David Young has been a Project Manager and Wildlife Biologist for WEST, Inc. since 1992. He received his B.S.
in Biology from Earlham College (1986) and a M.S. in Zoology from the University of Georgia (1988). His specialty areas
include threatened and endangered (T&E) species and wind power research. He has received formal training in Endangered
Species Act, Section 7 Consultation and Habitat Conservation Plans; has conducted numerous T&E species surveys, clearances,
and monitoring projects; has written Biological Assessments for determining adverse effects from highway construction
projects, water development projects, and wind projects; and has been a paid, and volunteer, field technician studying many
state and federally protected species including: Indiana bat, grey bat, Virginia big-eared bat, Preble’s meadow jumping
mouse, black-footed ferrets, Washington ground squirrel, wood stork, mountain plover, Mexican spotted owl, bald eagles,
Allen’s Cay Rock Iguana, Riley’s Rock Iguana, copperbelly water snake, Kirtland’s snake, green sea turtles, Wyoming toads,
bull trout, westslope cutthroat trout, Ute ladies’ tresses orchid, Colorado butterfly plant, and blowout penstemon.
David Young’s wind power work includes over 14 years of experience conducting avian and bat research at wind projects
throughout the U.S., Canada, and Nicaragua. His experience includes pre-construction Phase 1 assessments and site
characterization studies, baseline resource studies, post-construction avian and bat impact monitoring, T&E species
surveys, Biological Assessments, Habitat Conservation Plans, and environmental impact statements. He has published several
articles and presented wind project research at wildlife society chapter meetings, the National Wind Coordination
Collaborative, and American Wind Energy Association meetings. He has been an invited speaker and conducted workshops for
wind-wildlife interactions and research.
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