Senior Ecologist
Buys & Associates, Inc
1999 - Present
Diverse knowledge and experience in the ecology and study techniques of western North American wildlife and vegetation species.
Trained in the identification, sampling techniques, and delineation of jurisdictional wetlands.
Assisted with the wildlife and vegetation analyses in the following selected NEPA documents: South Baggs EIS, Moran Junction Highway EIS, Atlantic Rim Coalbed Methane EIS, Desolation Flats EIS, Deadman Bench EA, Antelope Knolls Pipeline EA, and River Bend Unit Pipeline EA.
Completed numerous surveys and habitat assessments for the following special status species in Utah: bald eagle, south-western willow flycatcher, mountain plover, ferruginous hawk, burrowing owl, black-footed ferret, Uintah Basin hookless cactus, and clay-reed mustard.
Designed and completed study of migratory birds communities in burned and unburned stands of lodgepole pine forest in central Colorado.
Assisted in the preparation of an expert report regarding ecosystem-level impacts of mining activity along the Coeur d'Alene River, Idaho.
Completed comprehensive wildlife habitat assessments on abandoned coal mine lands in southcentral Montana.
Conducted aerial surveys of pronghorn antelope, mule deer, and elk populations in southcentral Wyoming.
Completed aerial surveys of raptor nests in northwestern Colorado, southcentral Wyoming, and northeastern Utah. Aerial surveys were followed up with ground-truthing of nest status.
Completed black-footed ferret habitat evaluation (prairie-dog colony mapping) on over 400 square-mile area of south central Wyoming and black-footed ferret surveys in southwest Wyoming. |
