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Cindy Trujillo is a natural resource specialist with ERO. Her expertise is in collecting vegetation data for ecological monitoring projects and surface mining reclamation plans throughout the Intermountain West region. Cindy has conducted baseline vegetation studies, weed surveys and rare and endangered plant surveys. She has also collected wetland data in the field for wetland delineations and is experienced in wetland planting and seeding. SUMMARY OF EXPERIENCE Threatened and Endangered Species. Surveyed for many federally listed threatened and endangered species in eastern and western Colorado, Arizona and Wyoming. Conducted inventories for Ute ladies’-tresses orchid (Spiranthes diluvialis), Colorado butterfly plant (Gaura neomexicana ssp. Coloradoensis), Dudley Bluffs bladderpod (Lesquerella congesta), Piceance twinpod (Physaria obcordata), Graham beardtongue (Penstemon grahamii), and White River penstemon (Penstemon scariosus var. albifluvis). Wetland Delineation. Performed wetland delineations in conjunction with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers 404 permitting throughout the state of Colorado, which included site evaluation based on vegetation, soil and hydrology. Vegetation Monitoring. Collected data for areas severely populated by weeds, prairie dog colonies, and prairie relic ecosystems. Collected more than ten years of monitored data on vegetation, weed density, and frequency, having participated in the monitoring for over six years. Reclamation. Collected data for reclamation sites in Arizona, Montana, Wyoming and western Colorado. Supervised field crews for vegetation monitoring teams and compiled data to prepare reports for submission to the states’ Division of Minerals and Geology. |