Conservation
Strategies, Inc. (CSI) has been providing professional
wildlife management services to employers and clients
since 1971, specializing in environmental impact
assessments, field habitat studies, and direct
management of state fish and wildlife programs.
Examples of successful wildlife management projects
and programs managed by Conservation Strategies, Inc.
and/or its principal consultant, Joe LaTourrette
include:
As
subcontractor to larger consulting firms such as
HNTB, Entrix, and Huitt-Zollars, CSI has prepared
wildlife habitat assessments for large
construction and habitat restoration projects in
Washington state, including the Stevens Pass
Greenway (SR-2) Greenway Corridor Management Plan
(WSDOT), and park master plans for Pierce County,
Adams County and the City of Othello, Washington.
As primary
contractor for the U.S. Bureau of Land Management,
Spokane, Washington, CSI completed Proper
Functioning Condition (PFC) assessments of rivers,
streams, and wetland habitats on BLM lands in
northeast and north-central Washington. CSI
teamed with Northwest Environmental Consultants on
this two-year project. Field work and PFC
assessments were completed during the 1997 and
1998 field seasons.
Since 1992
and 1994 respectively, principal consultant Joe
LaTourrette coordinated the Washington state
activities of the Pacific Coast Joint Venture and
Intermountain West Joint Venture, two of eleven
public-private partnerships established and funded
by Congress and the states to implement the
habitat objectives of the North American Waterfowl
Management Plan. Coordination activities
contracted through 2009 included strategic
planning, fundraising, public outreach, and
creation of public-private partnerships to
protect, restore, and enhance critical wetlands
and associated upland habitat.
Over a
ten-year period, from 1979-1988, Joe LaTourrette
held a number of management positions at the
Washington Department of Wildlife, including
Legislative Director, Chief Planner, Endangered
Species Program Manager, and Assistant
Director. As Assistant Director, he
supervised the wildlife management, fisheries
management, habitat management, research, planning
and legislative functions of the agency.
For about
five years, from 1971 through 1976, Joe
LaTourrette worked for the U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers, preparing environmental assessments and
impact statements for proposed water resource and
river navigation projects. Worked as an
employee for Sacramento (CA) and Huntington (WV)
Districts and as a consultant to the Wilmington
(NC) District.