Amy Parravano
Senior Biologist
amy.parravano@cajaeir.com
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Experience Summary

Ms. Amy Parravano, Senior Biologist at CAJA, has over 13 years of experience in environmental consulting and research, including wetland delineation, special status species surveys, CEQA/NEPA impact assessment, habitat mitigation planning and monitoring, and regulatory permitting for CWA 401 & 404, Federal Endangered Species Act (FESA) Section 7, CDFG 1602, and the California Coastal Act. Ms. Parravano has managed, designed, and conducted technical studies and provided environmental review of biological impacts for a wide range of large- and small-scale public and private projects. She has developed environmental permit application strategies appropriate to unique project needs, working closely with federal, state, and local regulatory agency personnel. Ms. Parravano has conducted field work for long term success monitoring of restoration projects, biological site assessments, functions and values assessments, wetland delineations, plant community mapping, and special status plant and wildlife species surveys in a wide range of Northern California habitats. She has developed quantitative vegetation sampling methods and contingency measures for a variety of habitat mitigation monitoring projects. Ms. Parravano has managed the preparation of technical reports including biological constraints analyses, wetlands delineation reports, mitigation plans, vegetation management plans, wetlands permit applications, focused survey reports, federally- and state-listed species permitting, and biological resources reports in accordance with CEQA/NEPA.

Project Experience

• Section 7 ESA Biological Assessment (BA) for the Connemara Conservation Easement Dedication and Development Project, Pacifica, CA
• GGNRA Marin Headlands/Fort Baker Transportation Management Plan (EIS, wetland delineation and mitigation plan, wetland permitting)
• Port of San Francisco Maintenance Dredging Project (EA)
• Marin County Open Space Bolinas Lagoon Enhancement Plan Wetland Delineation and Section 7 BA for Alameda County DPW Flood Control Project
• Wetland Permitting and Special Status Species Studies for 900-acre Bardin Ranch Mixed Use Development Project, Salinas, CA (Specific Plan and EIR, biological resources section)
• Contra Costa Co. Public Works On-call Biological Services
• Willow Creek Development Project, Portola, CA (EIR, biological resources section)
• Elkhorn Slough Wetland Restoration Project, Watsonville, CA
• Wetland Delineation and Special Status Species Studies for the Mirant Delta Facility Improvement Project, Pittsburg, CA
• Biological Studies for the Apperson Quarry Project, Sunol, CA
• Wetland Permitting for Waldo Point Harbor Improvement Project, Sausalito, CA
• Rare Plant and Wetland Delineation Studies for 500-acre Barton Ranch Quarry Project, Folsom, CA
• Richardson Bay Eelgrass Mapping Project, Belvedere, CA

Educational Background and Professional Affiliations

• B.S. in Ecology and Systematic Biology, California Polytechnic University, San Luis Obispo, CA (1996)
• U.S. Army Corps Wetland Delineation Course (Richard Chinn), Sacramento CA (2004)
• Advanced Hydric Soils Course (WTI), Sacramento CA (2006)
• CEQA Workshop (AEP), Oakland CA (2005)
• 401 Water Quality Certification and WDR Requirements Workshop (RWQCB), Napa CA (2004)
• Environmental Planning the NEPA Way, Point Reyes National Seashore CA (2003)
• Arc view Image Analysis Workshop: Image Preparation, Golden Gate National Recreation Area (2003)
• Member: Society of Wetland Scientists (SWS), California Native Plant Society (CNPS), Association of Environmental Professionals (AEP)