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Eric C. Parker P W S Stantec <br /> Senior Scientist-Botanist <br /> Mr.Parker is a botanist and certified Professional Wetland Scientist,with 30 years of professional and project <br /> management experience assisting public and private clientele in Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana,Michigan, <br /> Pennsylvania,Texas, Maryland,Virginia,and North Carolina.His work has supported thousands of <br /> transportation,commercial,utility,residential,industrial&institutional projects.Mr. Parker's natural resource <br /> specialties include wetland science,botany, endangered resources,restoration&mitigation,environmental <br /> regulations&permitting.Mr.Parker has a widespread understanding of the scientific,technical&regulatory <br /> aspects of natural resources projects.His interests also include floristic quality assessment(FQA) and wetness <br /> categorization of wetland plant species. In 2011 he completed a national study(all 50 states)where he <br /> interviewed regional scientists for the purpose of identifying mis-categorized plant species. This work was in <br /> response to a CFR public comment solicitation by the U.S.Army Corps of Engineers. <br /> His experience includes the following: Botanical/Biological Surveys&Natural Resource Inventories; Rare <br /> Species Surveys,Conservation Plans&Monitoring; Habitat Restoration, Land Reclamation, Planning& Design; <br /> Wetland Determination, Delineation&Functional Assessment;Wetland Restoration,Mitigation, Banking& <br /> Monitoring; Environmental Assessments&Impact Statements(EA/EIS); Local/State/Federal Permit <br /> Applications&Environmental Documentation; Expert Witness Testimony;Wetland investigations and permitting; <br /> and Regulatory permit compliance. <br /> EDUCATION Basic Processes in Hydric Soils, NC State University, <br /> BS,Watershed Management,Soils Minor, University Greenville, NC,2000 <br /> of Wisconsin-Stevens Point,Stevens Point,WI, 1983 <br /> Grasses ID&Ecology, UWM Cedarburg Bog Field <br /> US Army Terrain Analysis Course, Distinguished Station,Saukville,WI, 1998 <br /> Graduate, Defense Mapping School, Fort Belvoir, <br /> VA, 1984 Vegetation Description, UWM Cedarburg Bog Field <br /> Station,Saukville,WI, 1998 <br /> Basic Hydric Soils Identification Continuing <br /> Education Course, UW-La Crosse, La Crosse, Basic Wetland Delineatin Training,WI Department <br /> Wisconsin,2011 of Administration,Waukesha,WI, 1997 <br /> Federal Wetland/Waters Regulatory Policy Course, Field Oriented Wetland Delineation Course (1987 <br /> Wetland Training Institute,Cottage Grove,WI,2010 Corps Manual),Wetlands Training Institute,St.Paul, <br /> • <br /> MN, 1994 <br /> Regional Supplement Field Practicum,Wetland <br /> Training Institute, Portage,Wisconsin,2011 WI Wetlands Regulation Course,CLE International, <br /> Milwaukee,WI, 1993 <br /> Sedges ID&Ecology, UWM Cedarburg Bog Field <br /> Station,Saukville,WI,2006 Understanding Wetlands and 404 Permitting,ASCE, <br /> Chicago, IL, 1992 <br /> Critical Methods in Wetland Delineation,Madison, <br /> WI, 2006 Wetland Ecosystems (including delineation& <br /> assessment), USEPA Graduate School,Washington <br /> Advanced Wetland Delineation, UW-LaCrosse, DC, 1988 <br /> Bayfield County,WI,2001 <br /> *denotes projects completed with other firms Design with community in mind <br />