The Wildlife Project

The Wildlife Project is a small, privately held environmental consulting company based in Sacramento, California. Founded in 1990 by Jeff Alvarez, the firm provides technical field surveys, ecological investigations, and professional workshops focused on wildlife natural history and regulatory compliance. Its core services include mitigation development and monitoring, special-status species surveys, habitat evaluations, biological assessments, and biological consultation, with a particular emphasis on NEPA and CEQA environmental compliance. The company is recognized for its scientific approach and its work with rare and endangered species in northern and central California. It has collaborated with dozens of biologists and large consulting firms, and its reputation rests on biological and regulatory knowledge, strong working relationships with clients and regulatory agencies, and advanced field skills. The Wildlife Project has conducted work throughout California and Nevada, as well as portions of Arizona, Oregon, Washington, and Belize in Central America. The firm is certified as a minority-owned and small business enterprise by several federal, state, and local agencies, which may provide contracting advantages. It operates as a small, specialized consultancy rather than a large corporation, and its workshops are described as peer-level and agency-approved. The Wildlife Project continues to offer research, fieldwork, and training services from its Sacramento base.

The Wildlife Project was founded in 1990 by Jeff Alvarez in Sacramento, California. From its inception, the firm focused on ecological investigations, technical field surveys, and workshops related to wildlife natural history. It developed a specialization in NEPA and CEQA environmental compliance, offering services such as mitigation development and monitoring, special-status species surveys, habitat evaluations, biological assessments, and biological consultation. Over the years, the company built a reputation for working with rare and endangered species in northern and central California. It collaborated with dozens of highly reputable biologists and large consulting firms, and its work extended beyond California to Nevada, Arizona, Oregon, Washington, and Belize in Central America. The firm also became certified as a minority-owned and small business enterprise by several federal, state, and local agencies. The Wildlife Project continues to operate as a small, privately held consultancy, emphasizing a scientific approach, publishing research results, and sharing knowledge through peer-level, agency-approved workshops.

• 1990

  The Wildlife Project is founded by Jeff Alvarez in Sacramento, California.

Small, specialized environmental consultancy known for scientific rigor, regulatory expertise, and hands-on field skills with rare and endangered species.

• NEPA/CEQA environmental compliance

  Assistance with environmental regulatory compliance under the National Environmental Policy Act and California Environmental Quality Act.

• Special-status species surveys

  Field surveys and habitat evaluations for rare and endangered species.

• Biological assessments

  Technical assessments of biological resources for regulatory and planning purposes.

• Mitigation development and monitoring

  Development and monitoring of mitigation measures for environmental impacts.

• Workshops

  Peer-level, agency-approved training workshops on wildlife and regulatory topics.

1. 1The Wildlife Project: Research and Workshops | The Wildlife Projectthewildlifeproject.com
2. 2The Wildlife Project (United States) - Wikidatawikidata.org