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Team and Experience | 21A Proposal for Lake Orono Restoration and Enhancement (LORE) for the City of Elk River <br />SERVICE GROUP: <br />Water Resources <br /> EDUCATION: <br />Bachelor of Science <br />in Geology and <br />Environmental Science, <br />University of Wisconsin, <br />Eau Claire, 2008 <br /> MEMBERSHIPS & RECOGNITIONS: <br />Fisheries Field <br />Technician <br />University of Minnesota <br />Sorensen Laboratory <br />2009-2011 <br />Junior Scientist, <br />University of Minnesota, <br />Sorensen Laboratory <br />2011-2015 <br />Published in the North <br />American Journal of <br />Fisheries Management, <br />2016 <br />Mill Pond Restoration Project | Champlin, MN <br />CLIENT: CITY OF CHAMPLIN <br />PROJECT DURATION: FEB 2017 - OCT 2019 <br />Fish habitat specifications as a part of an excavation and restoration of waterbodies at <br />the outlet of Elm Creek – Upper and Lower Mill Pond (Champlin, MN). The project goal <br />is to reduce the nutrient loads in the lake and lake bottom sediments were removed <br />after basins were drained to address internal loading. To improve habitat and natural <br />processes in the lake, Mary specified habitat structures and the placement of these <br />structures including fish sticks, riffles & pools, boulder outcrops, and stands of aquatic <br />vegetation. Pre-restoration fish assessments have been completed and tracking of a <br />subset of both pike and carp have been a part of ongoing project work. This data will be <br />used in part to assess the effectiveness of restoration efforts. <br />Mary Newman <br />FISHERIES SPECIALIST <br />Mary brings eight years of cumulative experience working in the natural resources field <br />as an environmental scientist and joined WSB’s Water Resources group in 2016. Mary <br />provides reliable field data collection and reporting that includes: boat electrofishing <br />fish surveys, water quality sampling, in stream fish sampling, physical stream barrier <br />observations and maintenance, various techniques for rough fish removal, fish tagging <br />and tracking, and aquatic habitat improvement recommendations. Throughout her <br />career, Mary has conducted countless literature reviews to recommend aquatic <br />restoration or management strategies and to more fully understand the complex <br />dynamics of freshwater ecosystems. <br />Pickerel Lake Fish Passage | Albert Lea, MN <br />CLIENT: SHELL ROCK RIVER WATERSHED DISTRICT (SRRWD) <br />PROJECT DURATION: JAN 2016 - MAR 2017 <br />Research and design of a nature-like fish passageway associated with a water control <br />structure at the outlet of Pickerel Lake. This structure was designed to allow for native <br />fish passage with special attention to Northern Pike (Esox Lucius). Data was compiled <br />on sustained, prolonged and burst swimming speeds and Mary coordinated with WSB <br />engineers to design ramp with a slope that would support a specified flow regime to <br />support fish passage. Mary was onsite during construction and directed the placement <br />of large and medium sized boulders to create the nature-like fish passage structure with <br />pools and weirs.