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Julia Fiske Botanist, Wetland Scientist
Summary	Ms. Fiske is an environmental scientist and botanist/wetland scientist at New England Environmental, Inc. (NEE) having over ten years of multi-disciplinary environmental experience on projects performed throughout New England. Ms. Fiske is currently an Associate Scientist, completing field work and preparing reports. She is responsible for preparing proposals, conducting field work, submitting reports for permits, and overseeing her own projects. Ms. Fiske is also experienced in native plant propagation involving seed collection, soft/hardwood cutting, and development of propagation protocols.
Areas of Expertise	State, Federal and Local Environmental Permitting Wetlands Evaluation and Analysis Wetland Delineation Stormwater Permitting and Oversight Construction Oversight Vegetation Monitoring Rare Plant Surveys Dragonfly Surveys Vernal Pool Identification River Surveys GIS Mapping
Education	M.S., Environmental Biology – Antioch New England Graduate School, Keene, NH, 1999. B.S., Environmental Science – University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA, 1992.
Experience	New England Environmental, Inc.				1999-present
	Responsible for completing project permits (Massachusetts Wetlands Protection Act, Massachusetts Environmental Policy Act and National Environmental Policy Act). Ms. Fiske also completes Commonwealth of Massachusetts 401 Water Quality Certification applications, Chapter 91, Construction General Permits for stormwater and permits for the Army Corp of Engineers (Programmatic General Permit) and she is experienced at wetland delineations, evaluating project impacts on wetlands and developing mitigation plans to minimize such impacts, developing invasive species control protocols, long-term vegetation monitoring, developing rare plant survey protocols, conducting river surveys for use in river restoration design, watershed assessments for river restoration, vernal pool identification and dragonfly surveys.
	New England Wetland Plants, Inc.					1995-2001
	Head Plant Propagator Responsible for overseeing all propagation at the nursery including propagation from seed, softwood and hardwood cuttings, and root cuttings. Also oversaw the transplanting of herbaceous and woody seedlings to final product. Collected growing degree day data to be used in seed collection times. Collected seed, softwood cuttings, hardwood cuttings, and root cuttings from local sources. Organized and maintained plant inventory/propagation schedules using Access and paradox, researched and developed propagation methods. Responsible for supervising nursery staff.
	Cartographic Technologies, Inc.			Jan 1998-Oct 1998
	GIS Technician Utilized ARCVIEW GIS, ARC/INFO, PC ARC/INFO, ARC/INFO Workstation to create maps; used GPS equipment and software support; employed internet to retrieve base station data for GPS corrections; aerial photo interpretation; scanned pictures and alter pictures with PaintShopPro and Adobe PhotoShop; used Excel to create attribute tables and graphs.
	Antioch NE Grad School/Sweet Water Trust		May 1996- Oct 1996
	Research Ecologist Inventoried, upland and wetland, woody and herbaceous vegetation, on a 1,000 acre property; used Species Area Curves to determine plot sizes; used Releve method to sample representative plant communities; noted any bird, mammal, amphibian, reptile, etc., encountered; utilized ClarisWorks to create spreadsheets, graphs, and perform statistics.
	Petoseed Inc.		Feb 1993-Oct 1993
	Research Assistant, Plant Pathology Performed vegetable disease screens for Fusarium and Verticillium Wilt, Late Blight, Phytophthora Blight, Fusarium Crown Rot, Fusarium Yellows, and Black Mold; prepared standard and selective media agar; maintained pathogen culture collections; performed quantification's for inoculation concentrations; took data and performed statistics; used Paradox, Lotus 1-2-3, and Word Perfect; supervised lab technicians; experimented with different plant pathogens for new disease screens; utilized Koch's Postulate in diagnosing disease samples from various plant hosts.
	UMASS Plant and Soil Dept.	April 1992-Oct 1992
	Research Assistant Conducted agricultural experiments on cover crops, water and soil quality, and alleleopaths; collected and analyzed data; utilized several different types of farm equipment- tractor, plow, wheel harrow, rototiller, etc.; employed experimental instruments- lysimeter, spadmeter, water analyzer, soil auger, pH meter.
	Ecoscience Corporation						1991-1992
	Product Development Assistant Conducted studies on the effects of B. thuringiensis on houseflies and cockroaches; maintained a fly colony; researched experimental designs; created graphs, slides, and tables for EPA reports; edited reports prior to EPA submission; employed GLP(Good Laboratory Practices) for compliance with EPA; used Harvard Graphics, Word Perfect, and MAC equivalents.
Affiliations/ Memberships	International Erosion Control Association Society of Wetland Scientists Association of Massachusetts Wetland Scientists
Publications	Marcus, Michael J., Karro A. Frost, and Julia M. Fiske. 2003. Control of Invasive Species in Wetland Mitigation Areas: Long-Term Monitoring Trends. Oral Paper Presented at Society of Wetland Scientists 24th Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA.