JONATHAN M.
NAPIER
Principal Consultant
EXPERIENCE:
15 Years Ecological and Environmental Consulting SPECIALTIES: Wetland Delineation and Permitting Mitigation Design and Planning Wetland Rapid Assessment Procedure (WRAP) Habitat Conservation Planning (HCP) Habitat Evaluation Procedure (HEP) Protected wildlife species including: Flatwoods Salamander (Ambysloma cingulatum) Eastern Indigo Snake (Drymarchon corais cooperi) Gopher Tortoise (Gopherus polyphemus) Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) Scrub Jay (Aphelocoma coerulescens) Wood Stork (Mycteria americana) Sea Turtles (Cheloniidae) REPRESENTATIVE PROJECTS: Property Assessments: Davis Property (two 500-acre
parcels), preliminary environmental assessment, Jacksonville, Florida;
11,000 acre site, preliminary environmental assessment, St. Johns County,
Florida; South Hampton (900 acre property), preliminary environmental
assessment, St. Johns County, Florida; Burr property (900 acre property),
delineation of jurisdictional wetlands, St. Johns County, Florida; Ortega
Bluff Subdivision (333 acre property), delineation of jurisdictional
wetlands, endangered and threatened species survey of 140 acres of
longleaf pine/xeric oak sandhill, Orange Park, Florida.
Commercial Assessments: Gran Park at Jacksonville
(900 acres), wetland delineation, and endangered and threatened species
survey, Bayard, Florida. Zom Realty property (180 acres),
preliminary site assessment, Formal Wetland Jurisdictional Determination,
wetlands assessment, Bayard, Florida. CSX Transportation, Inc. rail
spur into the Westside Industrial Park, Preparation of an Individual
Permit Application submittal to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (COE), as
well as the preparation of an Environmental Resource Permit. Landfills: Rosemary Hill Landfill, Wetland
Assessment and Endangered and Threatened Species Assessment of four
alternative sites in Clay County, Florida. County, State and Park Service: St. Johns County
Department of Recreation and Parks, 54.5-acre St. Johns River Park, Ortega
River Park and Losco Road Park. Assisted with proposal for state
funding including endangered/threatened species assessment, wetland
evaluation and habitat restoration, St. Johns County, Florida.
Ichetucknee Springs State Park, Wetland assessment, wetland delineation,
wetland impact permitting, Columbia County, Florida. County School Board Sites: School Site Q, School
Site R, School Site S - protected species surveys and associated
permitting, environmental assessments and wetland permitting,
Jacksonville, Duval County, Florida. School Site AA wetland
delineation, agency verification and environmental permitting, St. Johns
County, Florida. School Site BBB wetland delineation, agency
verification and environmental permitting, St. Johns County, Florida. City, County, State and Federal Roadway Projects:
Widening of San Pablo Road, wetland assessment, wetland delineation,
endangered and threatened species survey, Jacksonville, Florida.
Widening and alteration of Soutel Drive, wetland assessment and wetland
delineation, Jacksonville, Florida. Widening of Racetrack Road and
State Road 13, delineation of wetlands, endangered and threatened species
survey, species specific survey for gopher tortoises Orangedale,
Florida. Endangered and threatened species survey, Biological
Assessment for PD&E for the proposed widening and realignment
alternative for SR/CR 326 Marion County, Florida. Endangered and
threatened species survey, Biological Assessment for PDE, for the proposed
realignment of Interstate 301 Starke, Bradford County, Florida.
Preliminary Environmental Assessment for PD&E for the proposed
widening of Interstate 95 from I-295 to Lem Turner Boulevard
Jacksonville, Florida. Endangered and threatened species survey,
Biological Assessment for PD&E for the proposed widening and
realignment of alternative for SR500/Intestate 192 Brevard and Osceola
Counties, Florida. Formal Jurisdictional Determination: Vestcor Property
(500 acres), Formal Wetland Jurisdictional Determination, wetland
delineation Green Cove, Florida. Burr Property (900 acres) and
Genesis, Ltd., Formal Wetland Jurisdictional Determinations St. Johns
County, Florida. Submittal of over 70 Formal Wetland Jurisdictional
Determinations to the St. Johns River Water Management District, the
Florida Department of Environmental Protection, and the U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers. Endangered and Threatened Species Studies and Biological
Assessments: Mr. Napier managed or assisted in the following
assessments and studies: Wood Stork genome project, including the capture and banding of
young birds, as well as assisting in the acquisition of blood samples for
study Harris Neck Wildlife Refuge, Georgia. Red-cockaded woodpecker study assisted in the data collection
of young birds in a breeding colony Camp Blanding, Florida.
Eastern indigo snake study and survey using fiber optic
equipment St. George, Florida. Eastern Indigo Snake habitat assessment and study, preparation
of a Habitat Conservation Plan for the species - Willacoochee,
Georgia. Development of guidelines and procedures to be utilized to
avoid and minimize potential taking of the eastern indigo snake during the
installation of fiber optic cable along a railroad right-of-way
Brooksville to Arcadia, Florida. Eastern indigo snake study, survey and habitat assessment
associated with the installation of fiber optic cable Waycross to Macon,
Georgia. Gopher tortoise population study, relocation, and restoration
of sandhill habitat White Oak Plantation, Yulee, Florida.
Boyd Estate (160 acres), wetland assessment and endangered and
threatened species study for the Nature Conservancy Switzerland,
Florida. Spinnakers Reach (18 acres), wetland delineation, endangered
and threatened species survey, site specific survey for Eastern Indigo
Snakes, preparation of materials for administrative hearing
Jacksonville, Florida. American Environmental Services (14 acres), wetland assessment,
endangered and threatened species survey, site specific survey for Gopher
Tortoises, preparation of materials for administrative hearing
Jacksonville, Florida. Assisted with technical aspects of gopher tortoise relocation,
Jacksonville University Jacksonville, Florida. Use of a Goin dredge for the purpose of identifying the various
herpetofaunal special associated with a specific water body Palatka,
Florida. Use of gopher tortoise burrow camera to identify and catalogue
gopher tortoise commensal species, University of North Florida
Jacksonville, Florida. Assisted with flatwoods salamander sampling, and trapping
effort (in association with Dirk Stevenson) Ft. Stewart, Georgia. Biological study of well sampling and trapping efforts for the flatwoods salamander (in association with Gerald Williamson) Chatham and Liberty Counties, Georgia. Biological study and sampling effort for the flatwoods
salamander (in association with Gerald Williamson) southeastern South
Carolina. Preparation and submittal of public comment to the USFWS
Jackson, Mississippi Field Office, June 1998. Benthic Sampling: Benthic sampling, monitoring of
dredging activity on an estuarine invertebrate community, Queens Harbour
Jacksonville, Florida. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE, LICENSES, CERTIFICATIONS AND
ASSOCIATIONS: Certification: CSX Railroad Safety Certified State of Florida Authorized Gopher Tortoise Relocator
Affiliations: American Ecological Society Society of Wetland Scientists The Gopher Tortoise Council (GTC) The British Herpetological Society (BHS) The Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles
(SSAR) American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists
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