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1 <br />MICIIAEL G. FIGGS <br />Ecologist and Planner <br />' LREP, Inc. <br />Professional Interest <br />Since 1980 I have developed, from an avocation in natural and cultural history, a <br />professional career in promoting and implementing land and resource planning and <br />' management that is consistent with sustainable environmental and ecological practices. I <br />have implemented this interest in both the public and private sectors, and believe that <br />accurate baseline documentation of natural resources and community education aze the keys <br />' to the successful attainment of this interest. <br /> Qualifications Summary <br />' <br /> My natural resource documentation skills were developed during an eleven year period <br /> through association and training with professional ecologists, biologists, geologists, and <br /> land use planners. These skills include identification of significant natural and historical <br />' features, development of preservation and management plans for significant natural and <br /> historical features and analysis of impacts of land use and development proposals. These <br /> skills have been applied in descending order of emphasis in: Boulder County, Colorado; <br />' Northern Front Range in Colorado, State of Colorado, Western United States, Natural <br /> features and ecosystems I have worked with include native prairies and grasslands, old <br /> growth forests, endangered species, birds of prey, and wetlands. <br />' <br /> Experience and Education <br />' I have developed numerous baseline inventories, the results of which have been <br /> incorporated into regulatory agency planning processes. Examples include an ongoing <br /> eleven year study of nesting golden eagles, prairie falcons, and peregrine falcons in the <br />' Colorado Front Range. Information from this study has been incorporated into the <br /> Colorado Division of Wildlife RIS mapping, the Environmental Resources Element of the <br /> Boulder County Comprehensive Plan, and the City of Boulder planning processes. This <br /> study has been a key element in the resolution of conflicts between recreational rock <br />1 climbing and the protection of nest sites. <br /> I have routinely worked on the organization and evaluation of governmental comprehensive <br />' plans, including the update of the Environmental Resources Element of the Boulder County <br /> Comprehensive Plan, the t?pen Space Dement of the City of Boulder Comprehensive Plan, <br /> and the Land and Resource Management Plan, Anpaho/RooseveltNationai Forest. <br />' Representing private interests, I have written numerous referrals on land use proposals, <br /> including the City of Boulder Lakewood Water Line to the City of Boulder, and Boulder <br /> Reservoir expansion to the City of Boulder and Northern Colorado Water Conservancy <br />' District, and Conda Quarry on Eldorado Mountain to the Boulder County Land Use <br /> Department. <br />' I have conducted numerous breeding bird censuses in varied habitat types in Colorado, and <br /> monitored year-round bird populations in many areas of Boulder County. <br /> <br />' 34 <br />