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Welcome back to Environmental Professionals Radio, Connecting the Environmental Professionals Community Through Conversation, with your hosts Laura Thorne and Nic Frederick! 

On today’s episode, we talk with Amanda Dwyer Sales and Business Development Manager and Dayna Winchell Conservation Planner/Project Manager with Westervelt Ecological Service about Mitigation and Conservation Banking, Company Culture, and Ecological Work.   Read their full bios below.

Thank you to this episodes advanced sponsor Westervelt Ecological Services (WES). Wes is an environmental mitigation company based in the US. They specialize in providing ecological restoration, conservation, and mitigation banking services. WES works with both public and private sector clients to address environmental challenges and achieve regulatory compliance.

WES undertakes a variety of projects related to wetland and stream restoration, habitat enhancement, and species conservation. Their initiatives often involve the creation, enhancement, or preservation of natural habitats to offset the environmental impacts of development projects. These efforts aim to restore or improve the ecological functions of ecosystems, enhance wildlife habitats, and promote biodiversity. Check them out at https://wesmitigation.com

Showtimes:
2:59 Interview with Amanda Dwyer & Dayna Winchell starts
14:39 Mitigation & conservation banking
16:58 Ecological work
24:20 Field Notes
27:24 Company culture

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Connect with Amanda Dwyer at https://www.linkedin.com/in/dwyeramanda/
Connect with Dayna Winchell at https://www.linkedin.com/in/dayna-winchell-6a0b8258/

Guest Bio:

Amanda Dwyer currently serves as the Sales and Business Development Manager for Westervelt Ecological Service’s Western Region Office. In this position, Amanda coordinates with a variety of clients to identify their mitigation needs and possible solutions to ensure their projects are completed in a cost-effective and timely manner. Prior to joining Westervelt Ecological Services, Amanda worked at the California Department of Water Resources doing environmental permit compliance for salmonid restoration projects in conjunction with water infrastructure improvements for California’s State Water Project. Amanda received her bachelor’s degree in 2014 from the University of California, Davis, in Environmental Policy Analysis and Planning.

Dayna Winchell is a Conservation Planner/Project Manager with Westervelt Ecological Services. As a conservation planner Dayna prepares the mitigation documents and coordinates with the regulatory agencies to get approval of the mitigation and conservation sites. Before working at Westervelt, Dayna worked as a biologist for various environmental consulting firms where she completed species habitat assessments and wetland delineations. She has a master’s in Conservation Biology from the University of Queensland and currently resides in Sacramento, CA.

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