Pronouns: She/her
Best email: lucy.montgomery@waterboards.ca.gov
Affiliation: Watershed Stewards Program
Current position: Early career professional
County: Alameda, San Francisco
How will you participate as a mentee: Both in-person and virtually
Going to the 2023 Conference? Yes, in-person
How often can you meet? Monthly
Specializations: Aquatic habitat restoration, CEQA/NEPA, Climate resilience, Climate science, Collaboration, Community outreach/community science, Community-based restoration, Conservation, Conservation biology, Ecology graduate school/research, Ecosystem ecology, Ecosystem health assessment, Environmental compliance/regulatory permitting, Environmental consulting, Environmental education/science outreach, Environmental justice, Environmental monitoring, environmental monitoring, Environmental policy, Freshwater wetland restoration, GIS, GIS/mapping, Government sector, Grant writing, Hydrology/water quality monitoring, Invasive species management, Land and food sovereignty, Land sovereignty/Indigenous land stewardship, Landscape architecture, Landscape ecology, Mitigation services, Monitoring, Native plant ecology, Native habitat restoration, Native Seed, Non-profit sector, Phycology, Project Management, Project management/program development, Regulatory permitting with focus on restoration projects, Reptile/amphibian restoration, Restoration Ecology, Social justice, Soil ecology, Sustainable agriculture, Traditional Ecological Knowledge, Urban planning/ecology, Urban stream, Water resource management, Watershed sciences, Working lands restoration
Bio/Interests: This last spring I graduated from Reed College with a degree in Biology. During my time at Reed I worked as a grounds maintenance worker for the Reed canyon, a 28 acre watershed and natural reserve. This 4-year job gave me a brief, observational introduction to the planning, funding, and implementation of an urban watershed restoration project and gave me experience with the hands on ecology needed to make project goals happen. Currently I’m at the SF Bay water quality and control board learning about water quality monitoring and legislation. Moving forward in my career I am interested in continuing in the urban water field, but am open to continuing to explore and learn about my options.
