Matt Schaap Email & Phone Number

Mr.Schaap has twelve years professional consulting experience as a natural resource planner and a field biologist. As a result he has worked on a number of projects that include ecological surveys, GIS mapping, soil sampling, water quality monitoring, project management, and wildlife surveys. Through his work, he has made connections with local, state, and federal agencies. Additionally, Mr. Schaap has conducted numerous species focused biological studies on a wide array of California flora and fauna. He also possesses a state scientific collecting permit and a federal recovery permit.California Department of Fish and Game Scientific Collecting Permit (No. 10345) for: western pond turtle (Actinemys marmorata), California red-legged frog (Rana draytonii), two-striped garter snake (Thamnophis hammondii), coast horned lizard (Phrynosoma cornonatum), California legless lizard (Anniella pulchra), foothills yellow-legged frog (Rana boylii), coast range newt (Taricha torosa torosa), western spadefoot (Spea hammondii), yellow-blotched salamander (Ensatina escholtzii croceator), large-blotched salamander (Ensatina klauberi), and south coast garter snake (Thamnophis sirtalis). (DFG Local Authority: Fresno Field Office). Valid December, 2011 through December, 2013 in Fresno, Kern, Kings, Los Angeles, Monterey, Napa, Orange, Riverside, Santa Barbara, , San Benito, San Bernardino, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, San Francisco, San Luis Obispo, San Mateo, and Ventura counties. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Recovery Permit (No. TE 203074-0) for California red-legged frog. USFW Local Authority: Ventura Field Office. Permit is valid August 2013 through August 2017 throughout the entire range of the species.

Listed skills include Ecology, Nepa, Environmental Impact Assessment, Natural Resource Management, and 8 others.