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Jessica Hickey Biologist and Project Manager |
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Jessica Hickey, M.S., is a biologist and project manager for a wide range of ecological projects. She has over five years of experience in wetland delineation and mitigation; Section 404/401 permitting; stream and wetland restoration; aquatic and terrestrial surveys, including bat mist-netting and emergence studies; Phase I Environmental Site Assessments; and water quality testing. She currently assists in the coordination of wetland mitigation monitoring projects for Davey Resource Group. Ms. Hickey’s experience at Davey includes project management of the Wildlife-Wind Turbine Interaction Study occurring at the Great Lakes Science Center in Cleveland, Ohio; the preparation of an Environmental Assessment for the Blue Ridge Electric Cooperative special use permit renewal for the Andrew Pickens Ranger District of the Sumter National Forest, South Carolina; and the preparation of a Biological Assessment (BA) report for USFWS assessing potential impacts to the federally endangered Indiana bat (Myotis sodalis) on a large-scale residential development site. Ms. Hickey has completed training through Ohio Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for the following: Headwater Habitat Evaluation Index (HHEI), Vegetation Index of Biotic Integrity (VIBI), Qualitative Habitat Evaluation Index (QHEI), and Ohio Rapid Assessment Method (ORAM) v5. She has also completed a Geomorphology and Ecology of Stream Systems course and ASTM Phase I Environmental Site Assessments training. Prior to joining Davey, Ms. Hickey worked under contract for the U. S. federal government composing Environmental Assessments and Environmental Impact Statements to fulfill National Environmental Protection Act (NEPA) requirements. In this position, she gained insight by attending planning meetings, working with engineers and planners to coordinate environmental issues, and by participating in project related public participation meetings. 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.
JHickey@davey.com
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