Elizabeth Barker

Sr. Environmental Scientist

EDUCATION:

• Bachelor of Science in Zoology, University of Central Florida

TRAINING:

• Authorized Gopher Tortoise Agent #GTA-09-00045
• FDEP NPDES Inspector Cert. #7027
• Freshwater Wetland and Upland Restoration in the Southeastern Coastal Plain, Humboldt Field Research Institute
• Ecoheritage Tourism Two-day Basic Course, University of North Florida
• Hydric Soils, Wetland Regulations and Use of Detailed Soil Surveys (USDA Soil Conservation Service, IFAS, National Association of Environmental Soil Scientists and SJRWMD)
• Listed Species Training, Archbold Biological Station & MacArthur Agro-Ecology Research Station, Florida Department of Transportation
• Basic Wildland Suppression Orientation, S-130: Firefighter Training, S-190: Introduction to Wildland Fire Behavior, and Standards for Survival, The Nature Conservancy & National Wildfire Coordinating Group (NWCG)
• Advanced Wetland Delineation (Wetland Training Institute, Inc. & Western Michigan University)
• Certified Wetland Delineator (ACOE)
• Wetland Mitigation Design, Florida Engineering Society
• Basic Wetland Delineation (Wetland Training Institute, Inc. & Western Michigan University)

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE AND AREAS OF EXPERTISE:

Ms. Barker has twenty-five (25) years experience in environmental planning, environmental assessments and permitting throughout the State of Florida. She has managed multiple large environmental contracts, which include developments of regional impact studies, large and small mixed-use developments, peat and limerock mining, roadways and residential/commercial developments. Her areas of expertise include: project management, regulatory agency permitting, wetland & upland evaluations and impact assessment, wetlands jurisdictional determinations, wetlands mitigation design, permitting, & monitoring, threatened & endangered species surveys, gopher tortoise permitting & relocations, feasibility studies & corridor analyses, groundwater monitoring & analysis, and client/project development. Her expertise includes:

• Project Management
• Mitigation Monitoring
• Nuisance/Exotic Species Control and Maintenance
• Threatened and Endangered Species Surveys
• Wetland and Upland Evaluations and Impact Assessment
• Environmental Documentation
• Wetlands Jurisdictional Determinations
• Regulatory Agency Coordination
• Wetlands Mitigation Design and Permitting
• Groundwater Monitoring and Analysis
• Water Quality Studies
• Environmental Resource Permitting
• Feasibility Studies and Corridor Analyses
• Permit Compliance & Construction Monitoring (NPDES monitoring)

PROFESSIONAL & CIVIC AFFILIATIONS:

• Back to Nature Wildlife Refuge (pro bono)
• Florida Native Plant Society
• FAEP/CFAEP
• Society of Wetland Scientists

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