Aindrea Jensen
Senior Biologist
aindrea.jensen@cajaeir.com
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Experience Summary

Ms. Aindrea Jensen, Senior Biologist at CAJA, is a broadly trained wildlife biologist with experience in scientific research and biological consulting. Her research experience includes assisting with studies focusing primarily on movement patterns of Roosevelt elk and steelhead in relation to human-related disturbances, and nesting behavior of marbled murrelet. Ms. Jensen holds a permit from the California Department of Fish and Game for mammals, amphibians, reptiles, fishes, and invertebrates, and a permit from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for tidewater goby. As a consultant, Ms. Jensen has managed and conducted assessments for special-status species and sensitive habitats, long-term monitoring projects, mitigated negative declarations, environmental assessments, environmental impact reports, biological assessments, and project-level informal and formal incidental take consultations for local and state agencies and private parties.

Education Background and Professional Affiliations

• B.S. Wildlife Management, Biometry minor - Humboldt State University
• The Wildlife Society
• American Fisheries Society
• California Native Plant Society

Permits and Certifications

• Recovery Permit for Tidewater Goby (TE163012-0) – Expires 02/05/2012
• Scientific Collecting Permit (SC-009130) – Expires 01/16/2009
• Certified Wetland Delineator (April 2007)

Additional Training

• CLE International, California Wetlands, January 14 and 15, 2008, Sacramento, CA.
• CLE International, Endangered Species Act, November 16 and 17, 2006, San Francisco, CA.
• Vegetation Rapid Assessment Protocol for Vegetation Sampling, CNPS, March 2007.
• Tidewater Goby Survey Training Course, USFWS, Eureka, August 2006.
• CRLF Workshop, Biology and Management of the CRLF, Sponsored by The Alameda County Conservation Partnership Contra Costa Water District, Los Vaqueros Reservoir & Watershed, June 2006.
• CTS Larval Survey Techniques Workshop, Hosted by the Laguna de Santa Rosa Foundation, April 2006.
• Construction Site Planning and Management for Compliance with Phase I and II NPDES Requirements, San Francisco Estuary Project, San Francisco Bay RWQCB and Friends of the Estuary, July 2004.

Project Experience

• 2006 Revised Snowcreek Master Plan Project – Town of Mammoth Lakes (EIR - Biological Resources Section)
• SR 87 Detour II Sanitary Sewer Reconstruction Phase II Project – MTBM Rescue Operation – City of San Jose (MND – Biological Resources Section, Wetland Delineation, Formal Consultation with NOAA, Riparian Mitigation and Monitoring Plan, 1602 Permitting)
• Ultraviolet Disinfection Facility Project – Palo Alto (IS/MND – Biological Resources Section)
• Big Wave Office Park & Wellness Center – San Mateo County (IS, Biological Resources Section)
• Laguna de Santa Rosa Bridge Replacement Project – Sonoma County (Wetland Delineation, Informal Consultation with NOAA and USFWS)
• Cannery Improvement Project – City of Hayward (Biological Resources Assessment, and 404, 401, and 1602 Permitting)
• CWS Utility Services Residential Subdivision – Sonoma County (Biological Resources Assessment, Special-Status Plant Surveys, and Wetland Delineation)
• Old Ranch Estates – Davidon Homes (CRLF & CTS Assessment, Protocol-Level Burrowing Owl Surveys, Burrowing Owl Exclusion Program, 404, 401 and 1602 Permitting, and Wetland Mitigation Monitoring Plan)
• Marina Municipal Airport – Marina (Special-Status Plant Surveys and CTS Site Assessment)
• Merced County Landfill Expansion – Merced County (Vernal Pool and Invertebrate Monitoring