Heather
received a Bachelor of Science degree in Natural Resources from the University
of Maine in 1994. She has been
working within the ecological and wetland science profession since 1995 and
joined Boyle Associates in 2006. Heather
brings to Boyle over eight years of experience in wetland delineation,
functional assessments and state and federal wetland permitting.
As
a Project Manager for Boyle Associates, Heather is responsible for the
management of wetland permitting and wetland mitigation projects. Heather
provides permitting and regulatory advising and prepares federal and state
permit applications for projects throughout northern New England.
She coordinates with local, state and federal regulators and provides
documentation of avoidance and minimization efforts made during project design.
Heather assists clients in the preparation of both onsite and off site
alternatives analyses (including Clean Water Act Sections 401/404 and 404(b)(1)
Analyses). In addition to permit preparation and acquisition, Heather provides
clients with a full-line wetland consulting services, including on-site field
inspections for preliminary land evaluations, wetland delineations and mapping
using GPS and GIS, vernal pool identification, functional assessment analysis
(using USACE Highway Methodology and the New Hampshire Method), impact
assessments, and mitigation design and monitoring.
Also, as a Certified Professional in Erosion and Sediment Control,
Heather can provide onsite sediment and erosion control inspections and permit
compliance monitoring.
Heather is a New Hampshire Certified Wetland Scientist (CWS) and Certified Professional in Sediment and Erosion Control (CPESC). She is a member of the Maine Association of Wetland Scientists and the New Hampshire Association of Natural Resource Scientists.