Who We Are

The staff at Raven has a diversity of "hands-on" management experience including former employees of the U.S. Forest Service, the Environmental Division of Fort Polk, and a Fortune 500 forest products corporation. Our Project Managers also have the necessary academic qualifications, including two Masters and four Bachelor degrees – all in the natural sciences. The combined teamwork, experience, and in-depth knowledge of our biologists, botanists, wildlife managers, GIS specialists, regulatory compliance specialists, and field technicians allow Raven to provide quality environmental services to a wide variety of clients and industries.

Permits, Training and Certifications

• Incidental Take Permit — Raven may legally engage in activities that have the potential to harass or result in death or injury to an individual red-cockaded woodpecker (RCW) under Section 10(a)(1)(A) of the Endangered Species Act. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, RCW Recovery Office, Clemson, SC.
• Certified Trainer — Raven is a certified trainer for all management activities associated with the endangered red-cockaded woodpecker (RCW). U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, RCW Recovery Office, Clemson, SC.
• Bird Banding Permit — Raven may legally capture, handle, band, and/or tag birds within the United States. U.S. Geological Survey, National Bird Banding Lab, Laurel, MD.
• Prescribed Burning — Certified Prescribed Burn Management, Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry, Baton Rouge, LA.
• Wetland Delineation — Certified Wetland Delineation, Wetland Training Institute, Glenwood, NM.
• Best Management Practices — Best Management Practices training and former instructor, Texas Forestry Association, Lufkin, TX.
• ArcView GIS — ArcView 3.2 and ArcView 9.1 training, ESRI, San Antonio, TX.
• Scientific Collection Permits — Texas, Louisiana, Arkansas.

Accolades and Associations

• Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, Lone Star Land Steward Award, Pineywoods Region — Cook’s Branch Conservancy, a large privately owned property in Montgomery County, Texas, was the 2004 winner of this prestigious statewide award. Raven is the prime consultant.
• U.S. Department of Interior, Conservation Service Award – Temple-Inland, Inc., a Fortune 500 forest products company, was chosen as the 2004 recipient of this national corporate award. Raven was the prime consultant for several of the conservation programs recognized.
• Peer Reviewed Publications — Raven employees have published more than twelve peer-reviewed scientific research articles involving various faunal and floral species.
• State Habitat Conservation Planning Committee(s) — Raven Environmental Services, Inc. has served on the Scientific Advisory Board for the Regional Habitat Conservation Plan for the Red-cockaded Woodpecker in the Pineywoods of East Texas and also served on the Louisiana Statewide Red-cockaded Woodpecker Habitat Conservation Plan committee.
• Professional Associations — Raven and/or its employees are members of: The Wildlife Society; Texas Forestry Association; American Association of Professional Landmen; ArcUser and ArcNews; SIDA, Contributions to Botany; Native Plant Society of Texas; Wilson Ornithological Society; and the Association of Field Ornithologists.