Billy Williams Email & Phone Number

San Jose, California, United States

San Jose, California

San Jose, California

Mendocino County

Conducting USFWS Protocol Surveys for Northern Spotted Owl (Strix occidentalis caurina) and habitat assessments.

San Luis Obispo, California Area

Performs quantitative and qualitative field surveys for wildlife, plants, habitat assessments.Biological Resource Assessments/Evaluations, Environmental Impact Review (EIR). Preconstruction surveys and clearance for desert tortoise (Gopherus agassizii).

Las Vegas, Nevada Area

Provides technical assistance and field support in planning, managing and implementing fuels and noxious and/or invasive weed treatments within WUI and non-WUI areas. Vegetation monitoring, fuel load monitoring, data collection with GPS units, GIS data development, GIS data management, implementation planning support, NEPA planning support, and other related fire and fuels in Mojave Desert ecosystems.Weed mapping of Red Rock National Conservation Area National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). Technical Support in NEPA planning process and drafting NEPA documents using eplanning system (i.e. Affected Resources form (ARF), Environmental Assessment (EA), Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) and Decision Record (DR). Coordination with USFWS for Biological Opinion. Drafted the Statement of Work and assisted on the technical committee to select project contractor. Noxious and Invasive Weed Management Provide comments and recommendations for internal BLM staff and proponent projects on Proposed Actions on BLM lands for noxious and/or invasive weeds. Review Weed Management Plans, Pesticide Use Proposals (PUPs), Pesticide Application Reports (PARs), and Noxious Weed Plan. Determine significant impacts related to Right of Way grants (ROWs), leases, Disposal boundary, Desert Tortoise activities, etc.

Needles, Ca

Environmental construction monitoring of vegetation clearance, grading of access roads, pipe excavation, welding, and pipe coating. Escorting large machinery and vehicles to various work sites through desert tortoise habitat containing active burrows. Preconstruction surveys for the endangered desert tortoise.

Carrizo Plains National Monument, Ca

Conducts wildlife field inventories for sensitive and endangered animal species including the giant kangaroo rat (Dipodomys ingens), the blunt nosed leopard lizard (Gambelia sila), and the antelope squirrel (Ammospermophilus nelsoni).Point Count Surveys for various bird species in the Carrizo Plains.Conducted vegetation transect surveys and pitfall trap surveys. Managed data using GPS, and Microsoft Excel and Access.

Ventura,Ca

Performs quantitative and qualitative field surveys for wildlife, plants, habitat assessments, and restoration.Assists with Biological Resource Assessments/Evaluations.Coordinates public outreach activities.

Ventura,Ca

Prepared District-wide environmental assessments of natural resources.Pesticide Use plans for invasive weeds throughout the district. Prepared vegetation management statement for Gaviota State Park. Prepared grant proposal for Southern California Wetlands Recovery Program.Conducted Protocol Surveys for western snowy plover (Charadrius alexandrinus nivosus) and least tern monitoring (Sterna antillarum browni).Conducted presence/absence small mammal surveys. Conducted wetland delineation surveys. Prepared reports and recommendations for habitat management practices. Conducted vegetation surveys, including non-native invasive plant species mapping. Participated in native plant propagation. Experienced using invasive species management techniques, such as manual methods and herbicide application.Supervised and provided training for California Conservation Corps, Calfire, and various sub contracted crews.

Santa Barbara

Animal husbandry including monitoring and establishing appropriate environmental conditions of the endangered desert tortoise.Provided diet, behavioral enrichment, and administered medications. Participated in captive breeding. Provided interpretive experience for park guests.