Ironwood Consulting Continues Strong Relationship with First Solar

Ironwood Consulting Continues Strong Relationship with First Solar Ironwood Consulting continues its strong client relationship with First Solar on large-scale Solar Development Projects throughout California and Nevada. Our experienced biologists and planning associates have been providing life-of-project biological resource management services from the start on First Solar’s Desert Sunlight, Copper Mountain, Stateline and Silver State …

Desert Sunlight Solar Project

Desert Sunlight, One of the World’s Largest Solar Projects, Starts Commercial Operation Congratulations to our client First Solar, as Desert Sunlight, one of the world’s largest #solar projects, starts Commercial operation Ironwood has worked cooperatively with First Solar throughout permitting and construction compliance for Desert Sunlight, to bring a model of success to how both …

The Wild Bird Rehabilitation Center

Ironwood & The Wild Bird Rehabilitation Center Ironwood and some of its consultants have donated funds to the avian rehabilitation center in Indio. From the Center’s website: “The Coachella Valley Wild Bird Center is a non-profit corporation that was created for the care and rehabilitation of orphaned, injured or sick native wild birds, with the …

Avian Mortality on the Desert Sunlight Solar Farm at Desert Center

Private: Avian Mortality on the Desert Sunlight Solar Farm at Desert Center Avian mortality has been a point of concern for some time on the Desert Sunlight Project in Desert Center. While details regarding why we are seeing avian mortality on site and potential causes are unclear at this time, we want to provide you …

Employment Opportunities

Employment Opportunities Ironwood has Two new job openings in our Redlands, CA office. We are seeking a full-time Associate Biologist to provide support to Ironwood’s Project Managers for projects located in California, Nevada, and Arizona. Job responsibilities include literature searches, field surveys, report writing, permitting, compliance and restoration monitoring, and assisting Project Managers in permitting and …

2014 DTC Annual Symposium

2014 DTC Annual Symposium The annual Desert Tortoise Council Symposium was full of interesting topics and discussions. This year, Kathy Simon (Ironwood) chaired the final session on desert tortoise connectivity, which included presentations from Ken Nussear (USGS), Roy Averill-Murray (DTRO), Chris Blandford (Ironwood) and Rick Simon (Cordoba Corporation). Roy Averill-Murray and the DTRO recently produced …

Biological Resources Support for Two Solar Projects – Primm, NV

Biological Resources Support for Two Solar Projects – Primm, NV This year has been defined by some major undertakings and accomplishments. In April, Ironwood began providing biological resources support for two Photovoltaic Solar Projects near Primm, NV. Clearance surveys on approximately 4,000 acres commenced in the spring and were completed in the fall. We performed …

Annual Meeting of the Western Section of The Wildlife Society

Ironwood strongly encourages our team members to consider submitting an abstract for the upcoming annual meeting of The Western Section of The WiIdlife Society being held at the end of January, 2014 in Reno, Nevada. The plenary will be focused on “Harnessing Citizen Science Toward Greater Conservation”. Please contact Ironwood President Kathy B Simon about …