Ryan Colyer on the Land Conservation Assistance Network

Ryan Colyer
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last updated: February 2023

An environmental consulting company that specializes in river restoration, wetland delineation and mitigation, fish habitat enhancement, environmental permitting, wildlife research, ecological analysis, morphologic and hydrologic investigations, NEPA compliance, resource management, and land use planning.

Mr. Colyer is the principal at Biota. Mr. Colyer graduated from the University of Washington with a B.S. in Biology, specializing in ecology, conservation, and evolution. Mr. Colyer subsequently completed the Post-baccalaureate Certificate Program in Geographic Information Systems at Pennsylvania State University, completed river restoration and sediment transport course program at Utah State University, and completed the fluvial geomorphology level IV certification program through Wildland Hydrology. Mr. Colyer is currently a certified Technical Service Provider with the Natural Resources Conservation Service, and he has extensive experience designing, implementing, and managing geomorphic assessment and riverine restoration projects, fishery assessments, hydrologic and hydraulic investigations, and ecological enhancements projects. Mr. Colyer has used and trained others in the use of the PIBO riparian habitat monitoring protocol, Rosgen stream type classification, Pfankuch stream reach stability system, bankful identification, riparian vegetation community type mapping, bank stability analysis, macro-invertebrate sampling, periphyton sampling, transit and total station survey techniques, electro-fishing and snorkel surveying techniques, and the sedation and identification of various salmonid species. Mr. Colyer has worked in the fisheries field throughout the Northwest, including Washington, Idaho, Montana, Utah, Nevada, and Oregon. He has worked for government agencies, educational institutions, non-profit organizations, and the private sector.

TSP Number: TSP-21-23535

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