Sara Copp Franz

Sara Copp Franz is an ecologist with over 11 years of experience practicing restoration ecology and natural resource management in a variety of roles. She is certified through the Society of Wetland Scientists as a Professional Wetland Scientist (PWS) and through the Society of Ecological Restoration as a Certified Ecological Restoration Practitioner (CERP). Her portfolio includes ecological restoration, threatened and endangered species surveys, biological surveys, wetland delineations, environmental assessments, biological assessments, noxious weed surveys, GIS and remote analysis, regulatory compliance, Clean Water Act section 404 and Endangered Species Act section 7 compliance, experimental design, native plant production planning, data management, technical writing, and National Environmental Policy Act compliance. She has planned and/or overseen the installation of over 75 ecological restoration projects within wetlands, rivers, lakes (The Great Lakes Basin), aridlands, woodlands, grasslands, montane forests, and temperate forest ecosystems across the US. Additionally, Sara served as the Assistant Lead for the Colorado Watershed Conservation Board Emergency Watershed Protection Technical Assistance Team.