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As far as work goes, I am still chipping away diligently on my restoration projects. \u00a0 I have completed a draft CEQA document on my largest project, and have now begun the NEPA document. \u00a0I am simultaneously writing contracts and installing infrastructure e.g. access roads and gates at the project site.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n In between writing these documents, I am applying for a streambed alteration permit, a 401 permit, an endangered species act permit, and a 404 permit. \u00a0I can’t eat lunch in California without getting a permit first. \u00a0Having spoken to other project managers conducting large-scale restoration projects in California, I have learned that it is not uncommon for the cost of project permitting to be equal to or even more expensive than the cost of the actual project construction.<\/p>\n On a side note, a few months back our small staff at the Preserve constructed a barn that we had de-constructed from another BLM property in the Sierras several months earlier. \u00a0We had no instructions, just pictures and a numbering system on the parts. \u00a0Here is a final picture of the constructed barn (still standing after the “storm of the decade”).<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Happy holidays everyone, Hopefully you all have plans to see family or friends for the holiday season. \u00a0I was home over Thanksgiving (Iowa) so I will not be returning for Christmas or New Years. Instead, I am opting to hit … Continue reading <\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n