“We believe that every day is Earth Day at The Habitat Institute.”
A more sustainable natural world is in our near future for the State of California and our Nation.
The following legislation in the State of California – Has set fourth required elements for the identifying and using the best-available-science:
California’s Marine Life Management Act (pg. 6 of 112)
Assembly Bill 2087 Section 1853, Subsection (2)
Regional Conservation Investment Strategy (RCIS) Required Elements of an RCIS, Subsection: Stressors and Pressures (pg. 3 of 8)
This legislation affirms that identifying and using the best-available-science is of high priority for the State of California. The Habitat Institute’s System For Assessing Habitat Value called Combined Habitat Assessment Protocols or CHAP has been reviewed by the National Academy of Sciences; and has proven scientific proof-of-concept for all of the following:
Impact and Mitigation
Cumulative Effects
Conservation Strategies
Flood-Risk Management
Ecosystem Restoration
Natural Resource Damage Assessments
Now is the time, in joining us to take affirmative action(s) that will defend your belief that “Every Day Is Earth Day”. We do this by educating ourselves and others through the best-available-science.
Happy Every Day Is Earth Day!
-Team Habitat
Image courtesy of NASA.gov
We recently became aware that on September 6TH, 2017, a mentor, beloved colleague and our dear friend, Paul Ashley passed away after a quarter century battle with heart disease. Paul worked tirelessly for wildlife and their habitats for over 40 years. He was employed with the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife for 30 years, and the Columbia Basin Fish and Wildlife Authority for 10 years. The majority of his career was focused on habitat evaluations, as Paul was well versed in the United States Fish and Wildlife Service’s Habitat Evaluations Procedures (HEP), and for a number of years he was an instructor of their courses. Paul was an exceptional field biologist and later in his career became a mentor of The Habitat Institute’s development of Combined Habitat Assessment Protocols (CHAP), and implementation for its use at the State and Federal regulatory level as an ecological health indicator metrics for natural resource conservation, restoration and mitigation. Additionally, Paul took part in a number of field assessments with the Institute’s Habitat Team(s). His desire for the details and the importance of science led him to play an inspiring leadership role at The Habitat Institute. Paul Ashley’s knowledge of resources in wildlife science and his passion for nature has undoubtedly influenced many conservation scientists, and his efforts and friendship will be sorely missed, and not be forgotten by his successors.
