http://www.herrerainc.com Integrated Environmental and Engineering Services for the Pacific Northwest Tue, 02 Sep 2008 17:24:30 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Herrera bikers logged 6,099 miles in 582 rides for May’s 2008 Group Health Commuter Challenge. Herrera placed an outstanding 29th out of 487 organizations participating, rivaling the likes of huge teams like Microsoft and Boeing. This year we had a total of 40 riders, roughly a 1/3 of the entire ... http://www.herrerainc.com/herrera-bikers-log-6000-miles-in-bike-to-work-challenge/ A Subsidiary of Herrera Environmental Consultants, Inc. HSS is the solution to your staffing needs. We provide trained personnel to assist you with increased workload for temporary or long-term assignments. Our services include program management, specialized technical expertise and staffing in a wide range of scientific, information technology and administrative support ... http://www.herrerainc.com/herrera-staffing-solutions-llc/ (Seattle, WA) Herrera seeks an experienced professional to work with our scientists and engineers on the production of technical reports. You will be responsible for editing documents for clarity, logic, consistency, and professional presentation, as well as shepherding them through the production process from beginning to end. Requirements ... http://www.herrerainc.com/technical-writereditor/ 1220 4th Avenue E, Olympia WA 98506(360) 754-7644 View Larger Map Herrera's Olympia office is located on 4th Avenue, between Puget and Tullis Streets. The office is in a converted house, and the sign in front of the building says “Envirovision.” Driving directions ... http://www.herrerainc.com/olympia-office/ Herrera Environmental Consultants is pleased to announce that EnviroVision Corporation has merged with our firm. EnviroVision, a water resources firm in Olympia, WA, brings 19 years of experience and an established Olympia presence to Herrera. Joy Michaud, EnviroVision founder, joins Herrera as a Water Quality Principal and will lead the Olympia ... http://www.herrerainc.com/envirovision-joins-herrera/ Herrera's Josh Cerra served as an advisor for the City of Portland's Integrating Habitats design competition. More than 100 teams from around the world submitted entries that prove every building in which we live, work, shop and play can create places for both people and nature. Read the article from ... http://www.herrerainc.com/portlands-integrating-habitats-competition-a-success/ (Seattle, WA) The Water Resources Engineer will work as a member of a multi-disciplinary team to complete stormwater planning and design work on a variety of projects for municipal and private sector clients. Typical projects will include: • Stormwater management technical guidance manual and policy development • Low impact development planning and design ... http://www.herrerainc.com/water-resources-engineer/ Herrera’s Mashel River Restoration was presented with the American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC) highest award for Washington State projects: a Gold Award in the category of “original or innovative application of new or existing techniques ”. This is the second ACEC win for Herrera our Hoh River Engineered Logjam ... http://www.herrerainc.com/herrera-wins-acec-gold-award-2/ (Seattle, WA) The current position opening is for an entry-level stormwater engineer and will include general stormwater engineering design and planning, including work on the following types of projects: Stormwater program development Stormwater guidance manual and policy development Low impact development planning and design for residential, commercial/industrial, and municipal clients Stormwater conveyance system modeling ... http://www.herrerainc.com/stormwater-engineer/ Herrera’s Portland Office recently moved into the historic Captain Couch building in the Old Town neighborhood. The building was constructed in the early 1900’s by one Portland’s founders, sea captain John H. Couch. Nearby landmarks include Portland's Classical Chinese Garden three blocks to the north, the Burnside Bridge one block to ... http://www.herrerainc.com/herreras-portland-office-has-moved/ Compliance Monitoring: Attention to detail in environmental monitoring is a hallmark of Herrera’s service record. Our highly responsive sampling team uses cutting-edge technologies to provide high quality flow monitoring, sample collection and analysis, and data interpretation and reporting. http://www.herrerainc.com/fs-compliance-monitoring/ Jose Carrasquero Carla Cassidy ... http://www.herrerainc.com/2007-principal-appointments/ On June 9, volunteers donned work gloves and rain coats, grabbed shovels and rakes, and marched out to improve their city. It was Seattle Works Day; and Herrera Environmental Consultants was proud to be a part of it. Seattle Works Day is an annual event sponsored by local businesses and ... http://www.herrerainc.com/herrera-employees-do-their-part-for-seattle-works-day/ Melissa Buttin ... http://www.herrerainc.com/herrera-adds-office-and-business-staff/ Herrera's own John Lenth was featured in this year's Seattle Daily Journal of Commerce 2007 Environmental Outlook. Click the link to learn about our project using compost-amended vegetated filter strips (CAFVS) to treat stormwater runoff on freeways. http://www.herrerainc.com/herreras-john-lenth-featured-in-the-djc/ Small-FloweredTrilliumWestern WahooHerrera’s own Josh Wozniak, natural resource scientist, made an exciting discovery while performing rare plant surveys for WSDOT. In his own words, "I was fortunate last week to receive an honor that I thought I would never achieve, to find undocumented locations of rare plants. Only a handful of ... http://www.herrerainc.com/rare-finds-in-clark-county/ Can rain gardens solve the problem of overwhelmed combined stormwater/sewer systems in Seattle’s Lakewood neighborhood? Read what Herrera water resource engineers, Robin Kirschbaum and Alice Lancaster, found out in the June edition of American Water Resources Association Newsletter.    http://www.herrerainc.com/herreras-kirschbaum-and-lancaster-in-june-edition-of-awra-newsletter/ Rebecca Dugopolski, an environmental engineer with Herrera, penned this article for Waterline, The Washington State Lake Protection Association newsletter. Click the thumbnails to read the full story on the potential effects of limiting phosphorus fertilizer in Washington.    http://www.herrerainc.com/herreras-rebecca-dugopolski-in-june-issue-of-waterline/ Jan Aarts Jan AartsHerrera Environmental Consultants welcomes Jan Aarts to our natural resources planning group as a senior environmental planner. Mr. Aarts has more than 20 years of experience leading NEPA/SEPA and permitting work for transportation and other public infrastructure projects. Most recently, Mr. Aarts was with Parsons Brinckeroff. Mr. ... http://www.herrerainc.com/herrera-adds-to-planning-and-engineering-groups/ On May 12th, the City of Seattle celebrated the grand opening of the Chief Sealth Trail. Staff at Herrera Environmental Consultants can look on with pride, having played a key role in bringing Seattle’s first off-street multi-use trail to completion. Part of Puget Sound Regional Council’s Vision 2020 Plan and ... http://www.herrerainc.com/herrera-celebrates-completion-of-the-chief-sealth-trail-with-the-rest-of-seattle/