Terry Rivasplata is a senior environmental planner with Jones & Stokes, a Sacramento-based consulting firm specializing in environmental planning and natural resource management. He specializes in CEQA compliance and land use planning. Before joining Jones & Stokes, Mr. Rivasplata was with the Governor’s Office of Planning and Research (OPR) from 1985 to 1998, including a stint as the chief of the state clearinghouse.