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<br />Sarah joined Johnson Engineering’s environmental team in 2010 after working as the lead Wildlife
<br />Biologist for the Seminole Tribe of Florida (Tribe) for six years. During her time with the Tribe, Sarah
<br />was responsible for environmental permitting, as well as, wildlife and habitat management on nearly
<br />100,000-acres of land throughout Florida. Due to the trust status of all tribal reservations, nearly every
<br />project required federal approval. This resulted in regular consultation and permitting with U.S. Army
<br />Corps of Engineers (USACE), U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), Environmental Protection
<br />Agency (EPA), and Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA). Sarah’s work also included coordination with
<br />adjacent land owners and stakeholders including the National Park Service (NPS), Fish and Wildlife
<br />Conservation Commission, and other tribal entities. Sarah represented tribal interests during
<br />government to government coordination, including participating in USFWS intra-agency meetings on
<br />developments in several listed species research and policy, participating in the development of the
<br />Florida Panther Recovery Plan, and Big Cypress National Preserve operational and management plans. Sarah has continued to use her knowledge of natural resource management, as well as inter-agency
<br />coordination and consultation during her work at Johnson Engineering. In addition to managing the
<br />company’s east coast offices, Sarah’s project focuses have been on wildlife and land management,
<br />including invasive species and prescribed burning, grant writing, land management oversight, monitoring
<br />and reporting. Other work has involved environmental permitting, permit compliance and due
<br />diligence, and species specific surveys for the Florida bonneted bat, caracara, burrowing owls, gopher
<br />tortoises, Florida panther, and several other state and federally listed species. Relevant Projects and Experience
<br />¬ Land Planning and Management for Miami-Dade County PROS (2015-present) - Project
<br />Manager on 5-year contract with MDC Parks, Recreation and Open Spaces Department.
<br />Responsible for conducting background research and due diligence for MDC parks and
<br />natural areas to identify environmental and funding agency requirements, writing
<br />management plans, park master planning including coordinating recreational, historic and
<br />natural resources to optimize use of park while meeting applicable regulations
<br />¬ Coral Reef Commons (2014-present) – Conducted surveys on 138-acre site, lead author
<br />of a pine rockland habitat-based Habitat Conservation Plan and Environmental Assessment
<br />for Section 10 consultation with USFWS for the Florida bonneted bat, Bartram’s scrub-
<br />hairstreak and Florida leafwing butterflies, indigo snake and several listed plant species. This
<br />work also included writing the “Coral Reef Common’s Fire Reintroduction and Prescribed
<br />Burn Plan”
<br />¬ Burrowing Owl Blanket Permit Memorial Garden Cemeteries (2013-present) - Project
<br />Manager on contract, responsible for obtaining a 3-year blanket permit for two cemeteries
<br />in North Lauderdale to allow excavation of burrows, as needed. Conducted initial and
<br />supplemental surveys, established starter burrows, excavated problematic burrows,
<br />conducted educational classes for staff, created educational literature (English and Spanish),
<br />permit oversight, compliance and due diligence
<br />¬ Babcock Ranch Community Mitigation Plan (2010-2015) - Project manager responsible
<br />for permit compliance and implementing land management plan and reporting to USACE,
<br />USFWS, and SFWMD. Work included conducting monitoring activities within a 12,700-
<br />acre mitigation site, including vegetative transects, photographic monitoring stations, wildlife
<br />track counts, avian point counts, marsh bird surveys, remote wildlife camera monitoring,
<br />frog sampling and frog call monitoring, and aquatic faunal sampling. Given the monitoring
<br />for all phases of this project will span over a decade, Sarah developed a Microsoft Access
<br />database with built-in scripting for on-the-fly data analysis and ArcGIS geodatabase to
<br />facilitate data management and streamline compliance reporting
<br />¬ Babcock Ranch Community and Preserve Invasive Species and Land Management (2010-
<br />present) - Sarah has served as the Project Manager contracts for land management
<br />oversight, development and funding of the “Babcock Ranch Preserve Invasive Species
<br />Integrated Management Program”, development of the “Babcock Ranch Community
<br />Invasive Species Assessment and Recommendations”, which now guides BRC’s invasive
<br />species management approaches.
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<br />SARAH WEBBER
<br />Ecologist
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<br />swebber@johnsoneng.com
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<br />Years Experience
<br />12 years
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<br />Education/Certifications
<br />Master of Science in
<br />Marine Biology (2004)
<br />Nova Southeastern University,
<br />Oceanographic Center
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<br />B.S. Biology (2001),
<br />North Park University
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<br />Authorized Gopher Tortoise
<br />Agent, FFWCC (GTA-12-00043)
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<br />PADI – Rescue Diver
<br />Diver No. 0404025902
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<br />PADI – Underwater Navigator
<br />Diver No. 0404025878
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<br />Professional Affiliations and
<br />Awards
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<br />Panther Recovery Team
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<br />ECISMA Steering Committee
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<br />U.S. Department of Interior
<br />Partners in Conservation Award
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<br />Florida Association of
<br />Environmental Professionals
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<br />The Wildlife Society
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<br />Florida Ornithological Society
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