ESA’s archaeologists provide critical thinking and measured analyses to guide project planning, permitting, and construction compliance. We bring experience and practical application to cultural resources evaluations to ensure technical excellence and regulatory compliance.
Our experts regularly conduct site investigations, assess the historic significance of resources, identify potential impacts, and plan effective mitigation strategies that emphasize avoidance, establishment of protective buffers, and documentation of lost or altered resources if necessary.
California has signed AB 2051 into law, setting the stage for coastal resilience permitting reforms....
California’s new CEQA laws bring changes to environmental review, exemptions, streamlining, and project planning. We...
Early environmental compliance planning can help projects reduce delays, avoid redesign, manage mitigation, and improve...
California’s El Niño emergency declaration prioritizes environmental permitting and agency coordination to help communities prepare...
California’s Mills Act has supported historic preservation for over 50 years. Learn how cities are...
California voters’ November ballot includes Proposition 45 (Prop 45), a measure that would make major...
