A tree risk assessment is a systematic process for evaluating structural defects, conducted by arborists specifically trained in this practice. Tree risk assessments promote tree longevity while providing a beneficial service to people and communities.

Meet Jeff Gurule, a Senior Project Manager here at Live Oak Associates.

LCT was first listed as endangered under the federal Endangered Species Act in 1970. As it stands now, approximately 10.5 percent of historical LCT habitat supports self-sustaining populations of this species.

Meet Rebekah Jensen, a Senior Project Manager and Staff Ecologist here at Live Oak Associates.

Meet one of our founders, Dave Hartesveldt. He has been working in the ecological field for decades and particularly enjoys collaborating on a variety of natural resource issues with the staff and business partners.

Signed into law in 1970 by then-Governor Ronald Reagan, CEQA requires state and local agencies to consider the environmental effects of the projects under their discretion.

Meet Arren Allegretti, a Senior Project Manager and Staff Ecologist at Live Oak Associates.

This unassuming frog may seem like an ordinary and expected occupant of the stream, but there is more to it than meets the eye. 

Meet Austin Pearson, our Vice President and Senior Staff Ecologist for Live Oak Associates, Inc.

Do you ever dream of an endless summer? One bird, the Swainson’s hawk, gets to live that dream by migrating between the northern and southern hemispheres and chasing the warm, sunny weather.  

As you drive through central California, you may see beautiful rolling foothills and wide valleys fit for wildlife like the bobcat, coyote, and cougar, but what if we told you there was something just as special living underground?

The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) is tasked with ensuring that human alteration of the state’s lakes and streams will not harm fish and wildlife. This authority is granted by California Fish and Game Code Section 1600 and is carried through their Lake and Streambed Alteration Program.

Rick A. Hopkins, Ph.D. is President and Senior Conservation Biologist at Live Oak Associates, Inc.