WEST is excited to invite you to the upcoming webinar series, “Navigating the Shift: Environmental Approaches for Renewable Energy Projects in a Changing Regulatory Landscape.” This series is designed to provide you with potential technical solutions and expert guidance to adapt to the rapidly changing regulatory landscape.
As the regulatory environment evolves, proactive, data-driven strategies are more critical than ever. This comprehensive 3-part series provides practical, technical guidance from WEST’s experts. The sessions are focused on helping participants minimize risks to protected species and avoid federal law violations, while streamlining permitting processes and implementing cost-effective data collection, biological assessment, and mitigation strategies.
Webinar 1: Biological Risk Assessments and Data Collection
A forward-looking session on how to strategically minimize biological risk and data collection costs for renewable energy projects. With increasing uncertainty around regulatory expectations, this webinar explores desktop-first strategies, predictive modeling, and data adequacy to help clients make informed decisions without unnecessary fieldwork.
Learn how WEST’s tools, including the RENEW database, can support smarter Tier 1 and 2 assessments, clarify agency expectations, and reduce legal exposure. We’ll challenge conventional approaches, highlight key insights on eagles and post-construction monitoring (PCM), and offer actionable steps for considering and navigating the US Fish and Wildlife Service’s Wind Energy Guidelines (WEGs) and Eagle Conservation Plan Guidance (ECPG).