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Debra A. Lemke,
CPESC
Environmental Project Manager/Environmental Scientist
CPESC # 2574
debra@nvwetlands.com
As an Environmental Project Manager, Ms. Lemke's experience encompasses specialities in sediment and
erosion control best management practices, and the management of constructed wetland systems. She has
extensive experience with Federal and State permitting of waters of the United States and the management
of wetland habitats. Ms. Lemke's responsibilities include the design, development, implementation, and
management of: wetland regulatory permitting, wetland delineations, constructed, enhanced, and restored
wetlands, wetland mitigation and monitoring plans, vegetation plans, best management plans, and natural
resource evaluations.
Ms. Lemke has over eleven years of extensive experience with sediment and erosion control best
management practices (BMPs). She is an International Erosion Control Association, Certified Professional
in Erosion and Sediment Control (CPESC) and Ms. Lemke has been certified by the Tahoe Regional
Planning Agency for BMPs for the Lake Tahoe Region. Highly skilled in developing storm water pollution
prevention plans, Ms. Lemke provides on-site construction management for best management practices
design, installation, monitoring, inspections, and permit compliance reporting.
EXPERIENCE
Huffman & Carpenter, Inc., Reno, NV
2001 - Present
Environmental Scientist/Environmental Project Manager
The Pacific Watershed Institute, Twisp, WA
2000 - 2001
Watershed Technician
EarthCorps, Seattle, WA
1998 - 2000
Project Manager/Corps Manager
EarthCorps, Seattle, WA
1996 - 1997
Corps Member/Crew Leader
Cougar Mountain Regional Wildland Park, King County, Issaquah, WA
1996 - 1997
Park Naturalist
Weminuche Wilderness, U.S. Forest Service, Durango, CO
1995
Wilderness Ranger
EDUCATION
B.S., Environmental Science, 1994, Slippery Rock University, Slippery Rock, PA
Semester Abroad, 1991. University of Ireland, Limerick, Ireland
WETLANDS TRAINING COURSES TAUGHT
Sierra Nevada College Truckee California
Instructor: a co-teacher, Ms. Lemke offers her expertise on a pro-bono basis for one- to two-day
wetland regulatory and delineation training course for California County Planning Departments.
This allows County Planning staff with limited training budgets to understand the various California state
(CEQA) and federal policies (NEPA) and programs governing waters of the United States, including
wetlands.
Since county staff are often the first to see a proposed planning project , these early process efforts
not only serve to protect wetland and water quality but also represent a proactive means of cost savings to
various communities by doing the job right the first time .
SUBSEQUENT COURSES AND TRAINING
- Compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act, Academy for the Environment at the University
of Nevada, Reno, January-May 2006
- Ecology and Management of Invasive Plants, August-December 2005
- Property Analysis Record PAR, August 2003
- Designed for planning sustainable conservation projects, the PAR training course was presented by the
Center for Natural Lands Management. PAR combines biological stewardship information with
financial analyses. The program also allows for the examination of management tasks and the
allocation of funds necessary to manage sensitive lands in perpetuity. As the primary method accepted
by the US Army Corps of Engineers, PAR is employed to justify long-term funding for wetlands and
other areas that are to be avoided by development's.
- Bio-Engineering Workshop, October 2002
- ArcView 3.2, August 2002
- Sierra Field Botany, June 2002
- Best Management Practices - Contractors, April 2002
- Tahoe Turfgrass Management, March 2002
- Federal Wetlands Jurisdiction, November 2001
- Northwest Salmonid Workshop, October 2000
- Urban Forestry Seminar, March 2000
- Native Plant Specifications, August 1999
- Salmon Volunteer Monitoring, April 1999
- Ecosystem Restoration, October 1998
- Wilderness Work Skills, May 1998
- Urban Stream Restoration, September 1997
- Rosgen Stream Classification, July 1995
VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE
Truckee River Aquatic Monitors (TRAM) - aquatic bioassessment: collection of aquatic organisms, rapid
habitat assessment, and identification of preserved specimens.
Truckee River Watershed Council - crew leader, technical, and logistical assistance.
National Audubon Society/Great Basin Bird Observatory - avifauna research, special events.
Mapping Avian Productivity and Survivorship (MAPS) - songbird capture/release and banding.
National Ski Patrol/Tahoe Backcountry Ski Patrol - provider of backcountry medical and orientation
assistance.
Great Basin Outdoor School (GBOS) - fundraising and educational support.
CERTIFICATIONS AND MEMBERSHIPS
- Certified Professional in Erosion and Sediment Control, CPESC #2574
- Open Water Diver, PADI-Certified
- Society of Wetland Scientists, Western Chapter
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