thad mcdonald navfac atlantic · 2020-04-05 · david james –ev53 nr branch mgr., 30 yr....
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Thad McDonald
NAVFAC Atlantic
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Chris Petersen – Senior NR Specialist – 27 yr. experience
Expertise: herpetofauna surveys, GIS, radio-telemetry, wildlife surveys,
Cooperative Ecosystem Study Unit (CESU) Cooperative Agreements
Bruce Larson – EV52 NR/CR Branch Mgr., – 40 yr. experience
Expertise: actively participated in natural resource initiatives stateside,
in Puerto Rico, Cuba, Europe, Africa and the Middle East with
NAVFAC Natural Resource SME colleagues
Paul Block – Senior NR Specialist, PWS – 23 yr. experience
Expertise: Bird/Animal Strike Hazard (BASH), bird surveys, threatened and
endangered species surveys, and wetland delineations
Thad McDonald – Senior Wetland Scientist, PWS – 20 yr. experience
Expertise: wetland delineations, wetland permitting, bat and flora surveys,
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David James – EV53 NR Branch Mgr., 30 yr. experience
Joel Bell – Marine Biologist - 19 yr. experience
Expertise: Marine species monitoring, Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA)
Jackie Bort – Marine Biologist -12yr. experience
Expertise: Marine mammals, in-water acoustics
Jamie Gormley – Marine Biologist - 12yr. experience
Expertise: MMPA, Impacts from military expended materials, National Marine Sanctuaries Act
Cara Hotchkin, Ph.D. – Marine Biologist - 12yr. experience
Expertise: in-water acoustics
Danielle Jones – Marine Biologist - 12yr. experience
Expertise: Sea turtles, marine species density
Deanna Rees – Marine Biologist, CWB – 24yr. experience
Expertise: MMPA, Outreach
Carter Watterson – Marine Biologist – 26yr.
Expertise: Fish & marine habitat
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Support includes:
• National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) document review and management
• Development of exercise risk assessments for C6F
• Development of Biological Assessments & Marine Mammal Protection Act applications
• Essential Fish Habitat assessments
• Development of National Marine Sanctuaries Ace consultation packages
• In-water acoustic analysis (sonar and pile driving)
• Marine species density
• Marine species awareness training for operators
• Select special studies and fieldwork
Primary mission - provide in-water environmental compliance to USFF,
C6F, SYSCOMs, USMC and MARFORRES, & NAVFAC FECs.
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Reach-back support includes:
• Maintaining NR contracting vehicles used by FECs & supported commands
• Technical & field survey (herpetofauna, birds, bats, wetlands, etc…)
• Bird/Animal Strike Hazard (BASH)
• DoD Partners in Amphibian and Reptile Conservation (PARC)
Primary mission - provide reach-back support to NAVFAC FECs. We
also support to: EURAFCENT, NAVFAC HQ, CNIC, EXWC, Marine
Corps, MARFORRES, OSD, USFF, and SPAWAR
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LG2 Terrestrial Natural Resources Services (8a - $4M capacity)
Coastal Resilience/Mission Sustainment (ANC Mentor Protégé - $22M
capacity)
Cooperative Ecosystem Study Unit (CESU) and single source Cooperative
Agreements
Student Intern Cooperative Agreement
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• Provides a mechanism to utilize student interns to support Natural
Resource (NR) and Cultural Resource (CR) programs at Navy and
Marine Corps installations worldwide
• Support specific Integrated Natural & Cultural Resource Management
Plan projects
• Requires substantial government participation - e.g. Navy technical
assistance & oversight, coordination of safety planning, direct
participation in awarded tasks
• 1-year base award with four 1-year options
• Work Orders executed and managed through each FEC
Cooperative Agreement with the Student
Conservation Association (SCA):
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• MCB Quantico, VA - Amphibian and reptile surveys
• MCAS Beaufort Townsend Bombing Range, GA - Bird and herpetofaunal surveys
• NWS Yorktown, NAS Oceana, & Dam Neck Annex, VA – Acoustic Frog Surveys
• MCRC Jacksonville, FL - Bird and herpetofaunal surveys
• Dam Neck Annex, VA - Shorebird surveys
• NAVSTA Rota, Spain - Bird survey
• NRTF Niscemi, Italy - Bat acoustic monitoring
• NSF Deveselu, Romania - Baseline herpetofauna, plant, and bird surveys
• Camp Lemonnier; Djibouti, Africa - Wildlife Hazard Assessments
• Camp Simba; Kenya, Africa - Rare species surveys
In-house Technical & Field Survey Support
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Paul Block CNIC/NAVFAC BASH NR Coordinator supporting the
Navy/USMC BASH Programs worldwide
BASH Program provides leadership, guidance, and technical support
for the management of BASH issues at airfields
Support includes: developing/updating policy and guidance; testing
of new technologies; providing outreach and communication, data and metric
support; and airfield hazard surveys with mitigation and management
recommendations.
Mission benefits increase operational safety
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Chris Petersen-DoD PARC National Representative since 2009
Paul Block-DoD PARC Representative
DoD PARC provides leadership, guidance, & technical support
for conservation and management of amphibians and reptiles on DoD
lands in ways that help sustain military testing, training, and operational mission
Funded by the DoD Natural Resources Legacy Program
Tools developed by DoD PARC for military natural resources personnel:
Scope of Work Template; INRMP Guidance; Inventory Database;
Photographic Website; Outreach Materials (Venomous Snake ID Cards); Best
Management Practices documents for at-risk species; and much more!
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DoD Partners in Amphibian and Reptile Conservation Program – Provides
for conservation and management of amphibians and reptiles on DoD
lands in ways that help sustain military testing, training, and operational
mission
Established student intern cooperative agreement supporting NR/CR
Programs across the NAVFAC AOR – Provides an additional mechanism to
implement NR/CR Projects at reduced cost
NR Support for CNIC BASH Program – Provide NR support and
recommendations to minimize bird/animal aircraft interactions
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