Danielle Mason Email & Phone Number

United States

Ojai, California, United States

Lead environmental compliance wildlife surveys and construction monitoring with associated reporting.• Conducting environmental inspections for special status wildlife and plants, nesting bird surveys, biological assessments, wetland delineation and classification• Construction monitoring• Provide on site problem solving and risk management during construction• Prepare high quality technical reports and environmental documents• Assist Project Managers with construction monitoring/survey preparation, phases and deadlines • Manage and report project scheduling• Organize meetings between utility companies/ contractors/ consulting agency.• Build and maintain productive professional and personal networking relationships.• Communicate with regulatory agencies, field biologists, and construction crews to complete reporting requirements.• Decision making with on-site construction activities based on environmental conditions. Retain stop work authority.• Use of GPS units and aerial photographs for project navigation and to collect field data.• Take photographs and detailed notes of site conditions.• Present detailed reports to various project stake holders.• Maintain an understanding of project environmental requirements and associated laws protecting biological resources.• Frequent field work, often requiring overnight stays.

Ventura, California, United States

Associate/Fisheries Biologist with Rincon Consultants, specializing in California’s coastal and riparian watershed ecosystems. • Maintain extensive knowledge of California’s riparian flora and fauna, experience conducting restoration and monitoring projects, as well as collecting data for various endangered and sensitive species. • Trained in water quality monitoring and sample collection with experience handling water quality equipment (best storage, calibration, and implementation practices).• Assisted in construction monitoring, vegetation surveys (CRAM), jurisdictional delineation, pre and post construction surveys.• Report and deliverable writing experience.

Santa Barbara, California

Placed at California Department of Fish and Wildlife Steelhead Monitoring Program. •Monitored local federally endangered Rainbow/Steelhead trout populations in multiple watersheds stretching from Goleta Slough to Topanga Creek. •Conducted drought/wettedness, redd/spawner, and snorkel surveys in which data on trout populations and habitat was measured, recorded, analyzed, and then reported. •Developed and implemented the Wonders of Watershed environmental education series to 50 first grade students.•Planned and organized two local community outreach events in which 60+ volunteers participated in an invasive plant removal surrounding a local estuary, historically known to be Steelhead habitat.• City of Santa Barbara-Creeks Division- Bi-weekly water quality sampling and testing

Virginia Beach, Va

• Conservation and restoration of oyster population (Geukensia demissa) in the Lynnhaven River. • Organized and carried out events and projects.• Constructed man-made concrete oyster castles: field work collecting oyster castle data at multiple sites, engineer, order parts, and build spat settlement chamber to be deployed at Virginia Aquarium oyster reef site.