Amy Nazdrowicz registered in DE & MD as Recognized Qualified Bog Turtle Surveyor

Amy Nazdrowicz
Recognized Qualified Bog
Turtle Surveyor

New Castle, DE,  August 22, 2013  Amy Nazdrowicz, an Environmental Scientist  with Landmark Science & Engineering, has become registered as a “Recognized Qualified Bog Turtle Surveyor” in Delaware and Maryland, in accordance with the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (DNREC) and the Department of Natural Resources (DNR).  She also performs surveys in Pennsylvania and New Jersey under the leadership of another surveyor.

The Bog Turtle is a small, wetland-inhabiting turtle that is federally listed as “threatened” through the U.S. Endangered Species Act and the State of Maryland, and is listed as “endangered” by the states of Delaware, New Jersey, and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

Mrs. Nazdrowicz earned a M.S. in Wildlife Ecology from the University of Delaware and a B.S. in Environmental Science and Forest Biology from S.U.N.Y.  Amy has 11 years of experience, over six with this firm, works in the New Castle office, specializing in wetland creation design and native plantings, monitoring of the plant, wildlife and hydrologic conditions of created wetlands, habitat assessments, and conducting rare, threatened and endangered (RTE) species studies, including Phase I and Phase II Bog Turtle Surveys.  She is accomplished and has been published in professional journals such as Biological Conservation and Restoration Ecology.

Unique planning challenges are presented by Bog Turtles because their secretive nature and seasonal activeness restricts the time of year that a Phase II Bog Turtle survey can be executed to just April 15 through June 15. A Phase I survey can be conducted at any time of year.

Mrs. Nazdrowicz is a volunteer for the Delaware Amphibian Monitoring Program and Delaware’s Adopt-A-Wetland, among other research and educator volunteer activities.

To view an Expert Article about Bog Turtle surveying by Amy Nazdrowicz in the Mid-Atlantic Real Estate Journal, click here or copy and paste this URL:  digital.turn-page.com/i/124239/68‎