Davey Resource Group

Jessica Hickey, M.S., is a biologist with seven years of experience in wetlands delineation and mitigation projects; Section 404/401 permitting; stream and wetlands restorations; aquatic and terrestrial surveys, Phase I Environmental Site Assessments; and water quality testing. Ms. Hickey is a project manager for a wide range of ecological projects including numerous stream and wetlands mitigation monitoring projects. Ms. Hickey specializes in the federally-endangered Indiana bat (Myotis sodalis) and performs mist-net surveys, habitat evaluations, and radio tracking studies to determine foraging patterns. She has prepared a Biological Assessment (BA) report for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service assessing potential impacts to the federally-endangered Indiana bat on a large-scale residential development site. Ms. Hickey has completed training through Ohio Environmental Protection Agency for the following: Headwater Habitat Evaluation Index (HHEI); Qualitative Habitat Evaluation Index (QHEI); Ohio Rapid Assessment Method (ORAM) v.5; and Vegetation Index of Biotic Integrity (VIBI). She has also completed a Geomorphology and Ecology of Stream Systems course and ASTM Phase I Environmental Site Assessments training. Ms. Hickey graduated from the University of Toledo with a Bachelor of Science degree in environmental science with an emphasis in biology, and holds a Master of Science degree in biology from John Carroll University.

Contact: Jessica.Hickey@davey.com