Courtney Straight, B.S., WPIT

Courtney Straight smiling at camera holding field notebook in a forest

Courtney Straight, B.S., WPIT

Wetland Technician
Courtney is a wetland scientist and wildlife biologist with experience working on wetlands, aquatic ecology, and protected species. She also has experience conducting marine mammal and marbled murrelet monitoring, mitigation vegetation monitoring, and sediment sampling. Courtney conducts wetland delineations, Ordinary High-Water Mark delineations, wildlife habitat studies, and prepares shoreline and hydraulic project permit applications. She has worked as a scientific technician collecting data on salmon, as a naturalist, and as a field biologist for a study of river otters in the Green-Duwamish River. Prior to becoming a biologist, she worked in environmental law. In her free time, she volunteers as a community scientist and naturalist.
Education
Bachelor of Science in Environmental Science and Resource Management concentrated on Wildlife Conservation with a minor in Marine Biology
University of Washington, Seattle, WA.
Professional Certifications & Affiliations
Wetland Professional in Training
Biological Assessment Senior Author
Washington State Wetland Rating System in Western & Eastern Washington
Grass, Sedge, and Rush Identification for Western Washington Puget Lowland Habitats
Determining the Ordinary High Water Mark
Conducting a Forage Fish Survey
Credit-Debit Method for Estimating Mitigation Needs
Marbled Murrelet Monitoring near Pile Driving Projects
Marbled Murrelet Inland Observer
Mazama Pocket Gopher Screening Protocol
Electrofishing Safety