Aric Larson Email & Phone Number

Franklin, WI, US

Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States

As Senior Scientist, I serve as the Environmental Planning Group manager for the Milwaukee, WI Terracon office. Our environmental planning services include, but are not limited to, wetlands delineation and permitting, listed species surveys, permitting, compliance monitoring, water quality studies, cultural resource assessments, and environmental due.

Tallahassee, Florida Area

As Senior Scientist, I serve as the Environmental Planning Group manager for the Tallahassee Terracon office. Our environmental planning services include, but are not limited to, wetlands delineation and permitting, listed species surveys, permitting, compliance monitoring, water quality studies, cultural resource assessments, and environmental due.

Tallahassee, Florida Area

Responsible for implementing permitting and program support activities for the Office of Ecosystem Projects in accordance with Chapters 403 and 373 F.S. and all chapters in Florida Administrative Codes used to implement the Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan (CERP), Northern Everglades and Estuaries Protection Program (NEEPP), and the Everglades.

Tallahassee, Florida Area

Land Management Review (LMR) Program Coordinator - Conduct land management reviews on state conservation lands titled to the Board of Trustees of the Internal Improvement Trust Fund, in accordance with s. 259.036 F.S., to determine if these lands are being managed in a manner that provides sufficient protection to natural and cultural resources, and in.

As Team Leader, perform Objective-Based Vegetation Management (OBVM) Assessments in FWC’s Wildlife Management Areas to assess the integrity of plant communities and to evaluate the effectiveness of land management practices in those areas. Responsible for the efficient planning, leading, coordination and execution of field efforts so that all deadlines set.

Worked with the DEP ambient monitoring program (see description for Environmental Specialist below). Additional resposibilities were to install, operate, maintain, and compile data from various types of hydrological monitoring and sampling stations. Also conducted flow measurements in streams, rivers, and stormwater drainage systems during specific.

Responsibilities included the collection of ground water and surface water samples, sediment samples on large and small lakes, and the collection of benthic macro-invertebrate specimens from small streams and rivers. As part of the Ambient Monitoring Program, I was required to perform stream habitat assessments on stream and river sites as outlined in FDEP.

Zambia

• Instructed and worked together with 100 rural farmers in the design, construction, and management of 179 earthen fish ponds.
• Taught farmers basic biological concepts and rural aquaculture concepts in local Zambian language, as well as utilizing various interpretive techniques.
• Compiled and presented production data from project fish ponds on a quarterly basis, as well as information used to monitor and evaluate the progress of individual farmers.
• Increased the annual income of individual farmers by an average of 80%.
• Transferred practical fish farming knowledge and techniques to government fisheries officials and extension workers.