David Kisner Email & Phone Number

I am a Certified Wildlife Biologist and has been working as an ecologist on biological assessment, habitat restoration, environmental compliance monitoring, and conservation projects within central and southern California since 1993. I have been the Biology Task Manager on numerous CEQA/NEPA projects. My areas of expertise include evaluating impacts to special status species and habitats, developing mitigation and monitoring plans, and acquiring project approvals from state and federal resource agencies. I have over 20 years of experience identifying birds by sight, song, and call. I have worked with numerous listed bird species including least Bell’s vireo, southwestern willow flycatcher, snowy plover, least tern, Belding’s savannah sparrow, Swainson’s hawk, California gnatcatcher, and yellow billed cuckoo. I have spent untold hours conducting species specific surveys and general nest searches and monitoring. I am a level 2 blunt-nosed leopard lizard surveyor, and experienced desert tortoise and red-legged frog biologist. I am also a well-rounded botanist having conducted surveys for listed and rare plant species, general habitat assessments, and vegetation sampling for habitat restoration projects. I completed his Master’s in Ecology examining the impacts of the non-native Giant Reed (Arundo donax) on the riparian bird community. I have managed the biology portion of several environmental documents under California Energy Commission purview, numerous soil remediation and restoration projects, construction monitoring, and permit compliance efforts. Lastly, I have also given biological presentations to County Supervisors and Commissioners, professional scientific associations, construction workers, colleagues, agency personnel, college students, and the general public.

Listed skills include Environmental Science, Environmental Consulting, Environmental Impact Assessment, Wetlands, and 1 others.