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Katie B. Woodbury, B.S. Ecologist Maui Environmental Consulting, LLC 808-866-6919 kwoodbury@mauienvironmentalconsulting.com Experience As an Ecologist with Maui Environmental Consulting, LLC (MEC), Katie has experience in Maui Environmental water quality testing,aquatic systems rehabilitation,wetland assessments,and wildlife ecology Consulting,LLC throughout Hawai`i's ecosystems. Katie has conducted research investigating water quality Paia,HI and biodiversity and has volunteered on research teams studying fishery ecology in the Gulf Ecologist of Mexico. She is particularly interested in ecology and marine conservation.As an Ecologist 2021-Present at MEC,Katie has delineated wetlands and worked to restore riparian corridors. She has also conducted listed species surveys and conducted water quality sampling for clients. She is 808 Gymnastics proficient in Microsoft Office applications,grant writing,field data collection,monitoring,and Kahului,HI reporting.Below is a list of projects Katie has worked on at MEC. Team Coach 2020-Present Ecologist—Watershed Management Planning Watershed management plays an important role maintaining and improving water quality from Redline Rafting, mauka to makai. A watershed management plan identifies threats and problems to water Kihei,HI resources within a specific watershed area and provides strategies for addressing and managing First Mate and Naturalist those issues. Approved in 2023, both the Pohakea Watershed Management Plan and the 2018-2021 Ma`alaea Bay Watersheds Management Plan were written to address land-based sources of pollution discharging into Ma`alaea Bay. Katie played an integral role in the production of Education these Plans. B.S.,Biology,Minor in Environmental Science Ecologist—Wetland Delineations throughout the Pacific Belmont University,2015 Katie has delineated wetlands on Maui,Molokai,Kauai,Big Island and in American Samoa. The wetland delineations were conducted in accordance with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) 1987 Wetlands Delineation Manual and the 2012 Supplement for the CertificationsHawaii and Pacific Islands Region. Wetland boundaries were flagged and recorded using a A-Z Grant Writing,Hawaii global positioning system. The data collected in the field was used to construct reports that Community College were submitted to the USACE to receive formal Jurisdictional Determinations. Open Water Diver,PADI Ecologist—Plant and Wildlife Surveys To determine the presence of plant and animal species protected by state and federal laws, CPR and First Aid,Divers Katie has conducted listed species surveys and assessments as required by regulatory agencies. Alert Network Appropriate methodologies were used to assess for the presence of listed species and their habitats. Detailed reports that included avoidance recommendations and mitigation strategies were produced. Ecologist—Red Hill Drinking Water Quality Sampling In November of 2021,a fuel leak at the Red Hill Navy storage facility contaminated the drinking water supply and displaced thousands of residents at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam military base on Oahu, HI. MEC was contracted to sample the drinking water at residential homes within the affected area.Katie conducted drinking water quality sampling in accordance with methodologies provided by the State of Hawai`i Department of Health and the Environmental Protection Agency.Results were used to determine whether contaminants remained in the plumbing systems of residential homes. Ecologist—Keokea Gulch Riparian Rehabilitation Katie has worked to rehabilitate the riparian corridor of Keokea Gulch in Kihei,HI. So far 7.4 acres have been fenced off and protected from feral ungulates and approximately 3,000 native plants have been planted along the stream banks.R-1 wastewater is being utilized as irrigation,preventing the injection of wastewater into the ocean and enabling vegetative ground cover to be re-established to reduce erosion. Katie has installed irrigation, planted native vegetation, and has played a vital role in the continued monitoring and reporting of this project. Ecologist—Underground Injection Control Water Quality Monitoring Katie works with a GOLD New Construction Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design(LEED)certified resort in West Maui to conduct water quality sampling in accordance with the Hawaii Department of Health Safe Drinking Water Branch permitting program.The resort uses geothermal heat rejection to provide cool air conditioning throughout the 393-villa resort. This saves thousands of gallons of water daily and replaces the need for chillers and cooling towers that would otherwise emit harmful greenhouse gases and are among the top consumers of water and electricity at resorts. PO BOX 790568•Paia,HI,96779 •(808)866-6919