Dinkins Biological Consulting has conducted projects for industry, state departments of transportation, conservation organizations, and natural resource agencies. A few representative projects are summarized below.
Saturn Corporation Spring Hill, TN (1986-2007) Dinkins Biological Consulting was contracted to perform biological and water quality studies at the Saturn facility near Spring Hill, TN. In these studies, fish, benthic macroinvertebrate, and surface water samples were collected from three reaches on Carters Creek, two reaches on Titan Creek, and one reach on West Fork…
Obed River at Potters Ford Bridge Catoosa Wildlife National Management Area, TN Construction of a new bridge over the Obed River at Potters Ford in the Catoosa Wildlife National Management Area required an endangered mussel survey. Published and unpublished records indicated the historical existence of the endangered mussels, Purple bean (Villosa perpurpurea) and Cumberland bean…
Federally Protected Mussel Survey in Line Creek Fayette/Coweta Co., GA Peachtree City’s Airport (Falcon Field) lies within the Line Creek water-shed. Two small, unnamed streams flow through the airport property and drain into Line Creek. Historically, Line Creek had an abundant and diverse mussel fauna, composed of approximately 25 species including three species designated as…
Federally Protected Fish Survey in Coosawattee River Gilmore Co., Ellijay, GA Construction of the proposed Veteran Memorial Bridge across the Coosawattee River in Ellijay, Georgia required an endangered fish survey. Two federally threatened fish species, the Goldline darter (Percina aurolineata) and the Blue shiner (Cyprinella caerulea), have been documented as occurring within the project vicinity.…
Federally Protected Mussel Survey in Elk River Clay Co., WV The West Virginia Department of Highways is planning to replace the Camp Creek Truss Bridge (CR 4/5, Clay County) spanning the Elk River near Procious, West Virginia. A previous study in 2001 revealed 17 species of native freshwater mussels located in the direct and indirect…
Gloucester 301 (h) Monitoring Program Gloucester, Massachussetts (1987 – Present) Barbara Dinkins has been involved in the monitoring program associated with the secondary treatment waiver awarded to the City of Goucester since 1987. The waiver, awarded in 1985, requires a monitoring program made up of three components; sampling the treatment plant effluent for priority pollutants,…
Neptune Pipeline Monitoring Program Massachusetts Bay, Massachusetts (2008-Present) Dinkins Biological, LLC. is contracted to do the indentification of marine benthic macroinvertebrates for the pre- and post-construction monitoring of a liquid natural gas pipeline built in Massachusetts Bay by Suez Energy.
Brookfield, Inc. Long term monitoring of freshwater mussels in the Cheoah River, North Carolina, in association with FERC hydropower relicensing agreements.
Environment and Archaeology, Inc. Mussel Surveys in the Kanawa and Elk Rivers, West Virginia, at pipeline construction and repair projects
TWRA develop monitoring program for the federally threatened land snail Anguispira picta in Sherwood, TN
Various clients: Aquatic biodiversity surveys for conservation easements throughout the Southeastern United States
Terrestrial gastropod surveys for state endangered land snail at pipeline replacement project in Macinac County, Michigan
National Park Service: Mussel survey for horse crossings in Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area, Tennessee.
Power Engineers, Inc., Survey for fish and mussels along a proposed pipeline in Jackson, Gallia, Vinton and Lawrence Counties, Ohio.
AMEC Foster Wheeler, Inc.: Snail relocation in the Cahaba River, Alabama, at a proposed bridge replacement.
Cardno Entrix, Inc.: Survey for fish and mussels for a pipeline construction project in Fauquier County, VA