ETA Humboldt LLC

ETA Humboldt bring decades of combined experience in California’s agricultural landscape. Our clients receive specialized services custom-fit to specific requirements. We’re also passionate about protecting and restoring the forests and waterways that make our region so special. We currently operate in Humboldt, Trinity, Mendocino, and Lake Counties and we’ve cultivated relationships with agencies throughout our service area to ensure the success of your project. And since we’re farmer-founded, you’ll be hard pressed to find a consultant that offers greater value and attention to detail.

We take pride in advocating for small scale farming and agriculture while providing scientific based solutions for environmental protection and restoration. We make it easy for land-owners to obtain necessary paperwork including county applications, building permits, grading permits, water rights, wastewater discharge permits, site management and remediation plans, CDFW Lake and Streambed Alteration Agreements, CEQA compliance documents, biological/botanical surveys, state license applications and mapping, water rights and any other necessary permits for your land management needs.

CDFW Grant Opportunities

ETA Humboldt provides a wide range of services geared towards developing productive relationships and implementing exciting projects. We have a successful project track record that includes every phase, from research to funding to implementation and completion.

Whether you’re looking to find and write a grant for your project or a Public Works prime contractor seeking reliable and affordable environmental services, you’ll find a valuable partner in ETA Humboldt.

Grant Writing & Administration

The grant funding space can be intimidating and overwhelming – ETA Humboldt knows this firsthand, We’ve spent our career developing skills and relationships in developing project ideas into complete and competitive funding applications. In 2023 alone, we’ve helped our applicants win large grant awards from California’s Department of Fish & Wildlife.

We partner with non-profit organizations, academic institutions, native tribes, and private land owners to make projects happen. And don’t worry – we have the skilled staff to support you on backend monitoring and reporting requirements. Our team of project managers and environmental scientists is highly experienced and motivated by client success.

Contact ETA Humboldt to see how we can help you and your project. Initial consultations are always free of charge.

Public Works Subcontracting – Environmental Services

We are a DBE-certified subcontractor specializing in environmental services for public works contracts. Here’s a sample of what we offer prime contractors in the Caltrans contracting space:

Preconstruction Surveys for regulated species and Environmentally Sensitive and Species Protection Areas.

Planning & Reporting documents including Aquatic Species Protection & Relocation, Natural Resource Protection, Protocols for Preconstruction Surveys, Dewatering Plans, and Regulated Species Management.

General Construction Monitoring with an affordable qualified-biologist day rate.

Regulated Species Relocation & Exclusion including nesting birds, bats, and aquatic species.

Our company also maintains federal and state small business set-aside certificates for assisting government agencies procure essential equipment. To date, we’ve fulfilled procurement contracts with California State Parks and California Department of Fish & Wildlife.

Please find our Capabilities Statement here.

• Business planning and LLC formation
• CEQA compliance monitoring and reporting
• Monitoring and reporting for 7 county and state agencies
• EPA monitoring and reporting (Northcoast Regional Water Control Board)
• Rainwater catchment 
• Grant acquisition and management
• GIS mapping and spatial planning
• Site improvement design and irrigation plans
• Project development and management

• Business planning and LLC formation
• CEQA compliance monitoring and reporting
• Monitoring and reporting for 7 county and state agencies
• EPA monitoring and reporting (Northcoast Regional Water Control Board)
• Rainwater catchment 
• Grant acquisition and management
• GIS mapping and spatial planning
• Site improvement design and irrigation plans
• Project development and management