Bio
Dr. Kelly Hardwicke is a plant ecologist and senior science advisor in Integral’s San Francisco Bay Area office. She has more than two decades of experience characterizing plants in salt marsh, riparian, Mojavean scrub, chaparral, annual grassland, and vernal pool plant communities. She also has an entomology and community ecology background, which enables her to distinguish significant plant-invertebrate community associations. Her knowledge of pollination biology complements her familiarity with the rare and endemic plant species of California.
Dr. Hardwicke’s primary role at Integral is addressing plant and wetlands-related regulatory issues, preparing CEQA documents, and coordinating regulatory agency permitting for complex projects. She performs wetland delineations and designs, manages, and performs large-scale protocol-level and rare plant surveys in a range of habitats. One of her strengths is her ability to communicate clearly with project engineers and to relay pertinent permitting-related information to regulatory agencies. Her strong research and botanical background gives her the skills necessary to determine the potential for a site to support special-status species and analyze habitat requirements of rare plant species.
Prior to joining Integral Consulting, Dr. Hardwicke was a principal at H. T. Harvey & Associates where she worked for two decades.
Relevant Experience
Botanical Surveys
County of Santa Clara, Storm Damage Repair Projects, Unincorporated Santa Clara County, California — As a subcontractor to an engineering firm, served as principal in charge of multiple storm damage projects for the County of Santa Clara under an on-call agreement, including developing strategy with the County and Caltrans, preparing NES, Wetland Technical Assessments, leading regulatory permitting, and assisting with the preparation of Biological Assessments.
Midpeninsula Open Space Districts On-Call Botanical Services, Unincorporated San Mateo and Santa Clara Counties, California — Serves as principal, which has included several task orders related to rare plant surveys and restoration planning on thousands of acres of preserves.
Peninsula Crossing Project, Burlingame, California — Led regulatory permitting efforts. Oversaw wetland mapping, botanical surveys, CEQA biological resources for wetlands and plants, and permitting with USACE, RWQCB, CDFW, BCDC, NMFS, and Coast Guard.
Santa Clara Valley Water District Biological Services On-Call, Santa Clara County, California — Provides senior plant ecology and permitting expertise and directs numerous task orders for the Santa Clara Valley Water District (Valley Water) Biological Resources On-Call contract. Under five successive contracts since 2009, H. T. Harvey has fulfilled more than 130 task orders covering a variety of biological resources issues.
California Valley Solar Ranch Biological Assistance, San Luis Obispo County, California — Served as senior botanical and regulatory permitting lead for successful development and operation of a 250- MW solar energy development in the Carrizo Plain. This included wetland delineation over a total of more than 4,000 acres, rare plant surveys documenting several rare plant species, CEQA biological resources report preparation, regulatory permitting, led the preparation and processing of an Individual Clean Water Act Section 404 permit with 404(b)(1) alternatives analyses and an Individual Waste Discharge Requirement, led monitoring for RWQCB permit compliance, and conducted vernal pool branchiopod surveys.
Coyote Creek Arundo Removal, San Jose, California — Served as principal-in-charge for the project for Coyote Creek from Anderson Dam to the Bay. Services included non-native vegetation mapping, wildlife habitat assessments, and CEQA and permitting assistance.
Palo Alto Baylands Boardwalk, Palo Alto, California — Served as principal in charge for City of Palo Alto’s project in highly sensitive San Francisco Bay marshlands, which involves CEQA compliance, regulatory permitting over several project phases, restoration design, construction compliance support and Federal Endangered Species Act consultation.
Confidential Client, Various Locations in the San Francisco Bay Area, California — Worked with landscape architecture specialists on native-pollinator-friendly habitat enhancement, planting, and office campus landscape guidelines for a large multi-campus company.
Ravenswood Bay Trail, East Palo Alto and Menlo Park, California — Led regulatory permitting and botanical surveys for the Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District’s project, proposing a new boardwalk connection through muted tidal salt marsh, closing a significant remaining gap in the Bay Trail.
Dublin Boulevard-North Canyons Parkway Extension Project, Dublin, Livermore, and Unincorporated Alameda County, California — Spearheaded CEQA and associated studies as principal-in-charge. Led regulatory permitting efforts for the project.
Santa Clara County Storm Damage Repairs Contract, Santa Clara County, California — Served as principal-in-charge and/or senior plant ecologist for numerous road and bridge improvement projects for Santa Clara County Roads and Airports, including Stevens Canyon Road bridges, Clayton Road widening, Arastradero Road repair, replacement of the San Antonio Valley Road bridge over Isabel Creek, Montague Expressway widening, Aldercroft Heights Road Bridges, Herbert Creek Bridges, and Uvas Road improvements. For several projects, prepared a natural environment study (NES), biological assessment, and Valley Habitat Plan application.
Strategy to Advance Flood Protection, Ecosystem Restoration, and Recreation along the Bay, East Palo Alto and Menlo Park, California — Served as senior botanical, delineation, and regulatory permitting expert supporting the San Francisquito Creek Joint Powers Authority (SFJPA) project. H. T. Harvey’s ecologists are leading the SFJPA’s collaboration with representatives of the U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service Don Edwards National Wildlife Refuge, South Bay Salt Pond Restoration Project, and San Francisco Bay Restoration Regulatory Integration Team (BRRIT) to craft a preferred alternative that is the LEDPA and optimizes multiple benefits of flood protection, tidal marsh restoration, and managed pond enhancement within approximately 1,050 acres of the Ravenswood Salt Pond Complex.
I‐80 Westbound Cordelia Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Facility Project, Fairfield, California — Led botanical and wetland resource evaluation for CEQA, formal delineation, regulatory permitting, and mitigation planning for the Solano Transportation Authority- Caltrans joint CCVEF Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Facility on westbound I-80. This included preparation and processing of an Individual Waste Discharge Requirement.
Pacific Gas & Electric Ravenswood-San Mateo and Ravenswood-Ames Project, Baylands and Nearshore Areas from San Mateo to Mountain View, San Mateo and Santa Clara Counties, California — Provided senior botany, wetlands, and regulatory oversight. Led CEQA biological resource documentation, wetland reporting, USACE/RWQCB/BCDC regulatory permitting, and mitigation planning utilizing the PG&E Bay Area HCP.
Rancho Cañada de Pala Preserve Long-Term Management, Unincorporated Santa Clara County, California — Serves as senior botanist/wetland ecologist for preparation and implementation, including RDM monitoring, of the Santa Clara Valley Water District’s Rancho Canada de Pala Preserve Areas 1 and 2 Long-term Management Plan.
Regnart Creek Trail, Cupertino, California — As principal-in-charge, led the CEQA effort and regulatory permitting for the City’s team. The project will connect key city facilities on the west of the city with parks on the east with a paved bicycle and pedestrian trail.
SunPower Solar Photovoltaic Master Purchasing and Service Agreement Support, San Jose and Unincorporated Santa Clara County, California — Provided senior botany/wetlands expertise for biological surveys and Santa Clara Valley Habitat Plan compliance assistance for solar projects proposed by SunPower and Santa Clara County at Reid-Hillview Airport, Hellyer County Park, and Malech Road.
Sanctuary West Project, Newark, California — Served as principal in charge for wetland delineation, expert witness for federal prosecution, and CEQA analysis. Issues include tidal wetlands, sea level rise, and endangered species.
Interstate 80/Interstate 680/State Route 12 Interchange Project, Solano County, California — Served as senior plant and wetlands ecologist in charge of leading regulatory permitting. Directed wetland delineation, alternatives evaluation and impact assessment for various alternatives and project phases, biological resource surveys including tree surveys over hundreds of acres of oak and riparian woodlands, and regulatory permit compliance.
Invertebrate Surveys
Santa Clara Valley Water District Biological Services On-Call, Santa Clara County, California — Provides senior plant ecology and permitting expertise and directs numerous task orders for the Santa Clara Valley Water District (Valley Water) Biological Resources On-Call contract. Under five successive contracts since 2009, H. T. Harvey has fulfilled more than 130 task orders covering a variety of biological resources issues.
California Valley Solar Ranch Biological Assistance, San Luis Obispo County, California — Served as senior botanical and regulatory permitting lead for successful development and operation of a 250- MW solar energy development in the Carrizo Plain. This included wetland delineation over a total of more than 4,000 acres, rare plant surveys documenting several rare plant species, CEQA biological resources report preparation, regulatory permitting, led the preparation and processing of an Individual Clean Water Act Section 404 permit with 404(b)(1) alternatives analyses and an Individual Waste Discharge Requirement, led monitoring for RWQCB permit compliance, and conducted vernal pool branchiopod surveys.
Confidential Client, Various Locations in the San Francisco Bay Area, California — Worked with landscape architecture specialists on native-pollinator-friendly habitat enhancement, planting, and office campus landscape guidelines for a large multi-campus company.
Dublin Boulevard-North Canyons Parkway Extension Project, Dublin, Livermore, and Unincorporated Alameda County, California — Spearheaded CEQA and associated studies as principal-in-charge. Led regulatory permitting efforts for the project.
Sanctuary West Project, Newark, California — Served as principal in charge for wetland delineation, expert witness for federal prosecution, and CEQA analysis. Issues include tidal wetlands, sea level rise, and endangered species.
Estuarine Species
Peninsula Crossing Project, Burlingame, California — Led regulatory permitting efforts. Oversaw wetland mapping, botanical surveys, CEQA biological resources for wetlands and plants, and permitting with USACE, RWQCB, CDFW, BCDC, NMFS, and Coast Guard.
Palo Alto Baylands Boardwalk, Palo Alto, California — Served as principal in charge for City of Palo Alto’s project in highly sensitive San Francisco Bay marshlands, which involves CEQA compliance, regulatory permitting over several project phases, restoration design, construction compliance support and Federal Endangered Species Act consultation.
Seaplane Lagoon Ferry Terminal Upgrades, Alameda, California — Led regulatory permitting for the City of Alameda’s project and stormwater outfalls for Alameda Point redevelopment, then joined the Alameda Point Partners, LLC, team to lead regulatory permitting for Site A development of the Alameda Point area.
CEQA/NEPA
County of Santa Clara, Storm Damage Repair Projects, Unincorporated Santa Clara County, California — As a subcontractor to an engineering firm, served as principal in charge of multiple storm damage projects for the County of Santa Clara under an on-call agreement, including developing strategy with the County and Caltrans, preparing NES, Wetland Technical Assessments, leading regulatory permitting, and assisting with the preparation of Biological Assessments.
Peninsula Crossing Project, Burlingame, California — Led regulatory permitting efforts. Oversaw wetland mapping, botanical surveys, CEQA biological resources for wetlands and plants, and permitting with USACE, RWQCB, CDFW, BCDC, NMFS, and Coast Guard.
Santa Clara Valley Water District Biological Services On-Call, Santa Clara County, California — Provides senior plant ecology and permitting expertise and directs numerous task orders for the Santa Clara Valley Water District (Valley Water) Biological Resources On-Call contract. Under five successive contracts since 2009, H. T. Harvey has fulfilled more than 130 task orders covering a variety of biological resources issues.
California Valley Solar Ranch Biological Assistance, San Luis Obispo County, California — Served as senior botanical and regulatory permitting lead for successful development and operation of a 250- MW solar energy development in the Carrizo Plain. This included wetland delineation over a total of more than 4,000 acres, rare plant surveys documenting several rare plant species, CEQA biological resources report preparation, regulatory permitting, led the preparation and processing of an Individual Clean Water Act Section 404 permit with 404(b)(1) alternatives analyses and an Individual Waste Discharge Requirement, led monitoring for RWQCB permit compliance, and conducted vernal pool branchiopod surveys.
Palo Alto Baylands Boardwalk, Palo Alto, California — Served as principal in charge for City of Palo Alto’s project in highly sensitive San Francisco Bay marshlands, which involves CEQA compliance, regulatory permitting over several project phases, restoration design, construction compliance support and Federal Endangered Species Act consultation.
Ravenswood Bay Trail, East Palo Alto and Menlo Park, California — Led regulatory permitting and botanical surveys for the Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District’s project, proposing a new boardwalk connection through muted tidal salt marsh, closing a significant remaining gap in the Bay Trail.
Dublin Boulevard-North Canyons Parkway Extension Project, Dublin, Livermore, and Unincorporated Alameda County, California — Spearheaded CEQA and associated studies as principal-in-charge. Led regulatory permitting efforts for the project.
Santa Clara County Storm Damage Repairs Contract, Santa Clara County, California — Served as principal-in-charge and/or senior plant ecologist for numerous road and bridge improvement projects for Santa Clara County Roads and Airports, including Stevens Canyon Road bridges, Clayton Road widening, Arastradero Road repair, replacement of the San Antonio Valley Road bridge over Isabel Creek, Montague Expressway widening, Aldercroft Heights Road Bridges, Herbert Creek Bridges, and Uvas Road improvements. For several projects, prepared a natural environment study (NES), biological assessment, and Valley Habitat Plan application.
I‐80 Westbound Cordelia Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Facility Project, Fairfield, California — Led botanical and wetland resource evaluation for CEQA, formal delineation, regulatory permitting, and mitigation planning for the Solano Transportation Authority- Caltrans joint CCVEF Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Facility on westbound I-80. This included preparation and processing of an Individual Waste Discharge Requirement.
Pacific Gas & Electric Ravenswood-San Mateo and Ravenswood-Ames Project, Baylands and Nearshore Areas from San Mateo to Mountain View, San Mateo and Santa Clara Counties, California — Provided senior botany, wetlands, and regulatory oversight. Led CEQA biological resource documentation, wetland reporting, USACE/RWQCB/BCDC regulatory permitting, and mitigation planning utilizing the PG&E Bay Area HCP.
Regnart Creek Trail, Cupertino, California — As principal-in-charge, led the CEQA effort and regulatory permitting for the City’s team. The project will connect key city facilities on the west of the city with parks on the east with a paved bicycle and pedestrian trail.
SunPower Solar Photovoltaic Master Purchasing and Service Agreement Support, San Jose and Unincorporated Santa Clara County, California — Provided senior botany/wetlands expertise for biological surveys and Santa Clara Valley Habitat Plan compliance assistance for solar projects proposed by SunPower and Santa Clara County at Reid-Hillview Airport, Hellyer County Park, and Malech Road.
Sanctuary West Project, Newark, California — Served as principal in charge for wetland delineation, expert witness for federal prosecution, and CEQA analysis. Issues include tidal wetlands, sea level rise, and endangered species.
Seaplane Lagoon Ferry Terminal Upgrades, Alameda, California — Led regulatory permitting for the City of Alameda’s project and stormwater outfalls for Alameda Point redevelopment, then joined the Alameda Point Partners, LLC, team to lead regulatory permitting for Site A development of the Alameda Point area.
FESA/CESA
Peninsula Crossing Project, Burlingame, California — Led regulatory permitting efforts. Oversaw wetland mapping, botanical surveys, CEQA biological resources for wetlands and plants, and permitting with USACE, RWQCB, CDFW, BCDC, NMFS, and Coast Guard.
California Valley Solar Ranch Biological Assistance, San Luis Obispo County, California — Served as senior botanical and regulatory permitting lead for successful development and operation of a 250- MW solar energy development in the Carrizo Plain. This included wetland delineation over a total of more than 4,000 acres, rare plant surveys documenting several rare plant species, CEQA biological resources report preparation, regulatory permitting, led the preparation and processing of an Individual Clean Water Act Section 404 permit with 404(b)(1) alternatives analyses and an Individual Waste Discharge Requirement, led monitoring for RWQCB permit compliance, and conducted vernal pool branchiopod surveys.
Palo Alto Baylands Boardwalk, Palo Alto, California — Served as principal in charge for City of Palo Alto’s project in highly sensitive San Francisco Bay marshlands, which involves CEQA compliance, regulatory permitting over several project phases, restoration design, construction compliance support and Federal Endangered Species Act consultation.
Ravenswood Bay Trail, East Palo Alto and Menlo Park, California — Led regulatory permitting and botanical surveys for the Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District’s project, proposing a new boardwalk connection through muted tidal salt marsh, closing a significant remaining gap in the Bay Trail.
Dublin Boulevard-North Canyons Parkway Extension Project, Dublin, Livermore, and Unincorporated Alameda County, California — Spearheaded CEQA and associated studies as principal-in-charge. Led regulatory permitting efforts for the project.
Santa Clara County Storm Damage Repairs Contract, Santa Clara County, California — Served as principal-in-charge and/or senior plant ecologist for numerous road and bridge improvement projects for Santa Clara County Roads and Airports, including Stevens Canyon Road bridges, Clayton Road widening, Arastradero Road repair, replacement of the San Antonio Valley Road bridge over Isabel Creek, Montague Expressway widening, Aldercroft Heights Road Bridges, Herbert Creek Bridges, and Uvas Road improvements. For several projects, prepared a natural environment study (NES), biological assessment, and Valley Habitat Plan application.
Pacific Gas & Electric Ravenswood-San Mateo and Ravenswood-Ames Project, Baylands and Nearshore Areas from San Mateo to Mountain View, San Mateo and Santa Clara Counties, California — Provided senior botany, wetlands, and regulatory oversight. Led CEQA biological resource documentation, wetland reporting, USACE/RWQCB/BCDC regulatory permitting, and mitigation planning utilizing the PG&E Bay Area HCP.
Sanctuary West Project, Newark, California — Served as principal in charge for wetland delineation, expert witness for federal prosecution, and CEQA analysis. Issues include tidal wetlands, sea level rise, and endangered species.
Seaplane Lagoon Ferry Terminal Upgrades, Alameda, California — Led regulatory permitting for the City of Alameda’s project and stormwater outfalls for Alameda Point redevelopment, then joined the Alameda Point Partners, LLC, team to lead regulatory permitting for Site A development of the Alameda Point area.
Wetland Delineation
County of Santa Clara, Storm Damage Repair Projects, Unincorporated Santa Clara County, California — As a subcontractor to an engineering firm, served as principal in charge of multiple storm damage projects for the County of Santa Clara under an on-call agreement, including developing strategy with the County and Caltrans, preparing NES, Wetland Technical Assessments, leading regulatory permitting, and assisting with the preparation of Biological Assessments.
Peninsula Crossing Project, Burlingame, California — Led regulatory permitting efforts. Oversaw wetland mapping, botanical surveys, CEQA biological resources for wetlands and plants, and permitting with USACE, RWQCB, CDFW, BCDC, NMFS, and Coast Guard.
Santa Clara Valley Water District Biological Services On-Call, Santa Clara County, California — Provides senior plant ecology and permitting expertise and directs numerous task orders for the Santa Clara Valley Water District (Valley Water) Biological Resources On-Call contract. Under five successive contracts since 2009, H. T. Harvey has fulfilled more than 130 task orders covering a variety of biological resources issues.
South San Francisco Bay Shoreline Project, San Jose, California — Led state resource agency permitting efforts for the U. S. Army Corps of Engineers’ (USACE) study, which is restoring tidal habitat in thousands of acres of former salt ponds while providing flood control for the community of Alviso.
California Valley Solar Ranch Biological Assistance, San Luis Obispo County, California — Served as senior botanical and regulatory permitting lead for successful development and operation of a 250- MW solar energy development in the Carrizo Plain. This included wetland delineation over a total of more than 4,000 acres, rare plant surveys documenting several rare plant species, CEQA biological resources report preparation, regulatory permitting, led the preparation and processing of an Individual Clean Water Act Section 404 permit with 404(b)(1) alternatives analyses and an Individual Waste Discharge Requirement, led monitoring for RWQCB permit compliance, and conducted vernal pool branchiopod surveys.
Palo Alto Baylands Boardwalk, Palo Alto, California — Served as principal in charge for City of Palo Alto’s project in highly sensitive San Francisco Bay marshlands, which involves CEQA compliance, regulatory permitting over several project phases, restoration design, construction compliance support and Federal Endangered Species Act consultation.
Ravenswood Bay Trail, East Palo Alto and Menlo Park, California — Led regulatory permitting and botanical surveys for the Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District’s project, proposing a new boardwalk connection through muted tidal salt marsh, closing a significant remaining gap in the Bay Trail.
Dublin Boulevard-North Canyons Parkway Extension Project, Dublin, Livermore, and Unincorporated Alameda County, California — Spearheaded CEQA and associated studies as principal-in-charge. Led regulatory permitting efforts for the project.
Santa Clara County Storm Damage Repairs Contract, Santa Clara County, California — Served as principal-in-charge and/or senior plant ecologist for numerous road and bridge improvement projects for Santa Clara County Roads and Airports, including Stevens Canyon Road bridges, Clayton Road widening, Arastradero Road repair, replacement of the San Antonio Valley Road bridge over Isabel Creek, Montague Expressway widening, Aldercroft Heights Road Bridges, Herbert Creek Bridges, and Uvas Road improvements. For several projects, prepared a natural environment study (NES), biological assessment, and Valley Habitat Plan application.
Strategy to Advance Flood Protection, Ecosystem Restoration, and Recreation along the Bay, East Palo Alto and Menlo Park, California — Served as senior botanical, delineation, and regulatory permitting expert supporting the San Francisquito Creek Joint Powers Authority (SFJPA) project. H. T. Harvey’s ecologists are leading the SFJPA’s collaboration with representatives of the U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service Don Edwards National Wildlife Refuge, South Bay Salt Pond Restoration Project, and San Francisco Bay Restoration Regulatory Integration Team (BRRIT) to craft a preferred alternative that is the LEDPA and optimizes multiple benefits of flood protection, tidal marsh restoration, and managed pond enhancement within approximately 1,050 acres of the Ravenswood Salt Pond Complex.
I‐80 Westbound Cordelia Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Facility Project, Fairfield, California — Led botanical and wetland resource evaluation for CEQA, formal delineation, regulatory permitting, and mitigation planning for the Solano Transportation Authority- Caltrans joint CCVEF Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Facility on westbound I-80. This included preparation and processing of an Individual Waste Discharge Requirement.
Pacific Gas & Electric Ravenswood-San Mateo and Ravenswood-Ames Project, Baylands and Nearshore Areas from San Mateo to Mountain View, San Mateo and Santa Clara Counties, California — Provided senior botany, wetlands, and regulatory oversight. Led CEQA biological resource documentation, wetland reporting, USACE/RWQCB/BCDC regulatory permitting, and mitigation planning utilizing the PG&E Bay Area HCP.
Regnart Creek Trail, Cupertino, California — As principal-in-charge, led the CEQA effort and regulatory permitting for the City’s team. The project will connect key city facilities on the west of the city with parks on the east with a paved bicycle and pedestrian trail.
SunPower Solar Photovoltaic Master Purchasing and Service Agreement Support, San Jose and Unincorporated Santa Clara County, California — Provided senior botany/wetlands expertise for biological surveys and Santa Clara Valley Habitat Plan compliance assistance for solar projects proposed by SunPower and Santa Clara County at Reid-Hillview Airport, Hellyer County Park, and Malech Road.
Sanctuary West Project, Newark, California — Served as principal in charge for wetland delineation, expert witness for federal prosecution, and CEQA analysis. Issues include tidal wetlands, sea level rise, and endangered species.
Interstate 80/Interstate 680/State Route 12 Interchange Project, Solano County, California — Served as senior plant and wetlands ecologist in charge of leading regulatory permitting. Directed wetland delineation, alternatives evaluation and impact assessment for various alternatives and project phases, biological resource surveys including tree surveys over hundreds of acres of oak and riparian woodlands, and regulatory permit compliance.
Seaplane Lagoon Ferry Terminal Upgrades, Alameda, California — Led regulatory permitting for the City of Alameda’s project and stormwater outfalls for Alameda Point redevelopment, then joined the Alameda Point Partners, LLC, team to lead regulatory permitting for Site A development of the Alameda Point area.
Compliance Monitoring
Peninsula Crossing Project, Burlingame, California — Led regulatory permitting efforts. Oversaw wetland mapping, botanical surveys, CEQA biological resources for wetlands and plants, and permitting with USACE, RWQCB, CDFW, BCDC, NMFS, and Coast Guard.
Santa Clara Valley Water District Biological Services On-Call, Santa Clara County, California — Provides senior plant ecology and permitting expertise and directs numerous task orders for the Santa Clara Valley Water District (Valley Water) Biological Resources On-Call contract. Under five successive contracts since 2009, H. T. Harvey has fulfilled more than 130 task orders covering a variety of biological resources issues.
California Valley Solar Ranch Biological Assistance, San Luis Obispo County, California — Served as senior botanical and regulatory permitting lead for successful development and operation of a 250- MW solar energy development in the Carrizo Plain. This included wetland delineation over a total of more than 4,000 acres, rare plant surveys documenting several rare plant species, CEQA biological resources report preparation, regulatory permitting, led the preparation and processing of an Individual Clean Water Act Section 404 permit with 404(b)(1) alternatives analyses and an Individual Waste Discharge Requirement, led monitoring for RWQCB permit compliance, and conducted vernal pool branchiopod surveys.
Palo Alto Baylands Boardwalk, Palo Alto, California — Served as principal in charge for City of Palo Alto’s project in highly sensitive San Francisco Bay marshlands, which involves CEQA compliance, regulatory permitting over several project phases, restoration design, construction compliance support and Federal Endangered Species Act consultation.
Ravenswood Bay Trail, East Palo Alto and Menlo Park, California — Led regulatory permitting and botanical surveys for the Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District’s project, proposing a new boardwalk connection through muted tidal salt marsh, closing a significant remaining gap in the Bay Trail.
Santa Clara County Storm Damage Repairs Contract, Santa Clara County, California — Served as principal-in-charge and/or senior plant ecologist for numerous road and bridge improvement projects for Santa Clara County Roads and Airports, including Stevens Canyon Road bridges, Clayton Road widening, Arastradero Road repair, replacement of the San Antonio Valley Road bridge over Isabel Creek, Montague Expressway widening, Aldercroft Heights Road Bridges, Herbert Creek Bridges, and Uvas Road improvements. For several projects, prepared a natural environment study (NES), biological assessment, and Valley Habitat Plan application.
Rancho Cañada de Pala Preserve Long-Term Management, Unincorporated Santa Clara County, California — Serves as senior botanist/wetland ecologist for preparation and implementation, including RDM monitoring, of the Santa Clara Valley Water District’s Rancho Canada de Pala Preserve Areas 1 and 2 Long-term Management Plan.
Interstate 80/Interstate 680/State Route 12 Interchange Project, Solano County, California — Served as senior plant and wetlands ecologist in charge of leading regulatory permitting. Directed wetland delineation, alternatives evaluation and impact assessment for various alternatives and project phases, biological resource surveys including tree surveys over hundreds of acres of oak and riparian woodlands, and regulatory permit compliance.
Permitting
County of Santa Clara, Storm Damage Repair Projects, Unincorporated Santa Clara County, California — As a subcontractor to an engineering firm, served as principal in charge of multiple storm damage projects for the County of Santa Clara under an on-call agreement, including developing strategy with the County and Caltrans, preparing NES, Wetland Technical Assessments, leading regulatory permitting, and assisting with the preparation of Biological Assessments.
Peninsula Crossing Project, Burlingame, California — Led regulatory permitting efforts. Oversaw wetland mapping, botanical surveys, CEQA biological resources for wetlands and plants, and permitting with USACE, RWQCB, CDFW, BCDC, NMFS, and Coast Guard.
Santa Clara Valley Water District Biological Services On-Call, Santa Clara County, California — Provides senior plant ecology and permitting expertise and directs numerous task orders for the Santa Clara Valley Water District (Valley Water) Biological Resources On-Call contract. Under five successive contracts since 2009, H. T. Harvey has fulfilled more than 130 task orders covering a variety of biological resources issues.
South San Francisco Bay Shoreline Project, San Jose, California — Led state resource agency permitting efforts for the U. S. Army Corps of Engineers’ (USACE) study, which is restoring tidal habitat in thousands of acres of former salt ponds while providing flood control for the community of Alviso.
California Valley Solar Ranch Biological Assistance, San Luis Obispo County, California — Served as senior botanical and regulatory permitting lead for successful development and operation of a 250- MW solar energy development in the Carrizo Plain. This included wetland delineation over a total of more than 4,000 acres, rare plant surveys documenting several rare plant species, CEQA biological resources report preparation, regulatory permitting, led the preparation and processing of an Individual Clean Water Act Section 404 permit with 404(b)(1) alternatives analyses and an Individual Waste Discharge Requirement, led monitoring for RWQCB permit compliance, and conducted vernal pool branchiopod surveys.
Palo Alto Baylands Boardwalk, Palo Alto, California — Served as principal in charge for City of Palo Alto’s project in highly sensitive San Francisco Bay marshlands, which involves CEQA compliance, regulatory permitting over several project phases, restoration design, construction compliance support and Federal Endangered Species Act consultation.
Ravenswood Bay Trail, East Palo Alto and Menlo Park, California — Led regulatory permitting and botanical surveys for the Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District’s project, proposing a new boardwalk connection through muted tidal salt marsh, closing a significant remaining gap in the Bay Trail.
Dublin Boulevard-North Canyons Parkway Extension Project, Dublin, Livermore, and Unincorporated Alameda County, California — Spearheaded CEQA and associated studies as principal-in-charge. Led regulatory permitting efforts for the project.
Santa Clara County Storm Damage Repairs Contract, Santa Clara County, California — Served as principal-in-charge and/or senior plant ecologist for numerous road and bridge improvement projects for Santa Clara County Roads and Airports, including Stevens Canyon Road bridges, Clayton Road widening, Arastradero Road repair, replacement of the San Antonio Valley Road bridge over Isabel Creek, Montague Expressway widening, Aldercroft Heights Road Bridges, Herbert Creek Bridges, and Uvas Road improvements. For several projects, prepared a natural environment study (NES), biological assessment, and Valley Habitat Plan application.
Strategy to Advance Flood Protection, Ecosystem Restoration, and Recreation along the Bay, East Palo Alto and Menlo Park, California — Served as senior botanical, delineation, and regulatory permitting expert supporting the San Francisquito Creek Joint Powers Authority (SFJPA) project. H. T. Harvey’s ecologists are leading the SFJPA’s collaboration with representatives of the U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service Don Edwards National Wildlife Refuge, South Bay Salt Pond Restoration Project, and San Francisco Bay Restoration Regulatory Integration Team (BRRIT) to craft a preferred alternative that is the LEDPA and optimizes multiple benefits of flood protection, tidal marsh restoration, and managed pond enhancement within approximately 1,050 acres of the Ravenswood Salt Pond Complex.
I‐80 Westbound Cordelia Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Facility Project, Fairfield, California — Led botanical and wetland resource evaluation for CEQA, formal delineation, regulatory permitting, and mitigation planning for the Solano Transportation Authority- Caltrans joint CCVEF Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Facility on westbound I-80. This included preparation and processing of an Individual Waste Discharge Requirement.
Pacific Gas & Electric Ravenswood-San Mateo and Ravenswood-Ames Project, Baylands and Nearshore Areas from San Mateo to Mountain View, San Mateo and Santa Clara Counties, California — Provided senior botany, wetlands, and regulatory oversight. Led CEQA biological resource documentation, wetland reporting, USACE/RWQCB/BCDC regulatory permitting, and mitigation planning utilizing the PG&E Bay Area HCP.
Regnart Creek Trail, Cupertino, California — As principal-in-charge, led the CEQA effort and regulatory permitting for the City’s team. (BS, CQ, WD, P). The project will connect key city facilities on the west of the city with parks on the east with a paved bicycle and pedestrian trail.
Interstate 80/Interstate 680/State Route 12 Interchange Project, Solano County, California — Served as senior plant and wetlands ecologist in charge of leading regulatory permitting. Directed wetland delineation, alternatives evaluation and impact assessment for various alternatives and project phases, biological resource surveys including tree surveys over hundreds of acres of oak and riparian woodlands, and regulatory permit compliance.
Seaplane Lagoon Ferry Terminal Upgrades, Alameda, California — Led regulatory permitting for the City of Alameda’s project and stormwater outfalls for Alameda Point redevelopment, then joined the Alameda Point Partners, LLC, team to lead regulatory permitting for Site A development of the Alameda Point area.
Habitat Conservation Planning
Pacific Gas & Electric Ravenswood-San Mateo and Ravenswood-Ames Project, Baylands and Nearshore Areas from San Mateo to Mountain View, San Mateo and Santa Clara Counties, California — Provided senior botany, wetlands, and regulatory oversight. Led CEQA biological resource documentation, wetland reporting, USACE/RWQCB/BCDC regulatory permitting, and mitigation planning utilizing the PG&E Bay Area HCP.
Ecological Restoration
Midpeninsula Open Space Districts On-Call Botanical Services, Unincorporated San Mateo and Santa Clara Counties, California — Serves as principal, which has included several task orders related to rare plant surveys and restoration planning on thousands of acres of preserves.
Peninsula Crossing Project, Burlingame, California — Led regulatory permitting efforts. Oversaw wetland mapping, botanical surveys, CEQA biological resources for wetlands and plants, and permitting with USACE, RWQCB, CDFW, BCDC, NMFS, and Coast Guard.
South San Francisco Bay Shoreline Project, San Jose, California — Led state resource agency permitting efforts for the U. S. Army Corps of Engineers’ (USACE) study, which is restoring tidal habitat in thousands of acres of former salt ponds while providing flood control for the community of Alviso.
California Valley Solar Ranch Biological Assistance, San Luis Obispo County, California — Served as senior botanical and regulatory permitting lead for successful development and operation of a 250- MW solar energy development in the Carrizo Plain. This included wetland delineation over a total of more than 4,000 acres, rare plant surveys documenting several rare plant species, CEQA biological resources report preparation, regulatory permitting, led the preparation and processing of an Individual Clean Water Act Section 404 permit with 404(b)(1) alternatives analyses and an Individual Waste Discharge Requirement, led monitoring for RWQCB permit compliance, and conducted vernal pool branchiopod surveys.
Coyote Creek Arundo Removal, San Jose, California — Served as principal-in-charge for the project for Coyote Creek from Anderson Dam to the Bay. Services included non-native vegetation mapping, wildlife habitat assessments, and CEQA and permitting assistance.
Palo Alto Baylands Boardwalk, Palo Alto, California — Served as principal in charge for City of Palo Alto’s project in highly sensitive San Francisco Bay marshlands, which involves CEQA compliance, regulatory permitting over several project phases, restoration design, construction compliance support and Federal Endangered Species Act consultation.
Confidential Client, Various Locations in the San Francisco Bay Area, California — Worked with landscape architecture specialists on native-pollinator-friendly habitat enhancement, planting, and office campus landscape guidelines for a large multi-campus company.
Ravenswood Bay Trail, East Palo Alto and Menlo Park, California — Led regulatory permitting and botanical surveys for the Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District’s project, proposing a new boardwalk connection through muted tidal salt marsh, closing a significant remaining gap in the Bay Trail.
Sanctuary West Project, Newark, California — Served as principal in charge for wetland delineation, expert witness for federal prosecution, and CEQA analysis. Issues include tidal wetlands, sea level rise, and endangered species.
Education & Credentials
Highlights
25+ years of experience
Rare and endangered plant surveys
Wetland delineation and assessment
Vernal pool ecology
NEPA/CEQA documentation
NES for Caltrans
Permit preparation and assistance
-U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Section 404, 10, and 404(b)(1)
-Regional Water Quality Control Board Section 401
-California Department of Fish and Wildlife Lake and streambed alteration agreements
-Bay Conservation and Development Commission permits
-Santa Clara Valley Habitat Plan
Education & Credentials
Ph.D., Ecology, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado, 2006
B.A., Biology, Reed College, Portland, Oregon, 1998
Professional Experience
Principal, H. T. Harvey & Associates, 2006–July 2026
Instructor, Plant Identification, Colorado State University, 2006
Researcher, Shortgrass Steppe Long-Term Ecological Research Site, 2002–2006
Teaching assistant, Colorado State University, 2001–2006
Field researcher, U.S. Geological Survey, Grand Staircase Escalante National Monument, 2002
Research technician, Center for Cytometry & Molecular Imaging, Salk Institute, 1998–2001
Field biologist, El Paso County Parks Department, 1998