MOUNTAIN STATE BIOSURVEYS, LLC in Lesage, West Virginia
Services Offered:
Biological
Consulting
Fish
Bats
Amphibians
Reptiles
Benthic
Macroinvertebrates.
Web Results:
- Fish
- West Virginia is home to 24 families of fish comprised of 178 species. Many people associate fish only with sport species but approximately 80% of West Virginia fish are nongame. Minnows, suckers, sculpins, and freshwater eels are examples of nongame fish. Some gamefish include catfish, pike, trout,...
- Benthics
- West Virginia's topography results in an abundance of high gradient streams. These streams provide excellent habitat for many species of benthic macroinvertebrates. Benthic macroinvertebrates are used as biological indicators of water quality by many government agencies. These agencies use a Stream ...
- Reptiles
- West Virginia is home to 20 species of snakes, 13 species of turtles, and 6 species of lizards. Snakes range in size from the small and secretive 6 inch worm snake to the 7 foot black rat snake. There are only two venomous snake species, the northern copperhead and the timber rattlesnake. Turtles ra...
- Mountain State Biosurveys
- Mountain State Biosurveys is a West Virginia based company focusing on biological surveying and monitoring. We are here to meet the environmental compliance needs of residential and commercial development, mining operations, highway development, wind farms, and government agencies. Many of our surve...
- Wetlands
- West Virginia is comprised of three main wetland types. These include emergent wetlands, shrub wetlands, and forested wetlands. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service estimates 57,000 to 102,000 acres of wetlands in West Virginia. This is less than 1% of the states land surface area. It is for this reas...
Business Information:
In Business Since: | 2005 |
Business Sector: | Residential, Commercial |