Mapping

Sherman Jensen, President of White Horse Associates, has developed a high level of skill through 25 years experience mapping various landscape components at various scales. These mapping skills are an essential component of ecological classifications and wetland delineations. A Geographical Information System ( GIS) is a useful tool for generating pretty maps and for assembling spatial data. It is also useful for integrating and examining relationships between different landscape components (e.g. climate, geology, hydrology, soil and vegetation). GIS is at the heart of ecological classifications and a major component of most other studies. We also provide GIS support to other consultants. Our facilities include a robust suite of mapping and GIS tools. Ted Dean has 18 years experience applying GIS to environmental research and surveys. Mapping is also an important tool for hydrologic and ecological modeling and has served as a template for functional landscape designs.

In addition to the extensive mapping associated with Ecological Classifications, Wetland Delineations and Riparian Studies, we have completed other detailed mapping inventories of wildlife, vegetation and soil resources.

Piceance Basin expansion project. 2004. Compiled soils and environmental baseline information for a proposed 157 mile pipeline through Sweetwater County in Wyoming and Moffit and Rio Blanco Counties in Colorado . Conducted for BioResources in Logan , UT.
Landscape description, Cheyenne Plains Pipeline. 2003. Prepared maps and tabular summary of topography, geology, climate, soils and vegetation for a 232 mile pipeline through Kansas and Colorado . Conducted for BioResources, Inc., Logan , Utah .
Characterization of proposed Ruby Pipeline corridor, WY, UT, NV and CA. 2001. Characterized elevation, slope, geology, geomorphology, soil and vegetation along a 650 mile long corridor through the Great Basin . Conducted for BioResources, Inc., Logan , UT.
Range assessment, DWP lands in Owens Valley , California. 2001. Assessed condition of range relative to potential for about 250,000 acres in Owens and Mono Lake subbasins in eastern California . Condition classes were applied based on grass production relative to potential grass production assigned to soil map units. Conducted for Ecosystems Sciences, Boise , Id.
Elk distributions in the Book Cliffs, Utah. 1999-2001. Sequentially plotted elk distributions from radio-collar and aerial spotting information. Conducted for Western Wildlife Consulting, Richmond, UT.
Mapping service, Nellis Air Force base, Nevada. 1996. Prepared a digital base map for the Nellis Air Force Base (3,035,326 acres) and overlay maps showing: 1) locations of sensitive plants; 2) geology; 3) elevation classes; 4) slope classes; 5) aspect classes; 6) topography; and 7) precipitation. Conducted for the Nature Conservancy, Los Vegas, NV.
Hayden Hill Soil Survey, Lassen County, CA (1990). Conducted a very detailed (order 1-2) survey of 3,484 acres to determine the qualities and volume of soil materials available for use in reclamation of land to be strip mined. Conducted for BioResources; Logan, UT.
Soil assessment of the AZ #1 Site, Mohave County, Arizona. (1987). Conducted a detailed survey and assessment of soil for an area near the south rim of the Grand Canyon that is intended for mine development. Conducted for Sigler and Assoc.; Logan, UT.
Materials resource inventory for Long Ridge, Garfield County, Colorado. 1986. Conducted a detailed inventory of soil materials for about 1,200 acres. Also evaluated soil-materials for use in reclamation of a shale disposal pile. Conducted for Union Oil Co.; Parachute, CO
Soil assessment of the Pinenut Site, Mohave County, Arizona. 1985. Conducted a detailed survey and assessment of soil for an area near the south rim of the Grand Canyon that is intended for mine development. Conducted for Sigler and Associates; Logan, UT.
Topsoil evaluation (Phase II shale-pile area). 1985. Interpreted hydrologic parameters for topsoil to be used in reclamation of a projected retorted shale disposal area. Conducted for Union Oil Company; Parachute, CO.
Extension of a survey of soil for the Kemmerer Coal Mine. 1984. Conducted soil survey for about 300 acres. Conducted for P and M Coal Co.; Kemmerer, WY.
Soil prospecting in East Fork Parachute Creek drainage (a materials resource inventory). 1984. Described, evaluated and classified soil materials for 280 acres and to a depth of 20 feet. Conducted for Union Oil Company; Parachute, CO
Soil survey of sections 11 and 14 of the Kemmerer Mine. 1983. An order 1-2 soil survey with a primary purpose of identifying topsoil materials for use in reclamation. Conducted for P and M Coal Company; Kemmerer, WY.
Soil survey of rodent trapping grids. 1983. A very detailed survey of soil for ten rodent trapping grids, each about 7 acres in size. Conducted for Bio‑Resources Inc. Logan, UT.
Soil survey of riparian research areas in Idaho and Utah. 1983. Detailed surveys of soil and riparian community types for each of ten, thirty-acre research areas. Conducted for USDA Forest Service; Ogden, UT.
Soil assessments for proposed drill sites. 1983. Assessed soils in three sites in the Caribou and Bridger-Teton National Forests. Conducted for Bio/West Inc. Logan, UT.
Survey of soil for the Utah State University Range Experiment area in Tintic Valley, Utah. 1983. An order 1 soil survey of about 5,000 acres to facilitate planning, implementation and interpretation of range studies. Conducted for USU Range Department; Logan, UT.
Soil assessment of proposed tar sands development near Canyonlands National Park, Utah. 1983. Described and evaluated soils for an area expected to be effected by energy development. Conducted for Sigler and Associates; Logan, UT.
Soil survey of the Phase II development area for the Union Oil shale operation near Parachute, Colorado. 1982. Conducted an order 1-2 soil survey of 18,000 acres and evaluated soils for use in reclamation. Conducted for Union Oil Company; Parachute, CO.
Soil survey of pastures 2, 20 and 21 of the USU Range Experiment Area in Tintic Valley, Utah. 1982. An order 1 soil survey of areas used in range research. Conducted for USU Range Science Department; Logan, UT.
Soil survey of the Mills site near Evanston, Wyoming. 1981. A detailed soil survey for an area to be disturbed by gravel mining. Conducted for Meijji Res. Cons.; Layton, UT.
Vegetation survey for proposed MX operation base sites and vicinities. 1981. Classified, described, interpreted and mapped vegetation types for about 860,000 acres in the Great Basin. Conducted for BioSystems Analysis; San Francisco, CA.

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In addition to the extensive mapping associated with Ecological Classifications, Wetland Delineations and Riparian Studies, we have completed other detailed mapping inventories of wildlife, vegetation and soil resources.

Piceance Basin expansion project. 2004. Compiled soils and environmental baseline information for a proposed 157 mile pipeline through Sweetwater County in Wyoming and Moffit and Rio Blanco Counties in Colorado . Conducted for BioResources in Logan , UT.

Landscape description, Cheyenne Plains Pipeline. 2003. Prepared maps and tabular summary of topography, geology, climate, soils and vegetation for a 232 mile pipeline through Kansas and Colorado . Conducted for BioResources, Inc., Logan , Utah .

Characterization of proposed Ruby Pipeline corridor, WY, UT, NV and CA. 2001. Characterized elevation, slope, geology, geomorphology, soil and vegetation along a 650 mile long corridor through the Great Basin . Conducted for BioResources, Inc., Logan , UT.

Elk distributions in the Book Cliffs, Utah. 1999-2001. Sequentially plotted elk distributions from radio-collar and aerial spotting information. Conducted for Western Wildlife Consulting, Richmond, UT.

Hayden Hill Soil Survey, Lassen County, CA (1990). Conducted a very detailed (order 1-2) survey of 3,484 acres to determine the qualities and volume of soil materials available for use in reclamation of land to be strip mined. Conducted for BioResources; Logan, UT.

Soil assessment of the AZ #1 Site, Mohave County, Arizona. (1987). Conducted a detailed survey and assessment of soil for an area near the south rim of the Grand Canyon that is intended for mine development. Conducted for Sigler and Assoc.; Logan, UT.

Materials resource inventory for Long Ridge, Garfield County, Colorado. 1986. Conducted a detailed inventory of soil materials for about 1,200 acres. Also evaluated soil-materials for use in reclamation of a shale disposal pile. Conducted for Union Oil Co.; Parachute, CO

Soil assessment of the Pinenut Site, Mohave County, Arizona. 1985. Conducted a detailed survey and assessment of soil for an area near the south rim of the Grand Canyon that is intended for mine development. Conducted for Sigler and Associates; Logan, UT.

Topsoil evaluation (Phase II shale-pile area). 1985. Interpreted hydrologic parameters for topsoil to be used in reclamation of a projected retorted shale disposal area. Conducted for Union Oil Company; Parachute, CO.

Extension of a survey of soil for the Kemmerer Coal Mine. 1984. Conducted soil survey for about 300 acres. Conducted for P and M Coal Co.; Kemmerer, WY.

Soil prospecting in East Fork Parachute Creek drainage (a materials resource inventory). 1984. Described, evaluated and classified soil materials for 280 acres and to a depth of 20 feet. Conducted for Union Oil Company; Parachute, CO

Soil survey of sections 11 and 14 of the Kemmerer Mine. 1983. An order 1-2 soil survey with a primary purpose of identifying topsoil materials for use in reclamation. Conducted for P and M Coal Company; Kemmerer, WY.

Soil survey of rodent trapping grids. 1983. A very detailed survey of soil for ten rodent trapping grids, each about 7 acres in size. Conducted for Bio‑Resources Inc. Logan, UT.

Soil survey of riparian research areas in Idaho and Utah. 1983. Detailed surveys of soil and riparian community types for each of ten, thirty-acre research areas. Conducted for USDA Forest Service; Ogden, UT.

Soil assessments for proposed drill sites. 1983. Assessed soils in three sites in the Caribou and Bridger-Teton National Forests. Conducted for Bio/West Inc. Logan, UT.

Survey of soil for the Utah State University Range Experiment area in Tintic Valley, Utah. 1983. An order 1 soil survey of about 5,000 acres to facilitate planning, implementation and interpretation of range studies. Conducted for USU Range Department; Logan, UT.

Soil assessment of proposed tar sands development near Canyonlands National Park, Utah. 1983. Described and evaluated soils for an area expected to be effected by energy development. Conducted for Sigler and Associates; Logan, UT.

Soil survey of the Phase II development area for the Union Oil shale operation near Parachute, Colorado. 1982. Conducted an order 1-2 soil survey of 18,000 acres and evaluated soils for use in reclamation. Conducted for Union Oil Company; Parachute, CO.

Soil survey of pastures 2, 20 and 21 of the USU Range Experiment Area in Tintic Valley, Utah. 1982. An order 1 soil survey of areas used in range research. Conducted for USU Range Science Department; Logan, UT.

Soil survey of the Mills site near Evanston, Wyoming. 1981. A detailed soil survey for an area to be disturbed by gravel mining. Conducted for Meijji Res. Cons.; Layton, UT.

Vegetation survey for proposed MX operation base sites and vicinities. 1981. Classified, described, interpreted and mapped vegetation types for about 860,000 acres in the Great Basin. Conducted for BioSystems Analysis; San Francisco, CA.

In addition to the extensive mapping associated with Ecological Classifications, Wetland Delineations and Riparian Studies, we have completed other detailed mapping inventories of wildlife, vegetation and soil resources.

Piceance Basin expansion project. 2004. Compiled soils and environmental baseline information for a proposed 157 mile pipeline through Sweetwater County in Wyoming and Moffit and Rio Blanco Counties in Colorado . Conducted for BioResources in Logan , UT.

Landscape description, Cheyenne Plains Pipeline. 2003. Prepared maps and tabular summary of topography, geology, climate, soils and vegetation for a 232 mile pipeline through Kansas and Colorado . Conducted for BioResources, Inc., Logan , Utah .

Characterization of proposed Ruby Pipeline corridor, WY, UT, NV and CA. 2001. Characterized elevation, slope, geology, geomorphology, soil and vegetation along a 650 mile long corridor through the Great Basin . Conducted for BioResources, Inc., Logan , UT.

Elk distributions in the Book Cliffs, Utah. 1999-2001. Sequentially plotted elk distributions from radio-collar and aerial spotting information. Conducted for Western Wildlife Consulting, Richmond, UT.

Hayden Hill Soil Survey, Lassen County, CA (1990). Conducted a very detailed (order 1-2) survey of 3,484 acres to determine the qualities and volume of soil materials available for use in reclamation of land to be strip mined. Conducted for BioResources; Logan, UT.

Soil assessment of the AZ #1 Site, Mohave County, Arizona. (1987). Conducted a detailed survey and assessment of soil for an area near the south rim of the Grand Canyon that is intended for mine development. Conducted for Sigler and Assoc.; Logan, UT.

Materials resource inventory for Long Ridge, Garfield County, Colorado. 1986. Conducted a detailed inventory of soil materials for about 1,200 acres. Also evaluated soil-materials for use in reclamation of a shale disposal pile. Conducted for Union Oil Co.; Parachute, CO

Soil assessment of the Pinenut Site, Mohave County, Arizona. 1985. Conducted a detailed survey and assessment of soil for an area near the south rim of the Grand Canyon that is intended for mine development. Conducted for Sigler and Associates; Logan, UT.

Topsoil evaluation (Phase II shale-pile area). 1985. Interpreted hydrologic parameters for topsoil to be used in reclamation of a projected retorted shale disposal area. Conducted for Union Oil Company; Parachute, CO.

Extension of a survey of soil for the Kemmerer Coal Mine. 1984. Conducted soil survey for about 300 acres. Conducted for P and M Coal Co.; Kemmerer, WY.

Soil prospecting in East Fork Parachute Creek drainage (a materials resource inventory). 1984. Described, evaluated and classified soil materials for 280 acres and to a depth of 20 feet. Conducted for Union Oil Company; Parachute, CO

Soil survey of sections 11 and 14 of the Kemmerer Mine. 1983. An order 1-2 soil survey with a primary purpose of identifying topsoil materials for use in reclamation. Conducted for P and M Coal Company; Kemmerer, WY.

Soil survey of rodent trapping grids. 1983. A very detailed survey of soil for ten rodent trapping grids, each about 7 acres in size. Conducted for Bio‑R­esources Inc. Logan, UT.

Soil survey of riparian research areas in Idaho and Utah. 1983. Detailed surveys of soil and riparian community types for each of ten, thirty-acre research areas. Conducted for USDA Forest Service; Ogden, UT.

Soil assessments for proposed drill sites. 1983. Assessed soils in three sites in the Caribou and Bridger-Teton National Forests. Conducted for Bio/West Inc. Logan, UT.

Survey of soil for the Utah State University Range Experiment area in Tintic Valley, Utah. 1983. An order 1 soil survey of about 5,000 acres to facilitate planning, implementation and interpretation of range studies. Conducted for USU Range Department; Logan, UT.

Soil assessment of proposed tar sands development near Canyonlands National Park, Utah. 1983. Described and evaluated soils for an area expected to be effected by energy development. Conducted for Sigler and Associates; Logan, UT.

Soil survey of the Phase II development area for the Union Oil shale operation near Parachute, Colorado. 1982. Conducted an order 1-2 soil survey of 18,000 acres and evaluated soils for use in reclamation. Conducted for Union Oil Company; Parachute, CO.

Soil survey of pastures 2, 20 and 21 of the USU Range Experiment Area in Tintic Valley, Utah. 1982. An order 1 soil survey of areas used in range research. Conducted for USU Range Science Department; Logan, UT.

Soil survey of the Mills site near Evanston, Wyoming. 1981. A detailed soil survey for an area to be disturbed by gravel mining. Conducted for Meijji Res. Cons.; Layton, UT.

Vegetation survey for proposed MX operation base sites and vicinities. 1981. Classified, described, interpreted and mapped vegetation types for about 860,000 acres in the Great Basin. Conducted for BioSystems Analysis; San Francisco, CA.

Soil survey of rodent trapping grids. 1983. A very detailed survey of soil for ten rodent trapping grids, each about 7 acres in size. Conducted for Bio‑Resources Inc. Logan, UT.