Projects
Welcome to Woodward Geoscience
Our skills and services include: interpretation of remotely sensed imagery such as LiDAR & Aerial photography for watershed assessments, landslide inventories, mass wasting evaluation of Timber harvest plans and watersheds, landslide investigation, and channel migration zone and floodplain evaluations. Below is a brief overview of some of our services and projects we have been involved in.
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Geologic & Geomorphic assessment of Timber Harvest Plans
We provide full geologic reconnaissance and detailed geologic/geomorphic mapping for timber harvest planning. Our services can include, but not limited to: harvest unit assessments for mass wasting, forest road repair/realignments, channel migration zone and flood plain evaluations. We strive to provide environmentally sound, reasonable, and innovative mitigations to keep your project going. In California, our projects are compliant with CGS Note 45 standards and stamped by licensed geologists. For recent samples of THP work please visit the CalTrees website for the following harvest plans:
- H510-THP, CA Plan #1-24-072-DEL, Geology report in "20240715_1-24-00072-DEL_Sec5_App.pdf"
- Gibson Miller THP, CA Plan #1-24-019HUM, Geology report in "20240606_1-24-00019-HUM_Sec5_App.pdf"
- Surpur Bear THP, CA Plan #1-23-0125-HUM, Geology report in "20231211_1-23-00125-HUM_Sec5_App.pdf"
Geologic & Geomorphic Mapping
Reconnaissance and detailed geologic mapping projects ranging from single lots to larger subdivisions throughout the San Francisco Bay region and Northern California. Detailed geomorphic mapping projects related to surface mining reclamation, forest road repair/realignments, as well as watershed analyses for Industrially managed timberlands in Northern California. These projects typically result in stamped reports for city, county, state and/or federal entities.
Preliminary Mass Wasting Assessment
The preliminary mass wasting assessment of industrially managed timberlands in Northern California involved a summary of data compiled over a seven year period. The purpose of the assessment was to examine relationships between mass wasting processes and timber management practices. The report was submitted to National Marine Fisheries Service and United States Fish and Wildlife Service in November 2016 as part of an agreement associated with an Aquatic Habitat Conservation Plan.
SSS Delineation
Delineation of preventative landslide buffers for steep streamside slopes on industrially managed timberlands. The development of these buffers included modeling shallow landslide hazard areas using a large landslide database and a LiDAR-based terrain ruggedness model in order to establish buffers specific to local watersheds. The landslide inventory and analysis included more than 2,000 field reviewed landslides over 360,00 acres and slopes adjacent to 182 miles of streams. Completed December 2014.
