Jeremy is a Senior Associate Biologist and Environmental Planner. His training, knowledge and understanding of difficult or complex projects is unmatched. Jeremy has extensive experience in marine and wetland ecology, habitat restoration, land use, site planning and design, permitting, and mitigation planning and monitoring.
About
Jeremy Downs is a Senior Associate Biologist and Environmental Planner with professional training and extensive experience in land use, site planning and design, project coordination, permitting and management, marine and wetland ecology, habitat restoration, wetland, stream, and eelgrass delineations and assessments, biological assessments, benthic surveys, stream assessments, underwater and terrestrial monitoring programs, and mitigation planning.
Jeremy is a certified wetlands delineator under US Army Corps of Engineers guidelines. He has been formally trained in the use of the Washington State Wetland Rating System, Determination of Ordinary High Water Mark, Designing Compensatory Mitigation and Restoration Projects, and Reviewing Wetland Mitigation and Monitoring Plans from the US Army Corps of Engineers and Washington State Department of Ecology, and in conducting Biological Assessments from the Washington Department of Transportation. He is also a Pierce County Qualified Wetland Specialist and Fisheries Biologist, and he holds similar qualifications from other jurisdictions.
Education and Professional Development
- Environmental Risk and Recovery, Australian Institute of Marine Sciences
- Environmental Professional Development Program, Portland State University
Professional Certifications, Training, and Workshops
- Wetland Delineation Professional Certification – San Francisco State University
- Professional Certification – Advanced Wetland Delineation, Portland State University
- Biological Assessment Preparation for Transportation Projects – WSDOT
- Washington State Wetland Rating System, WSDOE
- Ordinary High Water Mark Determination, WSDOE
- Reviewing Wetland Mitigation and Monitoring Plans, WCTP
- Planning for Protection and Restoration of Eelgrass Habitats, WCTP
- Designing Compensatory Mitigation and Restoration Projects, WCTP
- Certified Erosion and Sediment Control Lead (CESCL), ECO3
- Pacific Salmonid Biology, UC Davis Extension
- Puget Sound Coastal Processes and Shoreline Stabilization Measures, Washington Coastal Training Program
- Puget Sound Coastal Processes and Shoreline Stabilization Measures, WCTP
- Using the Regional Supplements to the 1987 Wetland Delineation Manual and NHPA Section 106 and Tribal Coordination Guidance, USACE
- Professional Update – Final Regional Conditions for the 2007 Nationwide Permits and Section 401 Water Quality Certifications, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and Washington State Department of Ecology
- 10th International Coral Reef Symposium, International Society for Reef Studies
- Physical Containment Lab – Level Two, Australian Institute of Marine Sciences
- Open Water Scuba Instructor, Professional Association of Diving Instructors
- Mixed Gas Closed-Circuit Rebreather, International Association of Nitrox and Technical Divers
- Scientific Diver, American Academy of Underwater Sciences
- Emergency First Response, CPR, Oxygen Administration, Automated External Defibrillation, DAN / Professional Association of Diving Instructors
- Recreational Ship Master’s License, Maritime Safety Queensland
- Ship Station (Class B) Radio Operator, Australian Communications Authority
Professional Memberships
- Member American Academy of Underwater Sciences
- Member Society of Wetland Scientists
- Member American Fisheries Society
Governmental Certifications
- Pierce County Qualified Wetlands Specialist
- Pierce County Qualified Fisheries Biologist
- Pierce County Qualified Wildlife Biologist