Andrew Potter, M.S. Email & Phone Number

Glenwood Springs, Co, Us

Logan, Utah, United States

• Lead ecologist designing and managing the re-establishment and rehabilitation of marsh, wet meadow, willow scrub-shrub, cottonwood forest, and sagebrush habitat on the 349-acre Bear River Massacre site, located at the confluence of Battle Creek and Bear River in Franklin County, ID.• Wetland and aquatic resource delineations, GPS mapping and reporting• Water quality, hydrology and fluvial geomorphic data collection and analysis• ArcGIS mapping of vegetation assemblages, alliances and associations, aquatic and hydrologic resources, and mitigation and revegetation plans• Section 404 permitting, mitigation and monitoring planning and reporting• USACE PCN and NWP permitting and reporting

Salt Lake City, Ut

• Lead ecologist managing wetland and riparian revegetation projects on the Jordan River, comprising 44 miles of severely disturbed perennial stream, dominated by dense noxious weed infestations, spanning 13 municipalities and 3 counties • Independently prepared UDWR Watershed Restoration Initiative and UDAF Invasive Species Mitigation grant proposals, and manage associated correspondence, presentations, budgets, contracts, MOUs, and reporting requirements to fund invasive species mitigation and riparian and wetland restoration projects• Worked directly with USACE, UDWR, UDEQ and local counties and municipalities to ensure necessary stream alteration and flood control permitting, monitoring and reporting requirements are met for all riparian and stream restoration projects and grants • Researched, performed and monitored large-scale seeding trials of many native species, determining germination and establishment rates, stratification procedures, harrowing/drilling depth and timing methodologies in different soil types, hydraulic regimes and habitats • Acted as biological monitor and foreman for contractors and UCC crews during project implementation, maintaining quality control and adapting plans to keep projects on timeline and budget • Developed, coordinated, implemented, and adapted all aspects of Integrative Pest Management Strategy to control large acreages of 16 species of invasive weeds in multiple habitats with logistically challenging access issues and sensitive species concerns • Recruited, trained, and managed seasonal natural resource technicians • Established and maintain partnerships and facilitate collaboration with local municipalities, counties, agencies, and nonprofits • Wildland Fire Hotshot Detail with Alta IHC (Lone Peak Conservation Center) – sawyer, swamper, hand-tool, and drip-torch work for 2-3 rolls each season

Park City, Ut

• Lead ecologist managing a 1200-acre nature preserve comprising palustrine emergent fen wetland, wet meadow, riparian, grassland, oak woodland, and sagebrush upland habitat• Research, manage, and execute all aspects of large-scale riparian and stream restoration and research projects including habitat establishment and enhancement, revegetation, streambank stabilization, erosion mitigation, beaver dam analog construction, and electrofishing surveys• Prepare grant proposals for UDAF, UDEQ, USU, and private funding sources, and manage associated correspondence, budgets and reporting requirements to fund invasive species mitigation and riparian and stream restoration and research projects• Work with USACE, State Engineer, UDWR, UDNR, and UDEQ to ensure necessary stream alteration permitting, monitoring and reporting requirements are met for all riparian and stream restoration projects and grants• Install and maintain water quality and groundwater monitoring instrumentation including piezometers, pressure transducers, DO and pH sensors, turbidity and conductance meters, 5-parameter Hydrolab sondes, and Campbell Scientific dataloggers• Develop, coordinate, implement, and adapt all aspects of Integrative Pest Management Strategy to control large acreages of 12 species of invasive weeds in multiple habitats with logistically challenging access issues and sensitive species concerns• Design data collection protocols and standard operating procedures for all aspects of NNIP mapping and monitoring• Research, coordinate, perform, and monitor herbicide applications, bio-control inoculations, and mechanical removal efforts• Perform 3-parameter wetland delineations and determinations to assess efficacy of ongoing restoration efforts and gauge potential for additional restoration projects• Recruit, train, and manage seasonal staff and volunteer crews

Salt Lake City, Ut

• Developed and implemented experimental design to assess cross- and self-pollination potential and buzz-sonication reliance of the Four Corners Potato (Solanum jamesii) • Prepared reports to ESMF and USFWS concerning research on ESA listed Astragalus holmgreniorum • Performed Greater Sage-Grouse habitat assessments and forb community inventory surveys • Coordinated and led BLM Seeds of Success surveys in many floristic habitats throughout the Great Basin • Mapping and data extraction using ArcGIS; statistical analysis using R (linear regressions, ANOVAs, non-parametric multivariate diversity indices)

San Francisco Bay Area

• Supervising restoration ecologist on a 460-acre bioregional habitat restoration project comprising oak woodland, grassland, riparian, and wetland habitats• Coordinated and conducted biological evaluations, floristic, avian and wildlife surveys, and habitat mapping with Trimble GPS and ArcMAP• Performed wetland delineations and applied regulatory knowledge of ESA, CWA, NEPA, CEQA, and MBTA• Designed and implemented performance monitoring data collection protocols and long-term monitoring plans• Planned and led data collection, database management and statistical analysis using Excel and R• Prepared technical memos, status and compliance reports to clients, and annual reports to regulatory agencies• Developed adaptive management strategies to ensure that success criteria and permit requirements are met on time and under budget• Collaborated directly with client and contractors to develop and implement a strategy to plant and irrigate 21,000 plants of 44 species via direct-seeding and rhizome-division propagation during drought conditions• Developed scope of work and level of effort estimates for NNIP removal and natural resource management projects• Provided technical support and monitoring during native seed and rhizome harvesting, propagation and planting• Established bio-sanitation and quarantine procedures to control Phytophthera spp. plant pathogen contamination• Performed surveys, monitoring, relocation, and non-native predator control for federally listed California red-legged frog and California tiger salamander

• Designed and implemented data collection protocols, trained and led field crew in vegetation surveys of 215 0.01Ha sampling plots across 200 square miles of pre- and post-burn mixed conifer forests in the Sierra Nevada • Performed detailed herbaceous, shrub and timber species composition surveys in many plant communities• Mapping and data extraction using ArcGIS; statistical analysis using SPSS and RPublication:“Surface Fuel Accumulation and Relationships to Forest Structure in Old-Growth Jeffrey Pine-Mixed Conifer Forests in Northwestern Mexico.” Danny L. Fry, Andrew T. Potter, Scott L. Stephens – Submitted to Canadian Journal of Forest Research

• Prepared and presented biweekly course lectures• Led class in lab activities and field trips• Designed and graded homework assignments, research projects, quizzes, and tests