Davey Resource Group

Ana Burns, M.S.E.S., is a biologist and Coordinator of Ecological Services for Davey's Natural Resource Consulting group. Ms. Burns has ten years of experience in the natural resources and environmental planning fields and at Davey is responsible for overseeing all ecological surveys and environmental planning studies, as well as the specialized management of ecological and wetlands permitting projects, mitigation bank planning and monitoring projects, and natural resource restoration projects. She is knowledgeable of state and federal stream and wetlands regulations, all aspects of Section 401 and 404 permitting, isolated wetlands regulations, and the new federal mitigation rule for compensatory mitigation and its application to mitigation banking. Ms. Burns has managed multiple 401/404 permitting projects along with numerous natural resource inventories and planning projects. In addition, Ms. Burns has provided assistance with grant writing and managing grant-funded projects. Ms. Burns has coordinated and facilitated public meetings and hearings and has assisted in the development of various planning documents including greenways planning, watershed planning, and urban forestry management plans. In addition to public meetings, Ms, Burns has developed many informational public outreach publications and prepared electronic sources of information for distribution. With a background in urban and rural planning, she is well-versed in working with planning commissions, steering committees, and local political groups and has given many presentations at a variety of venues. Ms. Burns graduated from Indiana University with a Bachelor of Science degree in biology and holds a Master of Science degree in environmental science from IU's School of Public and Environmental Affairs.

Contact: Ana.Burns@davey.com