Cruising
-Stand volumes
-Best management practices
-Aesthetic evaluations |
-Identify tree disease
-Stand types
-Wildlife evaluations
-Continuous forest inventory |
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-Management Plans
-Wood yard construction
-Wood roads construction
-Water crossing |
-Harvesting contracts
-Closing roads and yards |
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-Harvesting in shoreland zone
-Clearing wooded sites for construction
-Permitting in direct watersheds of public water supplies |
-Tree growth tax law
-Municipal harvesting permits |
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-Timber sale
-Carrying out harvesting activities
-Prescribed burning |
-Marketing of wood products
-Timber stand improvement |
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| Erosion Control Capability |
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Under Federal, State, and Local regulations, many projects are required to evaluate erosion control measures to protect resources. Careful protection of the resources surrounding a watershed will protect the future viability of the watershed. Jones Associates Inc evaluate, plan and implement erosion control measures on a regular basis. Best Management Practices for erosion control are always used for any project involving soil disturbance.
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| Site Evaluation and Determination |
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-Micro watershed determination
-Storm water design
-Phosphorus Control Design
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-Culvert Placement Determination
-Buffer Determination |
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| Project Planning and Permitting |
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-Phosphorus Control Plans
-Erosion Control Plans
-Stormwater Management Control Plans
-Soil Erosion and Water Pollution Control Plans |
-Shoreland Zoning Requirements
-Permitting in direct watersheds of public water supplies
-Buffer Maintenance and Management Plans |
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| Project Implementation |
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-Temporary Erosion Controls during Timber Harvesting
-Use of Best Management Practices to avoid and minimize soil disturbance |
-Implementation of permanent and temporary erosion controls |
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| 3Vegetation Analysis Capability |
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Under Federal, State, and Local regulations, many projects are required to evaluate vegetational resources. Vegetation is the single most predominant landscape feature. It provides a multitude of salable materials, wildlife habitat, soil protection, and is aesthetically important. Careful protection and enhancement of the vegetational landscape will inevitably lead to increased project values. Jones Associates, Inc. can evaluate your resources and work with you to enhance and utilize these resources for the improvement of your project.
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| Resource Determination |
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-Vegetation Classification
-Vegetation Structure
-Density and Coverage
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-Vegetation Mapping
-Species Composition
-Endangered Species |
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| Resource Evaluation |
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-Stand Evaluation
-Fertility
-Sampling Protocol
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-Vegetative Dynamics
-Productivity
-Data Collection |
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-Best Management Plans
-Mitigation
-Planting Programs |
-Trade-off Analysis
-Compensation
-Buffer Zones |
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| Permitting |
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-Environmental Assessment Reports |
-Application Preparation |
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-Vegetation Management
-Vegetation Enhancement |
-Revegetation
-Community Substitution |
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Under Federal, State, and Local regulations, many projects are required to evaluate fisheries and wildlife resources. If valuable resources are threatened, plans must be formulated and ultimately implemented to mitigate potential losses to fisheries and wildlife. Jones Associates, Inc. can work with you to identify and implement viable options relative to your particular project.
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| Resource Determination |
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-Cover Type Identification
-Aquatic Habitat Identification
-Species Lists
-Endangered Species
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-Cover Type Mapping
-Habitat Interspersion
-Population Studies |
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| Resource Evaluation |
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-Species Life Requisites
-Sampling Protocol
-Terrestrial Habitat Evaluation
-Computer Modeling
-Impact Assessment
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-Stress Analysis
-Resource Availability
-Data Collection
-Aquatic Habitat Evaluation |
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-Management Plans
-Trade-off Analysis
-Mitigation
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-Compensation
-Habitat Improvement
-Resource Development |
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| Permitting |
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-Environmental Assessment Reports -Application Preparation
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-Hearing Presentations |
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| Project Implementation |
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-Habitat Replacement
-Habitat Alteration
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-Terrestrial Habitat Management -Aquatic Habitat Management |
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Wetlands, ponds, lakes, and streams currently receive protection by Federal, State, and Local regulations. Both public and private projects must meet strict standards of environmental acceptability. Knowledge of the hydrologic character of a wetland is an important component in understanding the function and value of a wetland and in identifying and mitigating project impacts. Hydrologic data is essential to the design of constructed wetlands, which can play a role in water quality management. Jones Associates, Inc. can provide the hydrologic information you need to achieve a successful project design.
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| Resource Determination |
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-Water Budget Analysis
-Hydrologic Significance
-Flood Control Functions
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-Ground Water Supply Functions
-Prevention of Pollution
-Storm Damage Control |
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-Performance Standards
-Best Management Plans |
-Mitigation
-Trade-off Analysis |
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-Impact Analysis
-Report Preparation
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-Hearing Presentations
-Expert Testimony |
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-Wetland Replacement
-Wetland Construction
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-Wetland Improvement
-Wetland Restoration |
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Wetlands, ponds, lakes, and streams currently receive protection by Federal, State and Local regulations. Both public and private projects must meet strict standards of environmental acceptability. The types of wetlands present on your project site may affect the extent and type of development potential. Each project and project site is unique, and Jones Associates, Inc. will work with you to identify viable options that will lead to successful project completion.
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| Resource Area Determination |
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-Wetland Border Identification
-Wetland Mapping
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-Species Identification
-Quantitative Documentation |
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| Resource Evaluation |
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-Resource Types
-Ecosystem Functions
-Public and Private Water Supply -Groundwater Supply
-Flood Control
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-Storm Damage Prevention
-Prevention of Pollution
-Protection of Fisheries
-Protection of Land Containing Shellfish -Protection of Wildlife Habitat |
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-Performance Standards
-Best Management Plans
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-Mitigation
-Trade-off Analysis |
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-Applications Preparation
-Support Documentation
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-Hearing Presentations
-Expert Testimony |
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-Wetland Replacement
-Revegetation
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-Wetland Improvement
-Restoration |
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| GPS/GIS Capability |
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| Global positioning is not only the most accurate approach to mapping, but the most economical as well. Operated by one person, our GPS system is faster and more mobile than a standard survey crew, especially in remote areas. Using GPS, a single operator can collect field data 10 to 20 times faster than a crew using conventional survey methods. Using GPS data, we can help you create a database compatible with a geographic information systems (GIS).
A community's need to find, process, and utilize land use information in making land use decisions is very important. Your ability to meet the land use planning and regulatory information requirements of local planning boards, federal and state agencies, and citizens is determined by the mapping and data resources that you have at your disposal.
All land development projects start with having the property surveyed, determining where the boundaries are, determining encroachment and identifying unique characteristics of the land. It is imperative that all projects start on a firm base of land identification and monumentation. Jones Associates Inc can provide all surveying functions to help you achieve project success.
A focus of JAI is to provide our clients with GIS and GPS services that will enhance their ability to analyze comprehensive land use and related resource planning information for more effective decision making. Our trained staff uses the latest GIS and GPS technology to meet all of your information and data requirements.
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-Precise Geodectic location -Geographical Information Systems -+/- 10 mm accuracy
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-Property boundary location
-Forestry cover type location
-Wetland boundary location |
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-Creation of digital coverage information to display land features
-Database creation, integration and maintenance
-Topological map overlay
-Land buffer creation
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-AutoCAD GIS coverage creation -Cartographic map creation
-Raster interpretation
-Map Projection conversions |
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