EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
- Vollmar Natural Lands Consulting (VNLC): Staff Ecologist, 2022-present
- Petralogix Engineering, Inc.: Staff Scientist, 2021-2022
- U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS): Biological Science Technician, April-October 2021
- Redwoods Rising Watershed Rehabilitation: Apprentice, May-September 2019
PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY
Mr. Bokisch’s undergraduate work focused on plant taxonomy, ecology, conservation, restoration of native habitats, and GIS. He has experience with survey methods such as trawling, seining, dipnetting, and night spotlighting. He is proficient in ArcGIS, Microsoft Office, and data collection using Trimble GPS units. Mr. Bokisch has experience surveying for several sensitive species including amphibian larval surveys (including California red-legged frog and California tiger salamander), western pond turtle surveys, snowy plover surveys, and vernal pool aquatic invertebrate surveys, botanical and rare plant surveys, amphibian visual encounter and spotlight surveys. Mr. Bokisch spent a summer working in Redwood National and State Parks where he evaluated sedimentation issues within the watershed of Mill Creek, a tributary to the Smith River. During this time, he became familiar with the floristics of the site and learned how to perform routine data collection of restoration resource metrics such as sediment volumes and culvert conditions of abandoned stream crossings. Mr. Bokisch has also worked for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service as a part of the Delta Juvenile Fish Monitoring Program. Here he learned how to perform mark/recapture studies, fish and habitat assessments, monitor restored habitat, and conduct Kodiak and Mid-water trawls in the California Delta.
Mr. Bokisch has applied his skills to many projects in Northern California and the Central Valley with VNLC. His field experience includes biological inspections, rare plant surveys and monitoring, wetland and upland vegetation monitoring, wetland delineations, and wetland design.
EDUCATION
B.S. Environmental Science & Management, California Polytechnic State University, Humboldt, 2020
Minor, Geospatial Analysis, California Polytechnic State University, Humboldt, 2020
REPRESENTATIVE PROJECT EXPERIENCE
Lazy K Vernal Mitigation Preserve (Madera County, CA)
Staff Ecologist (2022)
Assisted with the monitoring of mitigation riparian plantings for the Lazy K Mitigation Preserve located along the Chowchilla River in Madera County.
City of Healdsburg Biological Monitoring Projects (Sonoma County, CA)
Staff Ecologist (2022)
Conducted monitoring of mitigation riparian plantings for the City of Healdsburg along Dry Creek. Aided in reporting the success of the riparian plantings and provided active management recommendations to improve the condition of plantings.
Connolly Ranch Preserve Monitoring (San Joaquin County, CA)
Staff Ecologist (2022)
Conducted biological monitoring of California tiger salamander and California red-legged frog, including larval seine surveys and visual encounter surveys.
Coal Creek Erosion Control Plan (San Mateo County, CA)
Staff Ecologist (2022)
Provided an Erosion Control Plan for the Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District for their Coal Creek Preserve located in San Mateo County. Plan includes assessment of the site for existing botanical inventory and detailed recommendations of planting plan with selected native plant pallet. Conducted GIS mapping for the project.
Duffle Wetland Mitigation Project (Contra Costa County, CA)
Staff Ecologist (2022)
Conducted botanical and topographic surveying as well as GIS analysis for the creation of a 7,000 square foot wetland as mitigation for the installation of a solar field located in Contra Costa County.
Cloverdale Ranch Vegetation Management Project (San Mateo County, CA)
Staff Ecologist (2022)
Assisted with the surveying of rare plants, invasive weed mapping, and plant community mapping on the 6,000-acre Cloverdale Ranch located on the San Mateo Coast in support of long-term management of the site.
Hollister Ranch Conservation Easement Monitoring (San Benito County, CA)
Staff Ecologist, (2022)
Assisted with surveys for rare and threatened amphibians throughout a working cattle ranch. Conducted visual encounter surveys for California red-legged frog and western pond turtle and protocol level larval California tiger salamander surveys. Visual encounter surveys resulted in the documentation of a previously undocumented breeding population at the site.