Monk & Associates
Biological Consulting · California
Biological consulting that keeps projects moving and habitats protected.
Monk & Associates is a specialized biological consulting firm providing biological surveys, permitting, and compliance support for public and private projects across Northern California.
Monk & Associates
Biological Consulting Firm
Monk & Associates provides science-based biological consulting services for public and private projects throughout Northern California. We support clients through every phase of the regulatory process, from field surveys and permitting to compliance and mitigation monitoring.
Get to Know Us
Our Mission
There are hundreds of biological consulting firms to choose from. Clients choose Monk & Associates because we are problem solvers with integrity.
We work collaboratively with our clients and regulatory agencies to find practical solutions that work for all parties involved. We do not attempt to avoid biological constraints or hope they will be overlooked. Instead, we rely on our knowledge, experience, and technical expertise to resolve issues and obtain the permits necessary to move projects forward.
Our team has completed, and continues to complete, projects throughout the Santa Rosa Plain, the Central Valley, and all nine Bay Area counties.
Our Work in the Field
Biological Surveys & Monitoring
There are hundreds of biological consulting firms to choose from. Clients choose Monk & Associates because we are problem solvers with integrity.
We work collaboratively with our clients and regulatory agencies to find practical solutions that work for all parties involved. We do not attempt to avoid biological constraints or hope they will be overlooked. Instead, we rely on our knowledge, experience, and technical expertise to resolve issues and obtain the permits necessary to move projects forward.
Our team has completed, and continues to complete, projects throughout the Santa Rosa Plain, the Central Valley, and all nine Bay Area counties.
Ralph Preserve
habitat monitoring
CA tiger salamander
larval survey
Botanizing,
Alameda County, CA
Fairy shrimp dip-netting, Contra Costa County, CA
12th Street Bridge fish salvage,
Oakland, CA
California red-legged frog dip-netting, San Joaquin County
Fairy shrimp dip-netting, Doolan Preserve, Alameda County, CA
Vegetation
mapping
Rare plant population
assessment
Raptor nest monitoring,
Stanislaus County, CA
Butterfly on native vegetation and observed in natural habitat
Field survey in natural habitat, Stanislaus County, CA
Field team conducting
ecological survey
Biologist safely handling a turtle during field monitoring
Our Team
Lead Biologists
Monk & Associates has a team of Staff, Project, and Senior Biologists who provide applicants with comprehensive biological permitting and regulatory support.
Sarah M. Lynch
Principal Biologist
Ms. Lynch has been with Monk & Associates since its inception and assists clients by identifying and resolving potential biological constraints associated with their projects. She prepares permitting packages for submittal to local, state, and federal resource agencies and assists with mitigation negotiations. Her experience includes wildlife biology, botany, wetlands ecology and delineation, and threatened and endangered species surveys. Her technical expertise includes amphibian and fairy shrimp surveys, rare plant surveys, bird censusing, small mammal trapping, multiparameter wetland assessments, mitigation monitoring, and biological constraints and impact analysis pursuant to CEQA.
Christina Owens
Senior Associate Biologist
Ms. Owens has been with Monk & Associates since 2012. A botanist by education and training, she has extensive experience conducting botanical surveys and wetland delineations. She prepares permit application packages for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, California Regional Water Quality Control Board, and the California Department of Fish and Wildlife. Ms. Owens also prepares biological resource analyses, Section 404 and 401 alternative analyses, special-status plant mitigation and monitoring plans, weed management plans, mitigation monitoring plans, and riparian enhancement plans. She has constructed and monitored seasonal wetland habitats until success criteria were achieved.
Certifications & Authorizations
- Certified Wildlife Biologist, The Wildlife Society (Washington, D.C.)
- Authorized by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service under a federal 10(a)(1)(A) Recovery Permit
- Authorized by the California Department of Fish and Wildlife under a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU)
- Authorized under a Plant Voucher Collecting Permit to collect State-listed plant species
Let’s Talk About Your Project
Get expert biological consulting support for surveys, permitting, and compliance across Northern California.