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Staff
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Brenda Schladweiler
- Company President
Ms. Schladweiler received her Ph.D in Soil Science in December 2003 from the
University of Wyoming. Her dissertation was titled Soil and Plant Responses to
Variable Topsoil Replacement Depths at a Coal Mine in Northeastern Wyoming.
Research was conducted at the North Antelope/Rochelle Mine southeast of
Wright, Wyoming.
To view a resume for Brenda
Schladweiler, click
HERE
SWSC Conference January 2004 in Billings,
Montana on CBM Development
SSSA - November 2003, Paper, Research at North Antelope Rochelle Mine
ASMR - June 2003 as Presenter, Research at North Antelope Rochelle Mine
Wyoming Invasive/Exotic Plant and Plant Pest Workshop - November 2003
Science Summit - May 2003, Sharing Solutions for Successful Plantings in
Northern Great Plains Weed Workshop, Riverton, Wyoming - Fall of 2003
Small Acreage, BIG Management Workshop, Gillette, Wyoming - May 2003
CBM Fair - June 2005, Gillette, Wyoming
ASSMR Conference, July 2005 in Breckenridge, Colorado
Chairman of the Registration Committee Uranium Symposium - July 2005, held in
Casper, Wyoming
SRM Conference, November - 2005, in Casper, Wyoming
CBM Management Practices
Workshop - March 2006
CBM Fair - 2007
ASMR Convention Gillette,
WY - July 2007 Certified Soil Scientist
Certified Professional in Rangeland Management
Certified Commercial Pesticide Applicator
Chairman of Board of Supervisor's,
Campbell County Conservation District
Secretary, Coalbed Methane Coalition (representing Campbell County
Conservation District)
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Katie Halvorson -
Operations Manager, Gillette Office
Wetland
Specialist, Vegetation Ecologist, & Soils Technician
Ms. Halvorson received her Bachelor of
Science Environmental Studies, Minor in Biology, Bemidji State University in
2005
Katie specializes in project management, field surveys and report preparation
for a variety of projects including: Wetland delineations, reclamation
monitoring projects, small mine permits and threatened & endangered (T&E)
species surveys
To view a resume for Katie Halvorson, click
HERE
Powder River Basin-Society of Mining
Engineers--November 2005
Society of Range Management & Soil and Water Conservation
Association--December 2005
Reclamation Class (Sheridan College Workforce) --February 2006
Peregrine Leadership Institute March 2006
BA/BE (Biological Assessment/Biological Evaluation) Training at Forest Service
March 2006
10th Billings Land Reclamation Symposium-- June 2006
New Miner Training Mine Safety and Health
Administration; Experienced Miner Annual Refresher, (MSHA) --May 2005
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Wetland Delineation Training--August 2006
Emphasis on Soil & Hydrology - September 2006
Wetland Training Institute
- September 2006
Wyoming Plant Conference
- March 20o7
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Jamie Eberly
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Vegetation Ecologist & Soils Technician
Ms. Eberly received
her Bachelor of Science Range Management, Rangeland Livestock Option with a
Business Administrations Minor, Chadron State College in 2005.
Jamie specializes in reclamation monitoring, wetland delineations, vegetation
surveys, including threatened and endangered plant surveys.
To view a resume for Jamie Eberly,
click
HERE
International Range Society Meeting in Salt Lake City, UT 2004
and Forth Worth, TX - 2005
MSHA - 2006
Richard Chinn Wetland Training - August 2007
Member of Society for Range
Management - 2003-Present
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Cindy Adams -
Operations Manager, Rock Springs Office
Vegetation Ecologist, Soils Technician, & Mapping Specialist
Mrs. Adams received both her Masters of Business Administration and her
Bachelor of Environmental Science (Minor Leadership Studies) from the
University of Denver in June 2005.
Cindy specializes in Vegetation monitoring (cover, production, shrub density),
Soil sampling and use of topographic, orthophotoquad and color infrared maps.
She also specializes in project management, field surveys and report
preparation for a variety of projects include: Wetland delineations,
reclamation monitoring projects, small mine permits and threatened &
endangered (T&E) species surveys.
To view a resume for Cindy Adams, click
HERE
New Miner Training mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) May 2006
Army Corps of Engineers Wetland Delineation Training August - 2006
Wind Power Conference -
June 2006
Wind Power & Wildlife Symposium - January 2006
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Tracy Kaness
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Senior Vegetation Ecologist
Ms. Kaness received her Bachelor of Science degree in Biology from
Armstrong Atlantic University in 1997.
 Tracy is skilled in
project management,
field surveys and report preparation for a variety of projects including:
reclamation monitoring projects, baseline assessments, small mine permits and
environmental assessments. Tracy also specializes in vegetation monitoring,
vegetation community mapping, hazardous, radioactive and mixed waste
management and use of topographic, orthophotoquad and color infrared maps
To
view a resume for Tracy Kaness, click
HERE
Waterfowl Identification Seminar,
Wyoming Game and Fish Department, October 1997
Montana
Wetlands Trust, Wetland Plant Identification - August 1999
Wetland
Training Institute,Wetland
Functional Assessment - June 1999
Wetland
Training Institute, Wetland
Delineation - September 2000
Radiation Worker II Refresher Training – February 2007
Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response Standard (HAZWOPER)
Refresher Training, Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) -
December 2007
New
Miner Training, Mine Safety and Health
Administration (MSHA) - January 2008
Peregrine Leadership Institute, January 2008
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Tracy Spelt s
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GIS Specialist, Vegetation and Soil Technician
Tracy holds a Bachelors of Arts degree in Geography with emphasis in
Environmental Science from the University of Iowa, 2003.
Courses included various GIS and ArcView training, EIS analysis, natural
resource policy and computer management.
To
view a resume for Tracy Spelts, click
HERE
Ms. Spelts is skilled in the following areas:
- ArcMap
and Catalog 9.2
- Arc Editor, ArcPad 7.0, ArcHydro, Digital Elevation Modeling
- GPS- Trimble Units, Garmin GPS 76
- Use of topographic, orthophotoquad and color infrared maps
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Adam Beilke
- Soil Scientist
Mr. Beilke earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Soil and Land Management
from the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point (UW-SP) in May of 2008.
Project
management, field surveys and report preparation for a variety of projects
include: Baseline studies, reclamation monitoring projects, small and regular
mine permits, environmental
compliance projects.
Soil Management for
Resource Sustainability, Soil Genesis and Morphology, Soil Profile Description
Writing, Resource Policy and Law, Wetland Delineation, Air Photo
Interpretation, Fundamentals of GIS, Soil and Plant Analysis, Soil Physics,
and Soil Survey Interpretation for Land Use Planning
To view a resume for Adam Beilke, click
HERE
Certification & Training
New
Miner Training Mine Safety and Health Administration; New Miner Training, (MSHA)–June
2008
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Andy Korth
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Vegetation Ecologist
Mr. Korth received his Masters of Science degree in Biological Sciences with
emphasis in Botany from South Dakota State University in May of 2008. He
also holds a Bachelor of Science degree from South Dakota State University in
Wildlife and Fisheries which he completed in 2006.
His experience lies
in project management,
field surveys and report preparation for a variety of projects include:
baseline assessments, reclamation monitoring projects, small and large mine
permits and threatened & endangered (T&E) species surveys.
Vegetation monitoring
(cover, production, shrub density), community mapping, Tree density sampling
using point-center quarter method, (T&E) plant species surveys and habitat
surveys
 To view a resume for Andy Korth, click
HERE
Presentations and Publications
Society for Range
Management (Abstract)
"Three Years of Vegetation Succession on the Ruby Gulch
Waste Rock Repository, Northern Black Hills, South Dakota”
South Dakota Academy
of Science (Abstract)
“Vegetation Establishment and Short-term
Succession on the Ruby Gulch Waste Rock Repository in the Northern Black Hills
of South Dakota”
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Dawn Gardner
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Vegetation Ecologist
Ms. Gardner received her Masters of Science degree in
Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences from South Dakota State University in May
2007. She
also holds a Bachelor of Science degree from South Dakota State University in
Biology and Environmental Management which she completed in 2003.
Her experience lies
in project management, field surveys and report preparation for a variety of
projects including: Baseline studies, reclamation monitoring projects, small
and regular mine permits, and environmental compliance projects. Vegetation
monitoring including cover, production, and shrub density.
To view a resume for Dawn Gardner, click
HERE
Publications
Bouchard, M.A., K.F.
Higgins, D.M. Gardner, C.R. Berry, and S.R. Chipps. 2006. An annotated
bibliography about the fish resources of South Dakota. D State University
Bulletin 751. SDSU, Brookings, SD.
Gardner, D.M., K.F.
Higgins, and K.C. Jensen. In press. Status of upland sandpipers in South
Dakota: based on a 2007 literature synthesis. SD Academy of Science 85.
Gardner, D. M., K.F.
Higgins, and K.C. Jensen. In press. Status of western willets in South
Dakota: based on a 2007 literature synthesis. SD Academy of Science 85.
Gardner, D.M., K.F.
Higgins, and K.C. Jensen. In press. Status of marbled godwits in South
Dakota: based on a 2007 literature synthesis. SD Academy of Science 85.
Gardner, D.M. 2007.
Status of upland sandpipers, marbled godwits, and western willets in South
Dakota. M.S. Thesis, South Dakota State University; Brookings, SD.
Gardner, D.M., K.C.
Jensen, K.F. Higgins, N.K. Hansen, and A.A. Huehl. 2005.
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Jacob Mulinix
- Jr. Soil Scientist
Mr. Mulinix received his
Bachelor of Science degree in Soil and Land Management from the University of
Wisconsin Stevens Point (UW-SP) in May 2008.
Project management, field surveys and report preparation for a variety
of projects include: Baseline studies, reclamation monitoring projects,
small and regular mine permits, environmental compliance projects.
Trained
in soil surveying and the utilization of NRCS field book to describe and
sample soils.
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HERE
Certification & Training
New Miner Training Mine Safety and Health
Administration; (MSHA)–June 2008
Organizations
Member of the Soil and Water Conversation Society of America (SWCS), UWSP
division
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