As a consulting member of the multidisciplinary team of scientists focused on habitat restoration, stormwater, urban ecology, and integrated pest management, Salmon-Safe's urban assessment team conducts comprehensive reviews of urban development projects for their application of Salmon-Safe standards and provides recommendations for elevating project performance goals, promoting net positive impacts on urban watersheds through design, development, and ongoing maintenance and operations of urban… Show more As a consulting member of the multidisciplinary team of scientists focused on habitat restoration, stormwater, urban ecology, and integrated pest management, Salmon-Safe's urban assessment team conducts comprehensive reviews of urban development projects for their application of Salmon-Safe standards and provides recommendations for elevating project performance goals, promoting net positive impacts on urban watersheds through design, development, and ongoing maintenance and operations of urban sites. Show less

• Wrote grant that resulted in funding for a gap analysis identifying areas of highest connectivity and ecological restoration potential within the greater Kansas City metropolitan greenway system. • Completed assessment and recommendations for the application and implementation of Kansas City's Natural Resource Inventory dataset for a number of area and corridor plans throughout the region.• Contributed inventory, analysis, graphics, mapping, and recommendations to various… Show more • Wrote grant that resulted in funding for a gap analysis identifying areas of highest connectivity and ecological restoration potential within the greater Kansas City metropolitan greenway system. • Completed assessment and recommendations for the application and implementation of Kansas City's Natural Resource Inventory dataset for a number of area and corridor plans throughout the region.• Contributed inventory, analysis, graphics, mapping, and recommendations to various watershed management plans in the region including Brush Creek, a highly urbanized watershed within downtown Kansas City, and Hillsdale Lake, a watershed dominated primarily by cultivated agriculture and pasture. Show less

• Assisted in design development, schematic design, and construction documentation for various projects in the Kansas City area including: Community Center and Park Master Plan; Streetscape Design; Community Green Space and Amphitheater; Multi-family development and pool complex.• Worked through the entire design process from design conceptualization, through construction documentation.

• Explored opportunities for the recovery of Tuscaloosa, AL, through the Tuscaloosa Forward Generational Master Plan. Created park, greenway, and infrastructure alternatives for the communities destroyed by the tornado. Participated in community meetings, charrettes, and interviews during a week long community program in Tuscaloosa.• Created visualizations and analysis graphics for the Rebuild Springfield Master Plan, for Springfield, MA.• Designed alternatives and produced… Show more • Explored opportunities for the recovery of Tuscaloosa, AL, through the Tuscaloosa Forward Generational Master Plan. Created park, greenway, and infrastructure alternatives for the communities destroyed by the tornado. Participated in community meetings, charrettes, and interviews during a week long community program in Tuscaloosa.• Created visualizations and analysis graphics for the Rebuild Springfield Master Plan, for Springfield, MA.• Designed alternatives and produced graphics for the Grand Boulevard Streetscape Study in Kansas City, MO.• Gained leadership skills and perspective while working through the disaster recovery design and planning process. Show less

• Completed GIS analysis, design, and graphics for the Sand Turn forest portal and scenic overlook.• Explored potentials for Ranger Creek Campground, using GIS and surveying to map future locations and resources.• Assisted a vegetation management project, and construction administration on a highway realignment and restoration.• Learned how the broad range of systems and processes throughout the forest can vary while all being interdependent.