Adam Grimes – Master of Science Biology, CSUB

• Published Author – Mitochondrial Phylogeography of the Endangered Blunt-nosed Leopard Lizard, Gambelia Sila (Southwestern Naturalist).
• CDFW and USFWS approved Designated Biologist and Qualified Biologist for all included species (City of Bakersfield – MBHCP, BHE Renewables, Lamont Public Utility District, La Paloma Generating Company).
• Federally and state permitted in handling, marking, collection of tissue samples, and conducting genetic analysis of the fully protected blunt-nosed leopard lizard.
• 10+ years experience with San Joaquin Valley, Mojave Desert, Tehachapi Mountains, and Coastal Region endemic species.
• Combination of thousands of biological survey days including biological inventory, small mammal trapping and handling (kangaroo rat and Nelson’s antelope squirrel), bird utilization point counts, carcass removal trials, bird and bat mortality monitoring, den and burrow assessment for San Joaquin kit fox and burrowing owl, stream bed alterations, wetland delineation, and habitat assessment, wildlife tracking, among many others.
• Scientific Collecting Permit and Handling-Trapping (reapplication for small mammals in process). IACUC held for Fully Protected Species.
• Complex Project Management experience including disaster response and mitigation and monitoring program development.
• Large projects spanned over 12.5 square miles, hundreds of miles of linear components (roads, pipelines, and corridors), and thousands of hours and linear miles of protocol-level surveys.