Making Plans

EDUCATION

SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY
M.S., Plant Science (Entomology), 1982

MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY
B.S., Soil and Crop Science, 1978

PROFILE

• Wetland Specialists, Inc., President
• District Conservationist for the Natural Resource Conservation Service
• Great Plains Region NRCS representative for the National Wetland Plant List (USACE)
• Member of the Wetland Determination cadre at the Fort Worth, TX National Employee Development Center
• USDA-NRCS Resource Conservationist for Wetlands
• Brookings Conservation District – Rural Clean Water Program (USDA – NRCS)

COURSEWORK

• Wetland Plan ID
• NRCS Hydrogeomorphic models, Hydric Soils Identification
• Interagency Wetland Identification and Delineation
• Water Quality Resource Assessment
• University of Minnesota and USACE St. Paul District’s “Secrets to Wetland Delineation Concurrence” course
• University of Minnesota and St. Paul District COE’s Aerial Photo Review
• Various courses with USDA – NRCS including: Phase 1 and 2 Wetland Delineation,
  Wetland Restoration and Enhancement of Potholes

ACTIVITIES & AFFILIATIONS

• Society of Wetland Scientists
• Professional Soil Scientist Association of South Dakota
• 1996 Water Conservationist of the Year
• Certified instructor for Preliminary Data Gathering & Synthesis portion of the COE Region IV Wetland ID and Delineation interagency course

EDUCATION

MINNESOTA STATE UNIVERSITY
B.S., Accounting, 2011

PROFILE

• Wetland Specialists, Inc., Wetland Delineator

COURSEWORK

• Minors in Law Enforcement, Business Law and Business Administration
• NEDS – NRCS “Wetland Identification for Food Security Act Purposes. Phase
  (Application of Principles) course
• NRCS eFOTG Phase 1 of “Wetland Identification for Food Security Act Purposes”
  course
• University of Minnesota’s Wetland Delineator Certification Program
• University of Minnesota and St. Paul USACE District’s Wetland Delineation Field Day
• University of Minnesota and USACE St. Paul District’s “Secrets to Wetland Delineation Concurrence” course
• University of Minnesota and St. Paul District COE’s Aerial Photo Review

AFFILIATION SKILLS

• Completed Wetland Delineations in 4 states
• 1,000+ Wetland Deteminations
• Hydrogeomorphic Modeling for Pothole and Floodplain Landscapes
• Wetlands Vegetation Identification
• Rural and Urban Wetland Identification

EDUCATION

TEXAS A&M
Soils Science Institute, 1986

SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY
B.S., Soil Science, 1976

PROFILE

• Wetland Specialists, Inc., Vice President
• Assistant State Soil Scientist in South Dakota
• Natural Resource Conservation Services Soil Scientist
• Certified Instructor for soils portion of the COE Reg IV Wetland ID and Delineation Course
• Certified Instructor for Remote Sensing and Basic Photo Interpretation course
• NRCS Wetland Trainer and Mentor
• Published author of two soils survey publications in South Dakota
• Project leader of multiple South Dakota counties soils mapping projects

COURSEWORK

• USACOE Wetland Delineation Reg IV Course
• Advanced Hydric Soils for Soils Scientists course
• Wetland Restoration and Enhancement of Potholes course
• Water Quality Resource Assessment course
• Certified to use the Hydrogeomorphic (HGM) Approach to Assess Wetland Functions and Values in prarie potholes, sloped wetlands, intermittent streams, and riverine wetlands
• Soil Quality Assessment and Application course development team

ACTIVITIES & AFFILIATIONS

• Professional Soil Scientist Association of South Dakota
• Burke and Webster Area Jaycees

• Ducks Unlimited Wetlands Delineation Project
• Minn Kota Ag Grain Handling Facility Project
• Ringneck Energy and Feed Ethanol Plant Development Project
• JRM Properties Land Development Project
• City of Watertown Multi-Use Project
• Love’s Travel Stop and Country Stores Site Development Project
• Osceola Rural Water System New Wellfield Project
• Red River Energy Rail Expansion Project

• City of Brookings Land Development Project
• Mickelson Road Project
• Multiple Private Landowners
• The McClemans Addition Land Development Project
• The Hatch Project in Bruce, South Dakota
• City of Hartford Road Development Project
• Bakker Landing I29 / Tea Interchange Project

• Charles Mix County Lake Improvement Organization Project
• Glacial Lakes Energy Expansion Project
• Gracevale Colony Land Development Project

• Brookings Regional Airport Realignment Project
• Camelot Road Flood Control Project
• Miller Terminal Grain Handling Facility Project