Meet Steve Nelson
In 1974, during his second year in graduate school, Steve partnered with a fellow graduate student to form England & Nelson Environmental Consultants to provide biological resources consulting services in the environmental planning industry. In this capacity, Steve co-authored a number of large scale biological assessments and more focused studies throughout Los Angeles, Orange, San Diego, Riverside, and San Bernardino counties for public and private interests. These included The U.S. Bureau of Land Management, California Department of Fish and Game, the Los Angeles and Orange County planning and environmental review departments, and Southern California Edison Company. Most noteworthy of his early career was Steve’s co-authorship of the 1976 Significant Ecological Area Study as part of the Los Angeles County General Plan Update project.
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