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Dave S. Johnston, PhD
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<br /> Wildlife Ecology
<br /> d ohnston harve ecolo coin H.T. HARVEY&ASSOCIATES
<br /> y Ecological Consultants
<br /> 408.458.3226 50 years of field notes,
<br /> exploration,and excellence
<br /> HIGHLIGHTS PROFESSIONAL PROFILE
<br /> • 40+years of experience Dr.Dave Johnston is a renowned wildlife ecologist and authority on bats
<br /> • Bat studies,conservation,and mitigation and other small mammals of the western United States and Hawaii. He
<br /> • Bird and bat fatality estimation has conducted bat research and led bat-related projects for more than 40
<br /> • Avian and bat protection plans years. In addition to bats, Dave has worked with numerous federally
<br /> • Wildlife and avian ecology endangered species, including the California red-legged frog, salt marsh
<br /> harvest mouse, Ridgway's rail, western snowy plover, south central
<br /> EDUCATION California coast steelhead evolutionarily significant unit (ESU), and
<br /> PhD,Biology,York University central California coast steelhead ESU.
<br /> MA,Biological Sciences, San Jose State University Dave's work includes evaluating habitat,assessing potential impacts,and
<br /> BS,Biology, California State University, proposing mitigation for bats and dozens of species in California,Hawaii,
<br /> San Luis Obispo Southwestern states, and abroad. He has prepared the wildlife sections
<br /> for more than 50 CEQA and NEPA documents, including natural
<br /> PERMITS AND LICENSES environmental studies, initial studies, and biotic assessments. He has
<br /> CDFW Scientific Collecting Permits for mammals, written biological assessments for Endangered Species Act Section 7
<br /> including all species of bats statewide (SC-004098) consultations for many federally listed species.
<br /> PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE David is a former board member of the North American Society for Bat
<br /> Associate, H.T.Harvey&Associates, 1996—present Research and a vice president of the Western Bat Working Group.
<br /> Executive director,Youth Science Institute, 1979-95 PROJECT EXAMPLES
<br /> MEMBERSHIPS AND AWARDS Led team that developed and tested survey methods for detecting
<br /> the Hawaiian hoary bat during the summer maternity season, and
<br /> Board member of the North American Society for
<br /> Bat Research 2013-16 designed monitoring and survey protocols and best management
<br /> practices for a study for the Hawaii Forest Industries Association. The
<br /> American Society of Mammalogists,Life Member
<br /> goal of the study was to develop scientifically sound and operationally
<br /> Western Bat Working Group,V.P. 2012-14
<br /> practical procedures for surveying,monitoring,and avoiding impacts on
<br /> Appointed member of the Altamont Pass Wind
<br /> Resource Science Advisory Committee for a endangered Hawaiian hoary bats during commercial forest harvest
<br /> Habitat Conservation Plan for two years operations.
<br /> Contributed Hawaiian hoary bat expertise to Hawaii's updated
<br /> PUBLICATIONS State Wildlife Action Plan and Forest Action Plan.
<br /> Johnston,D. S.,et al.2019. California Bat As project manager and senior bat biologist for the PG&E Topock
<br /> Mitigation:A Guide to Developing Feasible and Compressor Station, located 11 roosts for bats and developed
<br /> Effective Solutions. Caltrans. innovative, state of the science mitigation for special-status bats that
<br /> Johnston,D. S.,et al.2013.Bird and Bat Movement facilitated the implementation of the Topock Compressor Groundwater
<br /> Patterns and Mortality at the Montezuma Hills Remediation Project.Conducted initial habitat assessments,found roosts
<br /> Wind Resource Area. CEC 500 2013 015. through radio-tracking bats, and established science-based buffer zones
<br /> California Energy Commission, Public Interest so that operations could resume through summer months.
<br /> Energy Research (PIER) Program,Sacramento.
<br /> Johnston,D. S.,and M.B. Fenton. 2001. Was lead author and project manager for California Bat Mitigation:
<br /> Individual and population-level variability in Techniques, Solutions, and Effectiveness (2004), and the 2019
<br /> diets of pallid bats.Journal of Mammalogy 82(2). updated version, Caltrans Bat Mitigation: A Guide to Developing
<br /> Feasible and EBecuive Solutions, providing guidelines on effective
<br /> Complete list of publications available upon request. mitigation for impacts on bats found on bridges.
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