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37 years of actionable
CEQA/NEPA experTISE
Our history in environmental compliance includes the preparation of more than 34,000 environmental documents for over 8,000 projects across California.
COMPREHENSIVE
environmental compliance
& Program Management
FCS’s comprehensive multi-disciplinary expertise and technical guidance keeps your project moving forward.
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for a successful
approval process
The power to “see” your project before it’s built is an invaluable tool for a successful design and approval process. FCS can help.
ARCHAEOLOGICAL DATA RECOVERY IN NAPA, CA
From 2017-2018, FCS was responsible for completing the largest and most complex excavation project in Northern California.
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FROM THE FCS TEAM
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FirstCarbon Solutions
Project Highlight
Santa Clara Digital Sign and RelocationOutfront Media, a national outdoor advertising company, consulted with FCS to analyze the visibility of a proposed digital sign along Highway 101 in Santa Clara utilizing 3D modeling and animation. As the sign location is adjacent to a planned interchange redesign, Outfront needed to understand the potential impacts the planned interchange would have on the visibility of its proposed sign to northbound travelers of the highway.
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Who we are and what we do
@FirstCarbon
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Read MoreDana DePietro,
Director of Cultural Resources
Managing a wide range of CEQA and NEPA compliant projects across all aspects of cultural resources throughout California.
Maddie Dolan,
Environmental Services Analyst
Assisting with the preparation of CEQA compliance documents and project management tasks.
Alec Villanueva,
Staff Biologist
Conducting field surveys, drafting biological reports, compliance monitoring, and wetland permitting.
Brittany Hagen,
Assistant Project Manager
Managing and preparing environmental documents in accordance with CEQA throughout California.
Dana DePietro,
Director of Cultural Resources
Managing a wide range of CEQA and NEPA compliant projects across all aspects of cultural resources throughout California.
Maddie Dolan,
Environmental Services Analyst
Assisting with the preparation of CEQA compliance documents and project management tasks.
Alec Villanueva,
Staff Biologist
Conducting field surveys, drafting biological reports, compliance monitoring, and wetland permitting.
Brittany Hagen,
Assistant Project Manager
Managing and preparing environmental documents in accordance with CEQA throughout California.
Not only were we very satisfied and impressed with the quality of work that was provided, but also the attention that you and your team paid to community comments, and special requests from council members and others. You helped the process move forward in a timely and efficient manner, with clearly documented conclusions, which is exactly what any agency, developer and community could hope for.
FirstCarbon Solutions’ staff members have always exhibited dedication to providing a comprehensive and legally defensible CEQA document that is delivered on time and within budget. Their dedication to meeting timeline goals and objectives has always been appreciated.
I just wanted to take a minute and thank you for your most excellent work on behalf of our LA Fitness project. When we had a late City mandate for three more unanticipated Planning Studies, I thought we would never gain our entitlements in time. [...] You made the rather foreboding Air Quality, Greenhouse Gas and Cultural studies (including coordination with Indian tribes) quite seamless due to your relationship with the City. Thank you, we appreciate your good work on our behalf!
FCS was very knowledgeable and helpful guiding the District through the different steps that needed to be taken as well as informed the District on how to proceed with mitigating the impacts identified in the MND. Since that time, the District has engaged FCS for additional work products, and FCS has consistently demonstrated their expertise and their responsiveness in meeting the District's needs.