Favorite Parts Of Working In The Environmental Industry As A Biology Project Manager
Katie's passion for environmental protection is the driving force behind her career as a Biology Project Manager; the work involves creating and implementing "mitigation measures that protect the environment" and "actively preserving and protecting the environment for future generations," a deeply rewarding aspect of the job.
Environmental Protection, Project Management, Biology, Resource Management, Mitigation
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Katie Duffield
Biology Project Manager
HELIX Environmental Planning, Inc.
Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
Biology & Related Sciences
Consulting & Related Professional Services
Operations and Project Management
Took Out Loans
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1. Protecting the environment is a core aspect of the job, involving creating and implementing mitigation measures to reduce impacts to sensitive resources.
2. The work actively preserves and protects the environment for future generations, including the protection of sensitive and endangered species.
3. The role is rewarding and directly contributes to environmental conservation.
Transcript
What do you enjoy most about being in your industry?
I really enjoy protecting the environment. My whole job is creating mitigation measures and requirements that protect the environment.
During the initial analysis, we create mitigation measures that will reduce or avoid impacts to sensitive resources. Then, during construction, we implement those mitigation measures. These prevent unnecessary and inadvertent impacts to these sensitive resources.
I am actively preserving and protecting the environment for future generations. I am also actively protecting sensitive and endangered species. It's really rewarding, and it's definitely why I got into this field. It's pretty awesome.