Jenna Shikuzawa

Ecologist

Bio
Relevant Experience
Education & Credentials

Bio

Ms. Jenna Shikuzawa is a field ecologist in Integral’s restoration ecology group with 5 years of biological experience. She is a broadly trained ecologist with specialized experience in estuarine ecology, including plant, soil, blue carbon, invertebrate, and marsh migration surveys. Her graduate research focused on ecosystem functions in Elkhorn Slough and interactions among native marsh plant species, including pickleweed, within restored marsh habitat.

Ms. Shikuzawa supports restoration planning, post-construction monitoring, vegetation surveys, and habitat assessments. She also has experience working with aquatic species in marine, freshwater, and estuarine environments.

Relevant Experience

Wetland Delineation

BART Warm Springs Extension Wetland/Riparian Mitigation Project, Alameda County, California — Monitored riparian and wetland vegetation and hydrology, led preparation of annual monitoring reports, and provided maintenance guidance and implementation support.

Shoreline Flood Control Project, Santa Clara County, California — Led wetland delineation, ordinary high water mark mapping, and field and remote habitat mapping for a 1,603-acre shoreline flood control project. Prepared the wetland delineation report.

Tidal Flood Conveyance Channel Restoration, Santa Clara County, California — Provided ecological construction support during restoration of a tidal flood conveyance channel with riparian and wetland habitat enhancements and prepared the biological as-built report documenting habitat creation.

Anderson Dam Seismic Retrofit Project, Santa Clara County, California — Assisted with wetland delineation, habitat monitoring, soil sampling, and habitat design guidance at Ogier Ponds for Valley Water.

Ravenswood Bay Trail Project, San Mateo County, California — Provided maintenance guidance and implementation support for a salt marsh-upland transition zone mitigation site for the Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District.

Sunnyvale Water Pollution Control Plant, Santa Clara County, California — Monitored willow riparian and marsh wetland vegetation and prepared annual monitoring reports.

Tasman Wetland Mitigation Project, Santa Clara County, California — Monitored tidal marsh vegetation and habitat elevations and collected porewater salinity data to evaluate restoration progress. Prepared annual monitoring reports.

Sunnyvale East/West Channel Flood Protection Project, Santa Clara County, California — Assisted with wetland delineation and habitat mapping and led preparation of a wetland delineation review report to inform mitigation design. Also supported preparation of the mitigation and monitoring plan.

Butano Creek at Pescadero Creek Road Sediment Removal Project, San Mateo County, California — Led wetland delineation identifying U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and California Coastal Commission jurisdictional wetlands and other waters to inform mitigation progress.

Estuarine Species

Elkhorn Slough Estuarine Ecology Research, Monterey County, California — Led graduate research evaluating ecosystem functions of rare ecotone plant species and pickleweed using approximately 30 ecological metrics.

Habitat Conservation Planning

High-Tide Refuge Island Monitoring, San Francisco Bay, California — Monitored tidal marsh vegetation and habitat elevations for 20 high-tide refuge islands supporting recovery of the endangered California Ridgway’s rail and salt marsh harvest mouse and prepared annual monitoring reports.

San Francisquito Creek Flood Protection Project, San Mateo County, California — Led habitat monitoring and reporting for 7 acres of salt marsh transition zone revegetation and five high-tide refuge islands supporting California Ridgway’s rail and salt marsh harvest mouse.

Seasonal Wetland and Riparian Mitigation Project, South San Francisco Bay, California — Assisted with preparation of a mitigation and monitoring plan for seasonal wetland and riparian habitat.

Bay Rise Park, San Mateo County, California — Assisted with tidal marsh, ecotone, oak woodland, and rocky intertidal habitat restoration design and preparation of a restoration and monitoring plan for a 10-acre bayfront park.

De-Pave Park, Alameda County, California — Assisted with preparation of a conceptual habitat restoration plan for a 21-acre San Francisco Bay site incorporating tidal marsh, rocky intertidal, and subtidal habitats.

City of San José Mitigation Sites, Santa Clara County, California — Assisted with habitat monitoring at seven mitigation sites and developed recommendations to control invasive plant species and support mitigation planting health and vigor.

Elkhorn Slough Blue Carbon and Marsh Migration Research, Monterey County, California — Assisted with surveys evaluating blue carbon capacity, marsh migration, and invertebrate populations within Elkhorn Slough.

Central California Habitat Restoration, Various Locations, California — Supported habitat restoration and management through the California Conservation Corps, including removal of eucalyptus to create freshwater pond habitat for California long-toed salamander, California tiger salamander, and California red-legged frog.

Forested Wetland Restoration, Woodside, California — Led ecological monitoring and preparation of annual monitoring reports for a forested wetland restoration project.

Education & Credentials

Highlights

5 years of experience

Estuarine ecology

Wetland plant ecology

Ecosystem restoration planning and post-construction monitoring

Blue carbon assessment

Aquatic and fish surveys

Data and statistical analysis

Strong writing communication and skills

Education & Credentials

M.S., Coastal and Marine Management, University Centre of the Westfjords, Iceland, 2022

B.S., Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of California, Santa Cruz, California, 2018

Continuing Education

Wetland Delineator, Wetland Training Institute

Professional Experience

Ecologist 2, H. T. Harvey & Associates, 2022–July 2026

Naturalist, Elkhorn Slough National Estuarine Research Reserve, 2021–2022; Graduate researcher, 2021–2022; Marsh ecology research assistant, 2021

Student researcher, Marine and Freshwater Research Institute, 2020–2021

Corps member, California Conservation Corps, 2019–2020

Fishery biologist, Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission, 2019

Student researcher, University of California, Santa Cruz Kroeker Lab, 2017–2018

Field volunteer, Fort Ord Natural Reserve, 2017

Intern, NOAA, 2015–2017

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