Panorama Announces New Volunteer Coordinator
Panorama is pleased to announce that Rita Wilke has accepted the position of Volunteer Coordinator! Rita will be one of Panorama’s SPARK program mentors as part of the Community Benefits Program for the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission and will work with a student from Willie Brown Middle School. More information on SPARK can be […]
Tania Treis Presents at the Bar Association of San Francisco
On November 3, 2016, Panorama’s Principal, Tania Treis, presented on Environmental Law Basics: Understanding CEQA. Tania was part of a panel titled “Environmental Review Process: Navigating statutory exclusions, categorical exemptions, negative declarations, EIRs, public commnet, and project approval. She focused on defining projects under CEQA and CEQA technical analyses. More information about the event can […]
Panorama’s Sheila Hoyer On-Site at Salt Creek Substation
Panorama’s Senior Environmental Scientist Sheila Hoyer is now conducting on-site monitoring during construction of San Diego Gas and Electric’s (SDG&E’s) Salt Creek Substation. The project is located in Chula Vista, California in southwestern San Diego County. Panorama prepared the Environmental Impact Report for the project. Several alternatives were considered, and in May 2016, the California Public Utilities […]
Laurie Hietter to Present at the 2016 U.S. and International Geothermal Energy Showcase
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The latest on KenGen: Laurie Hietter visits Kenya’s geothermal power plants
Laurie Hietter, Panorama Principal, attended the Kenya Electricity Generating Company’s (KenGen) Geothermal Board of Consultants meeting in Naivasha this March. The members of the Board toured the Olkaria geothermal field, the Eburru power plant, as well as their wellhead generators. KenGen has now added 280 MW of geothermal power to the national grid with Olkaria IV providing 140 […]
Panorama Participates in Broom Bust!
Pictured: Leo Mena (Environmental Analyst) Removing Scotch Broom (Image courtesy of Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy) Two members of the Panorama team got their hands dirty over the weekend at the Hands On Tam Winter Workday Broom Bust! The Marin Municipal Water District and the Marin County Parks hosted the volunteer event, with coordination from […]
Susanne Heim Presents Panorama’s work at the Wildlife Society Conference
Panorama’s very own Susanne Heim, Senior Environmental Scientist/Project Manager presented at the Wildlife Society Conference on the topic of habitat distribution models. The presentation, Evaluation of Desert Tortoise Habitat Suitability Model Predictions in the Soda Mountain Area, San Bernardino County takes a look at a desert tortoise habitat suitability model developed by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).