
Ecological & Natural Resources
MIG provides technical leadership, a collaborative approach, and implementation-oriented strategies in both urban and wildland environments. Our expert staff integrates the diverse and often conflicting needs of water supply, flood management, habitat and species conservation, urban environments and recreation, using innovative and customized tools such as facilitation, structured decision-making processes, stakeholder awareness and public education, state-of-the-art GIS, web-enabled databases and visualization technology.
Featured Projects
MIG worked with the City of Berkeley to develop an interactive website to increase awareness regarding climate change.
The three-year general planning effort led by MIG for the City of Richmond was designed to engage the entire community in planning and to reposition the City in the Bay Area and overall as a cutting-edge, 21st century City.
An unprecedented, statewide collaborative effort to encourage property owners to make energy efficient upgrades to their homes and businesses.
Wagstaff/MIG prepared an EIR for a proposed 330,000-square-foot expansion by Oracle, Inc. of its world headquarters complex in the Island Park waterfront area of Belmont.
MIG worked with the City of Portland to identify gaps in management of wildfires.
Wagstaff/MIG prepared an EIR for a proposed 330,000-square-foot expansion by Oracle, Inc. of its world headquarters complex in the Island Park waterfront area of Belmont.
MIG led a strategic planning and communications program that yielded real flood protection solutions, grant funding and a successful Proposition 218 storm drainage fee vote.
MIG developed an outreach and voter education program to pass a benefit assessment that would provide for flood protection and stream stewardship in Santa Clara County for 10-15 years.
MIG crafted a comprehensive trails and bikeways plan for the Presidio, a former Army base in San Francisco.
MIG prepared a master plan and construction documents for Phase I development of the historic Rolling M Ranch improvements within 2,237 acres in the Puente-Chino Hills.
MIG facilitates monthly plan meetings and works closely with the Program Manager and Management Team members to develop the Santa Clara HCP/NCCP.
High quality writing and design result in an appealing vision for an agency dedicated to the preservation of public lands.
Strategic Master Plan project for the Great Spokane River Gorge area to build on the vision of an accessible greenbelt.
Wagstaff/MIG prepared an EIR for a proposed 330,000-square-foot expansion by Oracle, Inc. of its world headquarters complex in the Island Park waterfront area of Belmont.
MIG designed and implemented a public involvement process, as well as conceptual designs and an interactive project website, for this critical project to provide flood protection for communities along the Truckee River.
Resulting in the revitalization of Downtown Napa, this project was an award-winning national model for integrated flood protection and watershed management.
MIG provided process management, facilitation and conflict resolution services to help coordinate multiple agencies in managing the Santa Clara watershed.
MIG led the development of a Plan that addresses safety, recreation and natural resource protection for 1,400 acres along five miles of the American River in Sacramento County.
Highly visual brochure educating the community about watersheds and clean oceans.
MIG is assisting with facilitation of the stakeholder group providing input on the Alder Creek Watershed management plan.
This award-winning Master Plan addressed multiple objectives of habitat, open space and flood protection as well as water supply and water quality for over 19 cities in Los Angeles County.
MIG worked with Friends of the Columbia River Gorge to evaluate potential impacts from several wind energy projects on the Washington side of the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area.
MIG is assessing potential impacts to scenic quality from a proposed natural gas pipeline that will cross the Columbia River Gorge Scenic Area.
MIG is assessing potential impacts to scenic resources in the San Luis Valley of Colorado.