NEWS AND RESOURCES

Cherry Creek Environmental Adds New Members to the Team. Kerrie McArthur joins CCE as a Senior Biologist.  Kerrie’s main focus will be project management and implementation of environmental permitting and technical analyses for projects affecting freshwater and marine resources, as well as mitigation and restoration planning and design.  Kerrie brings 16 years of experience in the Pacific Northwest and Alaska and has a diverse technical background in wetland and stream mitigation and restoration, water quality monitoring, habitat evaluation and functional assessment of aquatic ecosystems. Ruth Hotchkiss joins CCE as a Staff Biologist.  Ruth’s main focus will be providing field support for aquatic biology projects, including wetland delineations, stream surveys, and plant and wildlife habitat assessments.  In addition to her biology background, Ruth also has a strong administrative background and will be providing administrative support to CCE projects.

 The U.S. EPA report on Wetlands and Water Quality Trading (WQT) is available here.
The report addresses WQT using wetlands as a potentially viable alternative for achieving water quality standards. Shane Cherry, of Cherry Creek Environmental, was a primary author of this document, during his previous employment with Shaw Environmental.

Mitigation Gone Right!   Shane Cherry, of Cherry Creek Environmental, served as the stream design specialist for a project to relocate Government Creek in Ketchikan, Alaska, as part of an airport improvement project for the Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities. Shane developed the basis and guidance for the design of the stream channel, which provided enhanced habitat for salmon stocks. Read more

Chris Berger joins Cherry Creek Environmental as Senior Ecologist.   Chris' primary focus is managing and conducting stream and wetland mitigation and habitat restoration projects. He brings nine years of experience and an extensive background in evaluation of land-use effects on wetland, aquatic, and riparian habitats to his role with Cherry Creek Environmental.

Department of Ecology Launches Website for Economic Stimulus Projects.   The Department of Ecology has a critical role in carrying out the 2009 federal and state economic recovery packages in Washington State. As of April 24, 2009, the federal government has announced $2.2 billion for job-related environmental work in Washington State. Read more