Emily Beck Email & Phone Number

Orange County, California Area

Assist with natural resources management, planning, regulatory compliance and field monitoring tasks as needed.• Assist with creation of resource management, planning, permitting and regulatory compliance documents.• Review and edit project documents and reports.• Complete natural resource field monitoring as required.

Calabasas, Ca

Managed planning, permitting and project implementation for riparian, freshwater wetland, coastal sage scrub, chaparral and upland habitat restoration projects on land owned and managed by MRT, primarily in the Malibu Creek Watershed. • Created mitigation and restoration plans following US Army Corps of Engineers 2008 Rule, California Department of Fish & Wildlife, Regional Water Quality Control Board and Los Angeles County regulatory guidelines.• Submitted and managed necessary permits and environmental compliance reporting to ensure project regulatory compliance with Federal, State and local environmental laws.• Served as the point of contact for MRT project planning for regulatory personnel and stakeholders.

Upper Newport Bay

Assisted with restoration planning and design, soil testing and analysis for intertidal marsh and upland restoration projects.• Created complete restoration and monitoring plans for the sites.• Created site maps and planting plan design layouts using GIS.• Coordinated and lead soil testing training for incoming interns.• Conducted nutrient, pH and conductivity soil testing and analysis of samples collected throughout the sites.

Jpl (Nasa'S Jet Propulsion Laboratory)

Examined coastal land-building dynamics for the Wax Lake Delta in Louisiana. Completed sediment transport and surface flow modeling and mapping to examine the delta’s sediment dynamics and possible future extent. Results will inform restoration planning for future coastal wetland projects.• Coordinated the creation of deliverables, scheduled and ran advisor and partner meetings, served as the point of contact for project related communications and prepared weekly status reports.• Analyzed surface water flow and sediment transport using computer modeling and satellite data.• Prepared technical reports analyzing results for stakeholders

Jpl (Nasa'S Jet Propulsion Laboratory)

Examined coastal land-building dynamics for the Wax Lake Delta in Louisiana. Completed sediment transport and surface flow modeling and mapping to examine the delta’s sediment dynamics and possible future extent. Results will inform restoration planning for future coastal wetland projects.• Coordinated the creation of deliverables, scheduled and ran advisor and partner meetings, served as the point of contact for project related communications and prepared weekly status reports.• Analyzed surface water flow and sediment transport using computer modeling and satellite data.• Prepared technical reports analyzing results for stakeholders

Watsonville Ca

Supported the Minhoto Marsh Restoration Project. Tasks included review of the project restoration plan, production of project management documents, GIS modeling and maps, and marine mammal monitoring.• Completed project management tasks including quality assessment review of restoration design plan, permitting workflow, risk analysis spreadsheets and creation of monitoring protocol.• Built a GIS model for sediment addition volume that accounted for fill variation and compaction.• Produced a marine mammal monitoring report to inform an MMPA Incidental Harassment Authorization request.• Completed soil analyses to compare productivity and characteristics of project soils.

Orange County, Ca

Built, managed and maintained a native plant nursery to serve wetland restoration projects within the Orange Coast River Park, which includes properties owned by the county of Orange, three cities and the Huntington Beach Wetlands Conservancy. • Successfully designed, built and managed to capacity a nursery area of 9,100 ft2 with 50,000 plants.• Supervised staff and regularly planned and led successful public volunteer events of up to 150 people.• Effectively produced 13,000 plants per month at one-third of market cost.• Conducted regular monitoring field surveys to determine propagation and planting success rates.

Irvine, Ca

Aided in design, planning and execution of habitat restoration, and residential native plant relandscaping projects. Assisted in plant propagation, community outreach and service learning activities and completed water quality testing. Participated in the Santa Ana River Watershed Alliance. • Design and implementation of restoration and relandscaping projects.• Planned and completed a water quality study that successfully met the needs of the client while remaining on budget.

Masters Of Science (M.S), Coastal And Watershed Science And Policy

Activities and Societies: Association of Environmental Professionals (AEP)

Post-Graduate Work, Environmental Studies

Bachelors Of Science (B.S.), Applied Ecology