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Hope Kingma

Detailed Description of this session:

Ms. Kingma will provide a display of photographs showing examples of field and wildlife biology activities with labels and short descriptions. In addition, Ms. Kingma will have feathers, skulls and other items on display. Ms. Kingma will briefly describe what a Field Biologist/Wildlife Biologist does and why it is important.

Hope Kingma's Biography:

Ms. Kingma has over fifteen years of field experience working as a biologist in a wide variety of habitats including grassland, freshwater marsh, salt marsh, riparian corridors and seasonal wetlands. Ms. Kingma has experience conducting site assessments and special-status species surveys. Focused surveys for special-status species have included salt marsh harvest mouse, California red-legged frog, California tiger salamander, dusky-footed wood rat, San Joaquin kit fox, harbor seal, burrowing owl, and several raptor species. She holds permits to work with several federal and state listed endangered species. Ms. Kingma also has expertise conducting wetland delineations and preparing permit applications for various types of projects. Ms. Kingma has experience in performing restoration and mitigation monitoring, as well as construction monitoring in sensitive habitats.

Educational Background:

M.S. 2003, Biological Sciences, California State University , Hayward , CA

B.S. 1990, Biology and Environmental Studies, Tufts University , Medford , MA