Andrea joined the WSRCD team in 2018. She has a B.A. in Environmental Studies/Biology from UC Santa Cruz. She also holds a Ph.D. in Conservation Biology from the University of Minnesota, with her PhD research focusing on threatened river birds in Cambodia. Andrea has 25 years of experience as a wildlife biologist, researcher, and natural resources specialist, and she has extensive experience conducting surveys, assessments, and monitoring of wildlife species and their habitats. Andrea’s work has mostly focused on avian research and conservation, but she also has experience surveying for other wildlife taxa, including mammals, reptiles, amphibians, and insect pollinators. She also has extensive experience conducting plant surveys, vegetation assessments, and habitat monitoring. Additionally, Andrea has designed and implemented several forest, riparian, and in-stream habitat restoration projects. She is also a certified archaeological surveyor through Cal Fire and a certified CEQA practitioner through UC Davis CPE. Although much of her professional work has been based in Southeast Asia and areas of North America outside of California, she has been based in northern California for the past 15 years and is knowledgeable and familiar with the fauna and flora of Shasta County.