Owl Ridge staff supports water permitting for lake water and ice withdrawal on the North Slope. Our services includes preparing applications and tracking, managing, and obtaining Alaska Department of Fish and Game fish habitat permits, Alaska Department of Natural Resources temporary water use authorizations, and Bureau of Land Management approvals, evaluating lake bathymetry and fish Read More
Alaska
Point Hope Fish Monitoring
Owl Ridge fisheries biologists are conducting an ongoing study of Marryat Lagoon fish resources. The lagoon is located on the Chukchi coast at Point Hope, Alaska. The goal of the study is to identify the primary fish species harvested by Point Hope residents and to collect fish presence and population structure data. The long-term goal Read More
North Slope Offshore Seismic Support
Owl Ridge provided regulatory and stakeholder engagement support for TGS-NOPEC Geophysical Company (TGS) during 2018 and 2019 for a potential offshore exploration seismic survey. Regulatory support included a National Marine Fisheries Service Incidental Harassment Authorization (IHA) application and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Letter of Authorization (LOA) request, including marine mammal monitoring and mitigation plans Read More
Graphite Creek Aquatic Baseline & Aerial Fish Surveys
Graphite One (Alaska) Inc. is exploring the feasibility of a large flake graphite mine in the Graphite Creek prospect, located on the Seward Peninsula in western Alaska, approximately 38 miles north of the city of Nome. Owl Ridge aquatic biologists established long-term biomonitoring sites and conducted aerial adult salmon spawning surveys within the potential mine Read More
Beatson Mine Site Stream Surveys
Owl Ridge staff designed and executed aquatic stream and unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) surveys at the former Beatson Mine site located on Latouche Island in the Gulf of Alaska. The goal of the stream surveys was to describe and evaluate the freshwater aquatic invertebrate communities, fish, and aquatic and riparian habitats within the former mine Read More
Cook Inlet LNG Regulatory Risk Analysis & Strategic Planning
Owl Ridge provided regulatory risk analysis and strategic planning for a proposed liquefied natural gas (LNG) project at Port MacKenzie in the Matanuska-Susitna Borough (MSB) on the west side of Cook Inlet in southcentral Alaska. The objective of this effort was to identify potential land use, permitting, and environmental issues that would be a part Read More
North Slope Stream & Lake Surveys
Infrastructure planning, design and construction that protects fish and aquatic habitats, and that meets state, local and federal requirements is a priority of oil and gas companies operating on the North Slope. Owl Ridge fisheries biologists conduct fish sampling in streams throughout the open-water season across a large area of the Arctic Coastal Plain to Read More
Alaska GIS & Technical Support
Since 2015, Owl Ridge has provided the GIS management and support for both the AKLNG and ASAP projects. Our services to the State of Alaska Project Management Team included technical guidance on all spatial management issues and decisions for the similar but independent pipeline projects to move North Slope natural gas through interior and southcentral Read More
2/25th Stryker Brigade Combat Team EIS
Owl Ridge staff managed the preparation of an EIS ordered by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit to evaluate a range of locations for the SBCT other than Hawaii. The alternatives included stationing the SBCT at Schofield Barracks, Hawaii; Fort Richardson, Alaska; Fort Lewis, Washington; Fort Carson, Colorado; and Fort Knox, Kentucky Read More
Trilogy Metals Project Planning, Permitting, & Scientific Investigation
Owl Ridge serves Trilogy Metals, Inc. in various roles for their economic mineral development projects in Alaska. Owl Ridge provides project planning; permit strategy; and scientific investigation for fisheries, water quality, and hydrology. Owl Ridge supports Trilogy in coordination with Alaska Industrial Development and Export Authority (AIDEA) during preparation of the NEPA Environmental Impact Analysis Read More
