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Month: July 2024

Francesca Nash, M.M.A.

Fisheries Biologist

B.S. Marine Sciences. M.M.A. Marine & Environmental Affairs

 

Issaquah, Washington

Francesca has experience conducting, analyzing and reporting on habitat restoration, marine subtidal and intertidal ecological monitoring, and vulnerable or endangered species-specific surveys and habitat assessments. She is a trained AAUS scientific SCUBA diver and used this training to record long-term ecological data of invertebrate, algae, and fish species’ distribution and abundance, using a variety of survey techniques. Much of her past work involved marine tidal surveys, species identification, water quality monitoring, microscopic larvae identification, boat and scientific instrument deployment and operation, and eelgrass habitat restoration and monitoring. Francesca’s Master’s involved a vast literature review of global fisheries to identify metrics and indicators from implemented fishery area-based management tools that resulted in positive biodiversity outcomes for ecosystems. Francesca enjoys being out in the field, using R and Excel to answer ecological questions, and applying an environmental policy lens.

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Jacob Taylor, E.I.T., B.S.

Restoration Engineer in Training

B.S., Environmental Resources Engineering

Phone: (888) 224-1221

 

West Sacramento, California

 

Jacob is a Restoration Engineer in Training with experience in civil and environmental engineering. He has worked on a variety of projects and programs in Northern California’s Klamath Basin and the California Central Valley. His work emphasizes using remote-sensing methods (LiDAR, sonar, UAS imagery, underwater imagery) to assess physical responses to dam removal. He contributed to the development of methods and analysis focused on tracking a large pulse of fine sediment through the downstream coarse-grained river corridor. In addition, Jacob has served in a civil engineering capacity on flood control structures in the California Central Valley, performing construction inspections, risk assessment, database management, surveying, and permitting. His education and experience have equipped him with skills in H&H modeling, GIS software, and surveying equipment. Jacob’s background in environmental resources engineering provides him with a broad toolbelt of engineering and surveying skills to aid in river restoration and design of fish habitat. 

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Zack DeLuca, M.S.

Geomorphologist
M.S. Geoscience, B.S. Geology
Phone: (888) 224-1221

 

Boise, Idaho

Zack DeLuca is a fluvial geomorphologist with experience incorporating geologic insights into a variety of complex multidisciplinary projects. He is focused on systems thinking approaches to geomorphic questions that combine surficial geology, local land-use history, sediment connectivity, and hydrology. Zack has completed geomorphic assessments, field surveys, and built complex 1D and 2D hydraulic models in HEC-RAS.  He has experience using geographic information systems (GIS) and Python for geomorphic and hydrologic analyses and cartography. Zack received his M.S. in Geoscience with an emphasis on fluvial geomorphology from the University of Montana. His thesis evaluated the geomorphic response to extreme flooding in Northern Yellowstone National Park using a combination of rapid assessments, analysis of high-resolution topography data, and hydraulic modeling to reconstruct flood conditions, estimate flood forces and sediment transport potential, and quantify geomorphic change following flooding.