EXH0254019167

PCHBPollution Control Hearings Board of the State of Washington

STATE OF WASHINGTON, ) (Section 401 Certification No. DEPARTMENT OF ECOLOGY; and ) 1996-4-02325 and CZMA THE PORT OF SEATTLE, ) concurrency statement, Issued ) August 10, 2001, Reissued Respondents. ) September 21, 2001, under No. 1996- ) 4-02325 (Amended-I)) Dyanne Sheldon declares as follows: 1. I am over the age of 18, am competent to testify, and have personal13 knowledge of the facts stated herein. 2. I am an environmental scientist, with over 20 years of specializing in wetland ecology and management related issues. I have a Bachelor's of Science in Botany, and a Master's of Education and Curriculum Development. I have worked as a wetland ecologist and land-use planner in the Pacific Northwest for over 20 years, and as a naturalist and educator for over 25 years. In 1981 I was one of three biologist hired21 by King County to assist in conducting King County's wetland inventory: the firstsuch effort ever undertaken in the Pacific Northwest by a local jurisdiction. From that position I was hired as the Wetland Planner at DECLARATION OF DYANNE SHELDON IN HELSELLFETTERMANI/2 Rachul_ Os_m SUPPORT OF ACC'SMOTION FI_R_;._.- r';-'c-,_i_ PugetSoundPlaza AUomey atLaw' ;_ _ M, {( |_' !'' _'_" .4325FourthAvenue 2421West Miuion Avenue • ' ": Spokane, WA 99201 _'__j" _ _e.ttle, WA 98101-2509 AR 019167 King County, Washington, the first such 'local wetland planner' position in the country. I created the precedent setting wetland management program at King County: it established the first wetland rating system, the first requirements for buffers and…
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