Applied River Sciences (formerly McBain Associates) is seeking a Riparian Revegetation Design and Implementation Technician that will be responsible for leading revegetation design development, plant material acquisition, and cost estimating; developing revegetation irrigation water needs and supporting irrigation design development; supporting project environmental planning needs; leading revegetation implementation oversight, coordination, and support; and planning/conducting post-project maintenance, irrigation, and invasive species management.
The Wrangell Mountains Field Studies Program is an exciting and unforgettable seven week, six credit earth sciences course accredited through the University of Maine and offered by The Wrangell Mountains Center nonprofit in the remote and off-grid town of McCarthy Alaska within North America’s largest national park, Wrangell-St.Elias. Students will spend a total of 4 weeks in the backcountry and 3 weeks on the WMC campus, led by instructors and PhD students at UMaine. The interdisciplinary curriculum focuses on geology, ecology, arts and social sciences through hands-on field research in glacial, alpine and boreal environments. Program dates are June 22nd to August 10th. Application deadline is April 5th. To learn more, join a Virtual Presentation or visit our website at wrangellmountainsfieldstudies.org (presentation dates and links listed on our homepage).
Start Date: Spring 2024 Status: Full-Time Salary Salary: D.O.E.
Fred Phillips Consulting (FPC) is looking for an mid-level Landscape Architect/Restoration Project Manager. This position is based in Ridgway Colorado, remote work is a possibility but must be located in the four corners area. the last 25 years Fred Phillips has been a leader in resource management, landscape design and ecological restoration in the southwest. This position will include (but not be limited to) the following duties:
Assisting in a large scale GIS riparian vegetation/restoration mapping
Assisting in completing grants, restoration plans and design documents
Performing analysis on restoration sites including wetland delineation, vegetation surveys and soil analysis.
Performing native seed collection in remote areas as part of a crew
Assist with writing and editing technical work documents
Completing ARC GIS/CADD mapping/design of large scale restoration projects.
Developing perspective sketches, renderings and details of designs.
Assisting with design details, research and presentation graphics
Assisting with day to day administration work
Running field restoration crews in remote areas
Must have a degree in Landscape Architecture, Wildlife Biology, Ecological Restoration, Environmental Engineering or similar and some practical experience in the field. Must have strong graphic design and writing skills and be able to work independently. Must be proficient in Arc GIS, CADD, and ADOBE CS and Microsoft office. Writing skills, working in challenging remote field conditions, outdoor guiding/field experience, landscape construction and experience working with diverse cultures preferred.
If you want to learn ecological restoration planning, design, fundraising and construction and work with diverse communities this is a great opportunity for you.
Check out the exciting work we are doing at fredphillipsconsulting.com and on LinkedIn, Instagram, and Facebook.
University of California Berkeley Institute of International Studies, Philosophy Hall, Room 223 Monday, November 13, 2023 9am-12pm
Flood losses are increasing worldwide because of expanding urbanization in flood-prone lands and flood peaks super-charged by climate change. Across the globe, countries struggle to manage flood risk, drawing upon insurance, structural measures, and land use regulations. What can we learn from these international experiences to inform strategies in North America? In this workshop, a group of researchers, practitioners and policy-makers from the United States, Canada, and the European Union review the state of the art in flood risk management with emphasis on the interface between insurance, mapping, and land use planning regulations.
RES is currently accepting applications for a Water Resources Engineer in its Sacramento or San Francisco, CA offices to join a growing, multi-disciplinary team of ecosystem restoration designers and water resource engineers currently working on some of the nation’s largest rivers, streams, and wetland restoration projects. This is a team with a flexible working style, that works independently and with teams of specialists to meet client and project needs.
RES is currently accepting applications for a Senior Ecological Restoration Engineer for our Western Region. Work associated with this position will support restoration efforts throughout the region including work in California, Oregon, Washington, and Colorado and will be based out of our San Francisco or Sacramento offices.
The Mission: direct, develop, manage, and lead the group of junior and mid-level engineers and design staff and supervise the design and construction of projects.
We are looking for a leader capable of directing and working with teams from diverse disciplines, including designers, junior engineers, ecologists, and hydrologists, as well as business and planning staff. Your advanced communication skills will enable you to explain and interpret the accurate construction documents you produce to audiences with varying technical understanding, and as an expert in the stream/wetland restoration field, you will bring innovative solutions to challenging restoration projects.
Efforts to conserve Lake Tahoe Dr. Sudeep Chandra, Univ Nevada Reno
Friday (11/3) from 12-1pm in Mulford Room 36, UC Berkeley.
Dr. Sudeep Chandra is a Professor of Limnology in the Biology Department at the University of Nevada, Reno (USA). Sudeep Chandra serves as Director of the University’s Global Water Center: Solutions for Sustainability, the Ozmen Institute for Global Studies, and is the former Co-Director of the Lake Tahoe Science Advisory Council.
The talk is part of the Berkeley Wildlife & Conservation Seminar Series
The Associate Director of River Restoration will support American Rivers’ efforts to restore rivers and floodplains and advance equitable nature-based flood management solutions. We are looking for candidates who can work with our national Floodplain Restoration program to support organizational goals to restore 20,000 acres of floodplains by 2026, and foster a national community of practice of floodplain restoration professionals; at a regional level to develop and launch a campaign to enable equitable and nature-based floodplain management within the Mississippi River states; and are committed to reducing flood risk for the most vulnerable communities by advancing community-led solutions. (Source: American Rivers)
A river floods. A flood control channel is built. Problem solved. Except that everyone hates it. Even the best river restoration plan or flood control plan won’t work if you don’t have the right people at the table before it’s a plan. You’ll need to draw diverse community members into an authentic conversation from the outset, to frame the problem, develop potential solutions, and agree on next steps—in person or in virtual meetings. Your key messages, outreach methods, languages and educational materials need to match your target audiences. Depending on where the waterway is, that can include environmentalists, the Army Corps, land developers, agricultural interests, recreationists, homeowners, nearby residents, businesses, unions and tribal representatives. How well you reach out to and engage those diverse interests will determine whether your river plan succeeds.
Event took place Tuesday 24 October.
Talk given by Daniel Iacofano, followed by a panel discussion with John Hart, Juliet Lamont, and Daniela Peña Corvillon
The Napa River in Napa, California. Photo courtesy of MIG, Inc.
Speaker bio:
Daniel Iacofano (Ph.D., FAICP, FASLA) is internationally recognized as an innovator and thought leader in urban planning and design, facilitation, and consensus building. Co-founder of the firm MIG, Daniel has worked with hundreds of communities and organizations around the world to think strategically and critically about achieving desired change. His projects have included a number of river projects, in which his team helped communities identify solutions to flooding problems that also restore ecological processes in rivers and human access to them. Notable among these was the Napa River project, which has been celebrated as a project that successfully reduced flood risk while restoring river processes.
Panelist bios:
Poet and environmental journalist John Hart is author of sixteen books and several hundred other published works, notably San Francisco Bay: portrait of an estuary (UC Press 2003). Winner of the James D. Phelan Award, the Commonwealth Club Medal in Californiana, and the David R. Brower Award for Service in the Field of Conservation.
Dr. Juliet Lamont is a founder and partner of the environmental consulting practice, Creekcats Environmental Partners LLC, and holds an MS in Wildland Resource Science and a PhD in Environmental Planning from UC Berkeley. She focuses on advancing ecosystem-based strategies for biodiversity restoration, climate resilience, and sustainable development. She advocates for the use of nature-based and “nature positive” solutions as a cornerstone for multi-benefit protection and restoration strategies.
Daniela Peña Corvillon is a Chilean Architect who holds an MLA in Environmental Planning from UC Berkeley (2013). She focuses on design and restoration of natural ecological functions at the interface of human and wild spaces. Daniela works at John Northmore Roberts & Associates in Berkeley, where she plans, designs, and manages various-scale projects that integrate human uses into natural areas, and restore natural functions in the urban environment, in California and elsewhere in the US and abroad.
