Kevin Erwin Email & Phone Number

KEVIN L. ERWINPrincipal Ecologist CSE PWSKevin L. Erwin Consulting Ecologist, Inc.klerwin@environment.com Kevin Erwin is an ecosystem ecologist specializing in large-scale ecological restoration, biodiversity conservation, and watershed evaluation to improve the functional capacity of watersheds, improve livelihoods, and mitigate the impacts of climate change. Since 1974, he has evaluated, designed, managed, constructed, and monitored numerous ecological, wetland restoration, water management and biodiversity projects around the world for local, state, and national governments, industry and NGOs including IUCN and Ramsar. His early work focused on developing the science and practice of wetland restoration and ecological engineering. He has served as the president and principal ecologist at Kevin L. Erwin Consulting Ecologist, Inc. since 1980, and serves on the Graduate Faculty, College of Arts and Sciences, at Florida Gulf Coast University (FGCU). His most recent publication is Wetlands and Global Climate Change: The Role of Wetland Restoration in a Changing World (W E & M-2009).Locally, Kevin has led project teams for several mega-watershed projects including Density Reduction-Groundwater Resource (DRGR) studies for Lee County and Bonita Springs; the Lehigh Headwaters Project; the evaluation of phosphate mining and reclamation impacts on the Peace River watershed; design and permitting of FGCU, and the restoration of Little Pine Island for the State of Florida. He is currently leading a research initiative in the last remaining oligotrophic wetlands of the historical Everglades.Outreach activities include; Director, Florida Audubon Society; Member, Southwest Florida Regional Planning Council; Advisor, Office of Technical Assistance, U.S. Congress; Director, Association of State Wetland Managers; Member, Florida Environmental Regulatory Commission, Wetland Mitigation Banking Task Force; Member, U.S. Congressional Task Force on Wetland Mitigation; Chair, Wetland Restoration Specialist Group, WI; Member, National Research Council, Transportation and Natural Resources Committee; Director, WI; Trustee and Senior Advisor, Southwest Florida Community Foundation (Collaboratory); Member and Wetland Restoration Lead, Ramsar STRP; Expert, American Carbon Registry, and Master of Ecological Restoration, PRC. In early 2019 FGCU honored Kevin by creating the Erwin Environmental Ecology Collection. His papers will serve as the foundation for this environmental research collection at FGCU Library’s Archives and Special Collections.

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