Zara Environmental has successfully completed projects for many notable engineering and design firms as well as government agencies, private landowners, and non-profit organizations. Here are some of our clients and a brief description of the project and services provided.

Client: Majestic Arts Foundation Ranch
Project: Territory mapping of Golden-cheeked Warblers
Description: Performing endangered bird territory mapping of a 525 acre ranch. Consulting on the creation of a mitigation bank.

Client: Carollo Engineers
Project: City of Austin Water Treatment Plant 4
Description: Zara Environmental assisted in selection and evaluation of several proposed Water Treatment Plant 4 site locations. This involved karst feature surveys, excavations, and karst faunal surveys.

Client: Prewitt and Associates
Project: Karst Management and Research at Camp Bullis, TX
Description: This diverse contract provides the Department of Defense with management/monitoring of endangered species, hydrogeologic studies including Geologic Assessments, dye traces, and contaminant monitoring, and other karst related research.

Client: Hicks and Company
Project: Friendship to Manchaca Transmission Line Construction
Description: Zara has provided environmental oversight during the construction of a transmission line across environmentally sensitive aquifer recharge land. We work with contractors to minimize environmental impacts and prevent work stoppage due to environmental concerns.

Client: Edwards Aquifer Authority
Project 1: Dye Trace- San Marcos and Kinney County, TX
Description : Perform dye traces at various sites near the City of San Marcos and in Kinney County, both of which are in the Edwards Aquifer, in order to delineate flow paths and demonstrate connectivity.

Project 2: Aquifer Biota Sampling
Description: Survey fauna across the range of the Edwards Aquifer. This project has the potential to encounter some of the rarest fish on earth, blind catfish which live in the aquifer deep beneath central Texas. It will also contribute to our understanding of aquifer genesis, connectivity, and ecosystem health.

Client: Loomis Partners
Project: Hays County Habitat Conservation Plan
Descriptions: Our experts in karst biology and geology assist in the development of a regional Habitat Conservation Plan. This involves site visits, literature reviews, and other research to identify and prioritize locations and species to cover under the plan. View Habitat Conservation Plan here

Client: CDM Engineers
Project: City of Round Rock Water Treatment Plant Pipeline
Description: Evaluate sensitive geologic features as potential habitat for endangered species and perform necessary excavations, surveys, and mapping.

Client: HDR Engineering
Project: City of Round Rock Water Tower
Description: Survey proposed construction site for karst features and provide necessary environmental compliance services with regard to the Endangered Species Act.

Client: TCB/AECOM
Project: Blanco River Ranch Endangered Species Assessment
Description: Survey of several thousand acres for sensitive karst features and potential habitat of endangered bird species and provide advice and consultation on options for project advancement.

Client: National Park Service
Project: Inventory of Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks
Description: Inventory karst fauna found in two national parks. This project produced thousands of specimens, many of which represented new records for the cave, county, and region. Twenty-seven species new to science were discovered, leading to coverage by major news outlets and a featured story in National Geographic Magazine.

Client: City of Austin
Project: Cave Gate Construction
Description: Cave gate construction at 5 caves as part of a management strategy for the Balcones Canyonlands Preserve.

Client: Texas Cave Management Association
Project: Endangered Species Monitoring and Bat Habitat Monitoring
Description: Endangered species monitoring, exotic species control and maintenance of three preserves.

Client: S&K Farms
Project: Wildlife Management Plan
Description: Development of a Wildlife Management Plan that provided information on land use,existing plant and animal communities, and landowner goals, and outlined management activities that will enhance human enjoyment as well as use by wildlife.

Client: Department of Defense (subcontracted through Texas Cave Management Association)
Project: Bat Habitat Monitoring
Description: Monitor bat habitat and control red imported fire ants at cave and karst features on a military installation.

Client: Department of Defense ( subcontracted through Illinois Natural History Survey)
Project 1: Plethodon salamander
Description: Studies on the endemic Plethodon salamander in caves at Ft. Hood, Texas.

Project 2: Solenopsis invicta Impact
Description: Investigation of the potential for red imported fire ant (Solenopsis Invicta) impacts to the ecology of karst invertebrates at Ft. Hood, Texas.

Project 3: Cave Crickets (Rhaphidophoridae)
Description: Examining the role of cave crickets (Rhaphidophoridae) in cave ecosystems: Preliminary studies of isotope ratios (d13C, d15N) and radio tracking.