Biologist
Resume:
GERALD W. MONKS
Biologist
Address
Flagstaff, AZ 86004
Education and Training
****- *. *. ******* (Aquatic Emphasis). Northern Arizona University.
1995- Graduate course work. Oregon Institute of Marine Biology.
1998- Graduate course work. Northern Arizona University.
1999- Cactus Ferruginous Pygmy-owl Protocol
Certification. USFWS and Arizona Game and Fish Department.
1999- Southwestern Willow Flycatcher Certification, U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service.
2001- Desert Tortoise Council, Desert Tortoise Handling Workshop.
2002- Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. Post-certificate
Environmental Compliance Seminar.
2003- USFWS Mexican Spotted Owl Survey Certification
Areas of Expertise
Mr. Monks’ emphasis has been on the Endangered Species Act (ESA), National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), Clean Water Act (CWA), Native Plants, and wildlife ecology. Mr. Monks has been the lead biologist and primary author for several Biological Resource and NEPA projects including the coordination of public involvement, agency scoping, all aspects of vegetation and wildlife assessment, and Section 7 Consultations. His professional involvement has included coordinating with federal and state agencies, including the Bureau of Land Management, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, U.S. Forest Service, Utilities companies, and Arizona Department of Transportation. The scope of Gerald’s projects has ranged from mineral exploration permitting and regulatory support, natural gas pipeline and utilities construction, commercial and residential development, road improvement projects, to biological research and mitigation planning.
Mr. Monks’ experience includes several years of staff and project management. He has consistently conducted threatened and endangered bird inventory or monitoring every year since 1996, and is extremely familiar with avian, as well as fish and reptile habitat and ecology. He is experienced in all levels of field biology survey procedures, especially those concerning threatened, endangered, and sensitive species. Mr. Monks is proficient in the identification of the native plants of the Southwestern US, as well as many exotic plant species. He is currently permitted by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to conduct surveys for southwestern willow flycatcher, cactus ferruginous pygmy owl, Mexican spotted owl, Northern goshawk, and several listed fish species, Kanab ambersnail, and several other species (TE-050241-3). Gerald is able to coordinate all aspects of agency coordination and consultation, field data collection, supervision of biological crews, budget procedures, technical support arrangements, and written report production. He has surveyed over 2.0 million acres of U.S. Forest service, Bureau of Land Management, National Park Service, and private lands throughout Arizona, Utah, New Mexico, Colorado, California, Texas, and Nevada. Gerald has conducted extensive surveys for federally listed endangered, threatened, or sensitive plant species including US Fish and Wildlife Region 2 federally listed plant species.
Professional Experience
2009-Present Transportation Consultant Engineers, Inc. NEPA Planner II. Assist Arizona Department of Transportation with environmental planning and permitting issues. Supervise performance of state on-calls.
2006-Present BioRecon, LLC. Principal/Senior Biologist/Sole Proprietor. Managed crews of 1 to 4 biologists for field data collection.
2001-2005 Carothers Environmental, LLC. Lead Biologist. Managed 1 to 6 employees as well as various on-calls.
1999-2001 SWCA, Inc. Environmental Specialist II. Served in a Field biologist and NEPA Writer capacity. Occasionally managed on-calls and temporary employees.
1998-1999 SWCA, Inc. Environmental Specialist I. Served in aField Biologist and NEPA Writer capacity.
1996-1998 SWCA, Inc. Biological Field Technician.
Recent Projects
2009- Arizona Department of Transportation supplemental
services contract. Provide NEPA Planner services.
2008- TetraTech Inc. Provided Wetland Delineation and Jurisdictional
Waters Determination (under the Rapanos Ruling) services for large
scale transmission line project. Served as lead delineator for crew.
2008-Northern Arizona University and Arizona Game and Fish Department
Participated in project to analyze movement patterns of pronghorn
antelope on Anderson Mesa with the intent to augment population
size.
2008-AMEC Earth and Environmental. Retained as biological/construction
monitor for canal building project near Indio, CA. Monitored wildlife
and politically sensitive aspects of the construction project.
2008-Northern Arizona University. Retained as Crew Leader and Lead
Field Biologist for large scale landscape ecological study on the Kane
and Two Mile Ranches located north of the Grand Canyon.
Responsible for coordination of field logistics and data collection
from over 800,000 acres of challenging terrain.
2008-WLB Group. Biological Resource Assessment and Jurisdictional
Waters Delineation for proposed development in Safford, AZ.
2008-Surface Rock, LLC. Biological Resource Assessment, Native Plant
Inventory and consultation for new surface mine on state lands. Coordinated
with ASLD.
2007-Grand Canyon Trust. Data collection from burn areas on the North
Rim of the Grand Canyon to aid in the monitoring of invasive weed
species.
2007-Various small developers. Pima Pineapple and Cactus ferruginous
pygmy owl surveys on numerous proposed developments.
Endangered Species report and basic mapping included.
2006-Quaterra Industries. Habitat Assessment and Biological Evaluation of
proposed uranium drill sites on BLM lands.
2006-Liberty Starr Gold. Habitat Assessment and Biological Evaluation of
proposed uranium drill sites on BLM lands
2005-USFS, Tonto National Forest. Survey and nest monitoring for
Mexican spotted owl in proposed fire treatment areas.
Documentation, mapping and recommendations for loss mitigation.
2005-Cobre Mine Company. Survey of abandoned mine shafts and adits
for bats. Made recommendations as to closure of tunnels.
2004-USFS, Tonto National Forest. Survey and nest monitoring for Mexican
spotted owl in proposed fire treatment areas. Documentation,
mapping and recommendations for loss mitigation.
2003-Clipper Energy. Biological Resource Assessment for 80 windmill-unit
windfarm near Primm, NV.
2003-USFS, Tonto National Forest. Survey and nest monitoring for
Mexican spotted owl in proposed fire treatment areas.
Documentation, mapping and recommendations for loss mitigation.
2002-Peabody Western Coal. Surveys and nest monitoring for red-tailed
hawk, northern goshawk, and Cooper’s hawk. Conducting
reproductive nest checks on over 30 documented red-tailed hawk
nest sites within buffer zone around active leasehold. Conducting
species-specific inventory for Cooper’s hawks and northern goshawks
in mine expansion areas.
2002-USFS, Coronado National Forest. Performed large area cactus
ferruginous pygmy owl surveys in remote portions of the Rincon
Mountains, Madera Canyon, and the Sasabe/ Arizona-Mexican border
area.
2002-Cahava Springs Corporation. Performed project clearance protocol
surveys for cactus ferruginous pygmy-owl for a proposed
development. Documented nesting raptors within 1,000-acre
proposed project area near McDowell Mountains, Maricopa County,
Arizona.
2002-Johnson International. Conducted biological inventory of proposed
1,600-acre parcel near White Mountains in Apache County, Arizona.
2001-Coconino County. Performed noxious weed surveys along Lake Mary,
Mormon Lake and Stoneman Lake Roads.
2001-Del Webb Corporation. Performed a biological assessment and cactus
ferruginous pygmy-owl surveys of a proposed water line for the
Anthem, AZ development.
2001-Cross Creek Ranch. Performed southwest willow flycatcher surveys
for a proposed development along Oak Creek.
2001-Peabody Western Coal. Wildlife Monitor. Conducted special status
species reconnaissance and species-specific surveys for Cooper’s
hawk and northern goshawk on Black Mesa in Arizona. Conducted
habitat evaluations and reproductive nest checks for Mexican spotted
owl and red-tailed hawks. Conducted Mexican spotted owl inventory
in four survey areas on mine leasehold.
2001-Colorado Division of Wildlife. Served as principal fisheries technician
for a three-year experimental fish removal project to benefit native fishes.
1999-2001-ASARCO Mining Corporation. Performed stream assessments using
Macroinvertebrate Rapid Bioassessment protocols set forth by the EPA.
1999-2001-El Paso Global Networks/Broadwing Communications. Lead field
biologist for threatened, endangered, and sensitive species of amphibian, reptile, raptor and plants along approximately 1,000-mile right-of-way of a proposed fiber optic construction project between El Paso, Texas, and Los Angeles, California. Conducted cactus ferruginous pygmy-owl protocol surveys along 17-mile segment of project within critical habitat. Documented all nesting raptors within proposed project area and within a 1 mile buffer outside project right-of-way boundaries.
2001-1999-Grand Canyon Monitoring and Research Center. Fisheries
technician for large scale Humpback Chub monitoring and nonnative fish removal in Grand Canyon, AZ.
2000-Arrowhead Ranch HOA. Performed electroshocking survey and boat logistical services for urban fisheries study of Arrowhead Lake, Phoenix, AZ.
2000-US Geological Service. Performed electroshocking and boat logistical
services for ongoing fish toxicology monitoring in Las Vegas Bay, Lake Mead, NV.
2000-El Paso Global Networks. Performed jurisdictional waters (401/404)
determinations for a 1,000-mile long section of proposed fiber optic route between Texas and California.
1999- Southern Nevada Water Authority. Large scale fish salvage of pipeline construction area in Lake Mead, NV. Responsible for all aspects of equipment, logistics and data collection.
1999-City of Cottonwood, AZ. Retained to identify Jurisdictional Waters of
the U.S. in the town of Cottonwood, AZ for re-channeling purposes.
1999-Hualapai Tribe and the BIA. Retained to identify Jurisdictional Waters
of the U.S. along several proposed road ROW on the Hualapai
Reservation.
1998-Parsons-Brinkerhoff and Level 3. Served as part of field crew for
large scale wetland delineation project extending from Texas to Tennessee.
1996-1998-Hualapai Tribe. Identification of benthic invertebrate samples,
fish gut samples, and radio telemetry of reintroduced razorback suckers in western Grand Canyon, AZ.
1996-Phelps Dodge Development Corporation. Fish removal and salvage in
large construction zone in the Verde River, Clarkdale, AZ, followed
by lengthy construction monitoring and SWPPP implementation.
Professional References
Dr. Richard Valdez. Senior Scientific Advisor, SWCA,Inc. Logan, UT. 435-***-****.
Kenneth R. Carothers. CEO/Principal of Carothers Environmental, LLC. 928-***-****.
Dr. Steven Carothers. Chairman of the Board, SWCA, Inc. Flagstaff, AZ. 928-***-****.
Dr. Brett Dickson. David H. Smith Conservation Research Fellow. Center for Environmental Sciences and Education. Northern Arizona University. 928-***-****.
Ethan Aumack. Director of Restoration. Grand Canyon Trust. 928-***-****.
Wes Speakes. Natural Resources Division Director. AMEC Earth and Environmental. 951-***-****.
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