Albion

What Albion does

Albion (DBA Albion Environmental) is a women-owned cultural and natural resource management consulting firm founded circa 1999 and headquartered in California, with offices in Santa Cruz and San Luis Obispo. The firm provides scientific investigation, regulatory guidance, and compliance services across five integrated practice areas: cultural resource consulting, natural resource consulting, regulatory compliance with Native American consultation, archaeological inventory and evaluation, and construction monitoring. Core technical capabilities include ArcGIS-based mapping, archaeological field surveys and significance assessments, wildlife (especially avian and burrowing owl) assessments, mitigation planning, data recovery, and Section 106/CEQA/NEPA compliance monitoring.

The firm is co-owned by five principals — Sarah Peelo (President), Sarah Nicchitta (Vice President), Jennifer Farquhar, Cristie Boone, and Doug Ross — supported by senior specialists including a Senior Wildlife Biologist. Albion's customer base spans federal agencies (BLM, Bureau of Reclamation, NPS, Forest Service, NASA Ames), state and local government (Caltrans, CA Parks, water districts, multiple municipalities), defense (California Army National Guard), environmental consulting firms (SWCA, ICF, ESA), utilities (PG&E), universities (Santa Clara University), and private developers (Sobrato, Barry Swenson Builders, Irvine Company).

Revenue is generated through professional services contracts on a quote-based, project-scoped pricing model, with multi-year engagements (e.g., PG&E avian work since 2006, Santa Clara University since 2003). Go-to-market is relationship-driven: direct principal engagement, referrals from the regulatory and scientific community, and a website showcasing project case studies. The firm carries no external investors, no funding rounds, and no M&A activity. Women-owned small business status provides a structural advantage in government contracting set-asides.

Name

Albion

Legal name

Albion

Website

https://albionenvironmental.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1999

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Albion is a women-owned California consulting firm providing cultural and natural resource management services — including archaeological surveys, wildlife assessments, and CEQA/NEPA/Section 106 compliance — to government agencies, utilities, developers, and academic clients statewide.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Environmental Consulting Services

NAICS

Environmental Consulting Services (541620), Environmental Consulting Services (54162)

SIC

Services-Commercial Physical & Biological Research (8731)

akta.pro primary industry

Natural Resource Inventory & Forest/Woodland Assessments (Timber, Vegetation, Invasives) (EUAHAHAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Biodiversity Baseline Studies & Long-Term Monitoring Programs (EUAHAHAE), Facility Siting, Permitting & Land-Use Regulatory Compliance (Multi-media Permitting, Zoning/Entitlements Support) (EUAHABAH)

Keywords

• Cultural resource management
• Natural resource consulting
• Archaeological field services
• Environmental compliance monitoring
• Wildlife assessment services

Headquarters

HQ city

Santa Cruz

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Cultural Resource Management Consulting: Professional consulting services for cultural resource management including regulatory guidance, Native American consultation, planning documents, resource inventories, evaluations, data recovery mitigation, and construction monitoring.
2. Natural Resource Management Consulting: Wildlife assessments, mitigation, and compliance monitoring services specializing in avian species protection and burrowing owl conservation. Includes presence/absence surveys, pre-construction surveys, and mitigation compliance monitoring.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Albion provides scientific investigation and analysis for cultural and natural resource management, delivering archaeological field studies, wildlife assessments, mitigation planning, and compliance monitoring across California. The firm guides clients through federal, state, and local environmental regulatory requirements (CEQA, NEPA, Section 106 of the NHPA), coordinates Native American consultation, and conducts resource inventories, significance evaluations, data recovery, and construction monitoring for projects statewide.

Product overview

Albion is a women-owned cultural and natural resource consulting firm that provides a comprehensive suite of environmental compliance and resource management services. The company operates as a single integrated consulting practice rather than a platform-with-modules architecture, offering five interconnected service areas: Cultural Resource Consulting, Natural Resource Consulting, Regulatory Compliance with Native American Consultation, Archaeological Inventory and Evaluation, and Construction Monitoring. These services work together to guide clients through the full environmental review process, from initial resource identification and impact assessment through mitigation planning and construction compliance monitoring.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Cultural Resource Consulting Cultural resource management services for government agencies, environmental firms, and private developers in California, including regulatory guidance, Native American consultation, planning documents, resource inventories, evaluations, data recovery mitigation, and construction monitoring.
• Natural Resource Consulting Natural resources services for utilities, agencies, and developers, specializing in wildlife assessments, mitigation, and compliance monitoring with particular expertise in avian species and burrowing owl conservation, including presence/absence surveys, pre-construction surveys, and mitigation compliance monitoring.
• Regulatory Compliance, Planning, and Native American Consultation Guides clients through environmental review processes, navigates complex federal, state, and local regulations (including CEQA, NEPA, and Section 106 of the NHPA), and coordinates with agencies and tribes to develop streamlined mitigation programs for cultural, tribal, and natural resources.
• Archaeological Inventory and Evaluation Conducts archaeological and biological fieldwork to identify resources, evaluate their significance and sensitivity, and develop mitigation plans for project impacts, using techniques including ArcGIS mapping, pedestrian surveys, drawings, written descriptions, photography, and maps.
• Construction Monitoring Environmental compliance monitoring during construction projects, with experienced staff trained to identify and document cultural and natural resources using standard techniques including drawings, written descriptions, photography, and maps to ensure regulatory compliance on active job sites.

Quantifiable outcome

• Preserved approximately 85% of identified archaeological resources in-place for Santa Clara University School of Law Project through proactive planning
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers25 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• WSP: Global professional services firm with an environmental and cultural resources practice. Competes for California infrastructure, transit, and utility environmental mandates alongside firms like Albion.
• AECOM: Global engineering and environmental services firm with California cultural and natural resource work. Significantly larger but competes for the same California environmental compliance mandates.
• ICF International: Large global consulting firm with sizable environmental and cultural resources practice. A current client/prime to Albion; broader scope but comparable regulatory and resource-management services.
• Stantec: Global environmental services firm with cultural resources and biological assessment practices across North America. Overlaps with Albion on California infrastructure and utility environmental work.
• Environmental Science Associates (ESA): Large California-rooted environmental consulting firm offering cultural, biological, and regulatory services. A current client/prime to Albion; broader service portfolio but overlapping cultural and natural resource practice.

Direct peers

• LSA Associates: California-based environmental planning and cultural resources consultancy. Comparable mid-size California firm with overlapping cultural resource and biological services.
• Ascent Environmental: California-based environmental consulting firm specializing in CEQA/NEPA compliance, biological resources, and cultural resources. Closely comparable in service mix and California focus.
• Dudek: California-focused environmental and planning firm offering cultural resources, biological services, and regulatory compliance. Closely comparable in service breadth and California-centric operations.
• SWCA Environmental Consultants: National environmental consulting firm with deep cultural and natural resource practice. Directly comparable to Albion's service mix and subcontractor relationship, and is both a competitor and a prime that subcontracts to firms of Albion's size.
• Rincon Consultants: California-based environmental and cultural resources consulting firm of similar mid-size profile. Directly comparable service mix (CEQA/NEPA, biological resources, archaeology) and regional focus on California.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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