Dr. Terry Enk joined WEST in March 2010 as a project manager and wildlife biologist based out of the Walla Walla, Washington office. Terry received a B.A. in Biology and Economics from Ripon College in 1985, an M.S. in Natural Resources and Conservation Biology from the University of Michigan in 1992, and Ph.D. in Wildlife Biology from Montana State University in 1999. He has over 15 years of experience in environmental consulting. Prior to joining WEST, Dr. Enk was a Senior Wildlife Biologist for Environmental Planning Group and POWER Engineers in Boise, Idaho. His experience includes work as the elk biologist for the New Mexico Department of Game and Fish and Principal Investigator on a mountain lion study in Jackson, Wyoming.
Terry has extensive experience in managing biological resource investigations for wind energy developments, transmission lines, pipelines, and highways and trail projects. He has broad experience with wildlife surveys; including baseline inventories, habitat assessments, general wildlife investigations and surveys for threatened, endangered, and sensitive species. Dr. Enk has also been involved in research projects on large mammals including work on bighorn sheep, mountain lions, elk, and mule deer. This work has included various methods of animal capture and handling, collection of biological samples, aerial and ground telemetry, data analysis, and the preparation of summary reports.
With WEST, his primary duties include management of pre- and post-construction biological resource surveys for wind energy projects throughout the Pacific Northwest region. Terry is responsible for project scoping and budgeting, client and agency coordination, ensuring completion surveys, and preparation of summary reports and formal agency documents. He also sneaks in field work whenever possible. Terry lives in Walla Walla and enjoys spending time with his family, traveling, and fly fishing in the great outdoors.
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