Pandion has been winning and completing multifaceted projects because of our diverse staff of natural resource and social science specialists' high level of expertise.

Representative Projects by Service Area:

• Environmental & Ecological
• Recreation & Ecotourism
• Communications & Training
• International

Environmental & Ecological

Wind Energy and Wildlife

• Wind Turbine Interactions with Birds and Bats: A Summary of Research Results and Remaining Questions, National Renewable Energy Laboratory
• Synthesis of Effects of Electricity Generation on Wildlife, New York State Energy Research and Development Authority
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• Suggested Practices for Raptor Protection on Power Lines, APLIC
• Avian Risk Assessment for Chautauqua Wind Project, Jasper Energy

Conservation Planning and Landscape Ecology

• Native Habitat Inventory, St. Lucie County
• Vegetative Community and Wildlife Survey, St. Johns County
• Characterization of Environmentally Sensitive Lands, Volusia County
• Environmentally Sensitive Overlay Zone, St. Johns County
• Wekiva River Protection Area Tool, East Central Florida Regional Planning Council
• Best Development Practices for Wildfire Mitigation Manual, FL Department of Community Affairs

Ecological Risk Assessment

• Noise Risk Assessment for the St. Simons Island Wood Stork Colony, Sea Island Company
• Avian Risk Assessment of Chautauqua Wind Project, Jasper Energy, LLC
• Avian Protection Plan for Black-necked Stilts, Burrowing Owls, and Other Ground Nesting Birds in Stormwater Treatment Areas, South Florida Water Management District
• Assessment of Bat Occurrence at Proposed Wind Resource Areas
• Statewide Avian Protection Plan for Bald Eagles, Wood Storks, Audubon Crested Caracara, and Other Raptors, Florida Power and Light
• "Suggested Practices for Raptor Protection on Power Lines," Avian Power Line Interaction Committee and Edison Electric Institute

Land Management Services

• Babcock Ranch Preserve Management Plan, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission and Florida Division of Forestry. View the project website >>
• Wekiva National Wild and Scenic River Management Plan, Friends of the Wekiva River, Inc.
• Land Management Plans for Lake Lowery Marsh and Lake Bonnet Marsh, Polk County
• Wood Stork Management Plan for Matanzas State Forest, St. Johns River Water Management District
• Sabal Preserve Invasive Exotic Plant Species Management Plan, Brame Architects
• Newton Beach Park Planning and Ecosystem Restoration, Town of Ft. Myers Beach, FL

Threatened and Endangered Species

• Wood Stork Colony Protection Plan, Sea Island Company
• Habitat Conservation Plans and Environmental Assessments, Various Clients
• Gopher Tortoise Relocation and Mitigation, Various Clients
• Watercraft Related Manatee Mortality Analysis, Volusia County
• Wildlife Consultation and Coordination Services, South Florida Water Management District

Water Resources

• Wood Stork Colony Protection Plan, Sea Island Company
• Santa Fe Springs Basin Working Group, FL Dept. of Environmental Protection
• Silver Springs Basin Working Group, Florida Department of Environmental Protection
• Wekiva National Wild and Scenic River Management Plan, Friends of the Wekiva River, Inc.
• St. Marys River Corridor Management Plan, St. Johns River Water Management District / St. Marys River Management Committee
• 2006 Florida Springs Task Force Report, "Florida's Springs: Strategies for Protection and Restoration," Florida Department of Environmental Protection
• Alachua Sink TMDLs and Basin Management Action Plan, Florida Department of Environmental Protection
• Wekiva River Protection Area Tool, East Central Florida Regional Planning Council
• Watercraft Related Manatee Mortality Analysis, Volusia County
• Senior Water Resource Training and Focus Groups, Hillsborough County Water Department
• Nonpoint Source Pollution Education Survey, Midwest Research Institute

Invasive Exotic Species

• Air Potato (Dioscorea bulbifera) Herbicide Efficacy Research Trials, Florida Department of Environmental Protection
• Invasive Exotic Plant Treatment at the Green Swamp Sandhill Restoration Site, Southwest Florida Water Management District
• Sabal Preserve Invasive Exotic Plant Species Management Plan, Brame Architects
• Newton Beach Park Planning and Ecosystem Restoration, Town of Ft. Myers Beach, FL

Recreation & Ecotourism

Recreation Planning and Monitoring

• Wekiva National Wild and Scenic River Management Plan, Friends of the Wekiva River, Inc.
• NOAA Visitor Use / Recreation Resource Management Planning, NOAA Coastal Services Center
• Silver Glen Spring Run Carrying Capacity Study, Florida Department of Environmental Protection, View the report >>
• Mill Creek Preserve Trail Design and Interpretation, Alachua County
• The Marjorie Harris Carr Cross Florida Greenway Recreation Management Handbook, University of Florida
• St. Marys River Corridor Management Plan, St. Johns River Water Management District / St. Marys River Management Committee
• Recreational Resource Inventory and Evaluation of the Econfina Creek Water Management Area, Northwest Florida Water Management District, View the report >>

Visitor Assessments

• Midway Atoll NWR Visitor Program Market Analysis and Feasibility Study, US Fish and Wildlife Service
• Florida Trail Monitoring and Visitor Research, University of Florida for US Forest Service and Florida Trail Association
• Silver Glen Springs Public Private Ventures Assessment, University of Florida

Market Analysis

• Midway Atoll NWR Visitor Program Market Analysis and Feasibility Study, US Fish and Wildlife Service
• Rookery Bay Market Analysis and Needs Assessment, FL Department of Environmental Protection

Communications & Training

Education and Outreach

• Firewise Communities Education Program, Florida Division of Forestry
• Interpretive Content for Environmental Learning Center at Lyonia Preserve, Volusia County
• Fire in Florida's Ecosystems Educator Training and Curriculum Program, Florida Division of Forestry
• Bear Prepared Communities Education Program, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
• Best Development Practices for Wildfire Mitigation Manual, Florida Department of Community Affairs
• Update and Rewrite of the Florida Springs Task Force Report, "Florida's Springs: Strategies for Protection and Restoration," Florida Department of Environmental Protection
• Senior Water Resources Training, Hillsborough County Water Department
• Welcome to Your Watershed Public Outreach Training, The Nature Conservancy
• Interpretive Naturalist Training Program, The Nature Conservancy

Public Involvement

• Babcock Ranch Preserve Management Plan, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission and Florida Division of Forestry. View the project website >>
• Santa Fe Springs Working Group, Florida Department of Environmental Protection
• Silver Springs Basin Working Group, Florida Department of Environmental Protection
• Wekiva River Protection Area Model, East Central Florida Regional Planning Council
• Alachua Sink TMDLs and Basin Management Action Plan, Florida Department of Environmental Protection
• St. Marys River Corridor Management Plan, St. Johns River Water Management District
• CERP Public Outreach Assessment, South Florida Water Management District

Curriculum Design

• Fire in Florida's Ecosystems Educator Training and Curriculum Program, Florida Division of Forestry
• Polk County Environmental Education Curriculum
• Apalachicola NERR Reserve Mobile Education Unit, Florida Department of Environmental Protection
• Florida Aquarium Homeschool Evaluation

Evaluation and Assessment

• Bear Aware Program Evaluation, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
• Best Practices Guide to Program Evaluation for Aquatic Educators, Recreational Boating and Fishing Foundation
• Inventory and Assessment of K-12 and PTD Programs, NOAA NERR
• Evaluation of National Estuaries Day "Estuary Live" Webcast and Educational Program for 2005 and 2006, NOAA National Estuarine Research Reserve System
• Senior Water Resource Training Focus Groups, Hillsborough County Water Department
• Florida Aquarium Homeschool Evaluation
• Nonpoint Source Pollution Educational Resources and Programs Survey, Midwest Research Institute

International

• The World Bank / Government of Jamaica: Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Harmonization.
• University of San Francisco, Budapest: International Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Training.
• Georgian Ministry of Environment / The World Bank: Environmental Review of Kolkheti / Kobuleti National Park Project.