To address the needs of a rapidly aging population, Clark County, Washington developed an Aging Readiness Plan (ARP) in 2012. The original plan served as a forward-thinking strategy, addressing issues like housing, transportation, civic involvement, and emergency preparedness to enhance livability for older residents. For its 10-year update, Dudek provided urban planning expertise and
The Riverside County Flood Control and Water Conservation District (District) needed a protocol to comply with burrowing owl (Athene cunicularia) regulations during construction and maintenance. Dudek developed a comprehensive compliance plan and other training resources to support the District’s operations while protecting the owls.
The City of Pleasanton wanted to create an engaging experience within Augustin Bernal Park that would encourage mountain bikers to use the designated trail and reduce the desire to build unauthorized trails and trail features. Dudek redesigned the trail to widen, stabilize, and improve existing sections while minimizing impacts to protected species on the project
Boulder County Parks and Open Space (BCPOS) needed to conduct breeding bird data analysis for data from 25 individual properties throughout the County. Dudek analyzed the data to assess the effects of various land management actions on the avian population and identify trends in bird populations at each property over time to determine potential correlations
The Great Parks of Hamilton County, located in Ohio, needed to map their deer population. Dudek performed an innovative and cost-effective aerial infrared white-tailed deer study and prepared a report summarizing the findings.
The Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation (CTUIR) Fisheries planned to restore hydrologic connectivity, floodplain processes, and riparian habitat along river miles 1.6–2.7 (20 acres) of the North Fork Touchet River, near the community of Baileysburg, Washington. The project was subject to Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act, and the Bonneville Power
The Sander Vernal Pool Restoration Project, located in Kearney Mesa, San Diego helped the City of San Diego secure vernal pool mitigation credit for the Pure Water San Diego project. Dudek used innovative technologies, including ground penetrating radar and UAV lidar surveying to provide a detailed restoration design that increased regulatory agency certainty and contributed to
Following a fire and monsoonal flood, the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians (ACBCI) needed to assess the damage and begin repair work in the canyons of Coachella Valley. Dudek worked closely with a federal Burn Area Emergency Response team to assess the damage and help restore and rehabilitate the natural features and infrastructure surrounding
The Shire is a John Yeon, national register-eligible, historic-designed landscape located along the north shoreline of the Columbia River, directly across from Oregon’s Multnomah Falls. Dudek completed a Cultural Landscape Report to provide the University of Oregon with management protocols and treatments for the long-term preservation and protection of The Shire following storm damage during
CALFIRE and the Santa Clara County FireSafe Council undertook a project to reduce vegetative fuel along 6.5 miles of SR-17 in Santa Clara County to protect the community of Los Gatos and water and power infrastructure, as well as provide a safe escape route and refuge for residents and travelers in the Santa Cruz Mountains
