Biological & Geospatial Consulting Services
Based in Southern California. Working across the West and abroad.
Conducting fieldwork at Harris Beach State Park as part of the development of a wildlife management plan for the Oregon Parks & Recreation Department and in northern Nevada for the Owyhee Roads Fuelbreak Project for the United States Bureau of Land Management.
Marcus C. England is a lifelong naturalist with a particular interest in avian ecology and more than 20 years of experience as a consulting biologist. England|Ecology, LLC is a forward-thinking company that serves clients with:
- Integrity – there is nothing more important than trust in a consultant/client relationship.
- Objectivity – sound science and evidence-based solutions to problems.
- Quality – every work product exceeds expectations.
- Efficiency – relentless pursuit of process perfection.
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Field Experience
Key Projects & Services
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Owyhee Roads Fuelbreak Project
Read more: Owyhee Roads Fuelbreak ProjectDuration: July 2017 to October 2017 Location: Humboldt County, Nevada Client: US Bureau of Land Management England|Ecology was contracted by…
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Harris Beach Management Unit Wildlife Assessment
Read more: Harris Beach Management Unit Wildlife AssessmentDuration: January 2018 to December 2019 Location: Brookings, Oregon Client: Oregon Parks & Recreation Department For the second consecutive year,…
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Descanso Gardens Wildlife Management Plan
Read more: Descanso Gardens Wildlife Management PlanDuration: January 2019 to December 2019 Location: La Cañada – Flintridge, California Client: Descanso Gardens Guild Located on the northern…
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Mission Canyon Park Biological Resources Assessment
Read more: Mission Canyon Park Biological Resources AssessmentDuration: May 2017 to October 2018 Location: Los Angeles County, California Client: Mountains Recreation & Conservation Authority England|Ecology was retained…
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Smith Rock State Park Wildlife Assessment
Read more: Smith Rock State Park Wildlife AssessmentDuration: January to June 2017 Location: Deschutes County, Oregon Client: Oregon Parks & Recreation Department England|Ecology was contracted by the…
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Mt. Washington & Los Angeles Biological Studies
Read more: Mt. Washington & Los Angeles Biological StudiesEngland|Ecology Principal Marcus C. England has been a resident of Mt. Washington for 20 years and boasts a lifetime yard…
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Wildlife Management Plans
Read more: Wildlife Management PlansEngland|Ecology has authored numerous wildlife assessments and management plans for for-profit companies, agencies, and other organizations in California and other…
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Geospatial Services
Read more: Geospatial ServicesEngland|Ecology has long-recognized the critical importance of spatial data to documenting biological resources, even prior to the widespread use of…
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Biological Resources Assessments
Read more: Biological Resources AssessmentsOne of England|Ecology’s core strengths is authorship and management of complex technical documents such as biological resources assessments in support…
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Threatened & Endangered Species Surveys
Read more: Threatened & Endangered Species SurveysEngland|Ecology has permits (where required) and experience conducting surveys for the following species listed as threatened or endangered under the…
Blog
Peekaboo!
This Black-throated Gray Warbler (Setophaga nigrescens) looked like it was playing a game of peekaboo when I took this photograph along the LA River at Frogtown this morning. In actuality, it was looking for insects on the underside of oak leaves. Black-throated Gray Warbler is one of several warbler species that primarily winters in Mexico…
Photos From a Bird Walk Along the LA River
Today is a Wednesday. Wednesday is not a running day. I had no site visits or surveys scheduled. That means I go birding. This morning it meant that I would go birding along the LA River at Atwater Village, covering the section from Los Feliz Boulevard to Colorado Street, a stretch of river measuring a…
A Year of Big Days: April
The last weekend of April this year happened to coincide with the average peak migration date for Southern California. I knew going into the weekend that I was going to do a yard Big Day, I just wasn’t sure which day I would do it. My wife and I both woke up at about 5:15.…
A Year of Big Days: March
I woke up on March 28 at 4:30am, not initially planning on doing a yard Big Day that day. After the coffee kicked in during my morning reading I could hear a Great Horned Owl calling outside and my thoughts turned to the fact that I had planned to conduct one yard Big Day per…