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Liz Tucker, a plant ecologist at ERO, has expertise in wetland delineation, permitting, and mitigation. She is knowledgeable in the restoration of natural habitats, riparian, and disturbed land reclamation, and has over 11 years experience conducting vegetation inventories at project sites in a variety of ecosystems. Liz has designed and supervised construction of restoration sites, wetland mitigation sites, and trout and duck ponds. She also has experience in revegetation, weed control, plant taxonomy, threatened and endangered plant surveys, and wildlife habitat assessments. Liz is also a skilled negotiator providing assistance to clients in negotiating settlements for Clean Water Act violations with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and also in arbitrating and negotiating agreements in wetland and other biological issues. SUMMARY OF EXPERIENCE Wetland Issues. Liz has an extensive background in wetland delineation and permitting, mitigation design, agency coordination and the resolution of conflicts and potential violations of Section 404 of the Clean Water Act. Disturbed Land Restoration. Liz’s background includes studies in disturbed land reclamation and restoration, including soil nutrients and physical properties, mine reclamation, weed infestations, and native plant restoration. Liz has created restoration plans in the central and northern Rocky Mountains, and the central and northern Great Plains. Liz has conducted extensive revegetation studies in alpine areas on the Beartooth Plateau in Wyoming. Vegetation Studies. Liz’s experience includes conducting vegetation studies such as wildlife habitat assessment, noxious weed investigations, vegetation inventories and community descriptions, rangeland utilization, and vegetation production. Liz has worked throughout the Northern and Central Rocky Mountains, Great Plains, the Intermountain west and in the deserts and mountainous areas of Arizona. Threatened or Endangered Species. Liz has conducted threatened, endangered, and rare plant surveys in the Rocky Mountains and northern Great Plains, habitat assessments for threatened and endangered wildlife species such as the Preble’s meadow jumping mouse, and federal candidate species including the black-tailed prairie dog and the mountain plover. |