June 8, 2004

Environmental Watch: Adolfson Associates adds Cohen

SEATTLE -- The Seattle environmental consulting firm Adolfson Associates added project planner Alex Warshal Cohen to its staff.

Cohen works on environmental evaluation, natural resource management and waterfront planning. He also works on hydroelectric project relicensing and wind energy development.

Adolfson has offices in Seattle and Portland, and prepares biological assessments, resource management and mitigation plans. The firm is helping jurisdictions with Endangered Species Act issues, shoreline inventories and Best Available Science requirements of the state's Growth Management Act.

New hires at Anchor Environmental

SEATTLE -- Anchor Environmental recently hired Gisele Sassen, Terry Drochak, Katherine Cox, Heather Brotherston, David Holmer and Susan Snyder in its Seattle office.

Sassen is a landscape architect who has worked on park and trail master planning and design.

Drochak is an environmental planner with GIS and wetland delineation expertise. Cox is a field sampler who works on water quality and sediment sampling. Brotherston joins as a project assistant to manage marketing efforts. Holmer is a CAD designer and environmental consultant. Snyder is a project coordinator with expertise in chemistry and data validation.

Anchor is an environmental science and engineering firm that works on shoreline, sediment and geotechnical engineering projects.

Aspect Consulting adds four to staff

SEATTLE -- Earth science and engineering firm of Aspect Consulting recently hired four staff members. Mike Ehlebracht joins the Seattle office as associate geochemist to work on environmental assessments and cleanups.

Jeremy Shaha is a hydrogeologist who worked with the U.S. Department of Agriculture to study how forest fires affect sediment transport and stream hydrology. Shaha will work on resource management using aquifer storage and recovery.

Hydrologist Jay Chennault monitored stream flows and worked on flood mapping with the U.S. Geological Survey. Alan Carter Mortimer is a GIS technician who worked for Yellowstone National Park, and also on salmon and steelhead habitat.

Aspect has offices in Seattle and on Bainbridge Island. The 40-person firm works on water resources, geological engineering and information management consulting.

Goldberg joins Earth Share board

SEATTLE -- Earth Share of Washington, a Seattle-based environmental non-profit, elected David Goldberg to its board of directors. Goldberg is a senior associate at Seattle architecture firm Mithun. He was lead architectural designer for IslandWood, a Bainbridge Island school recognized for its materials and energy conservation.

This month Earth Share of Washington hosts several events. On June 10 a forum on making neighborhoods more livable will be held from 6 to 7:30 p.m. at the New Holly Community Center on 7054 32nd Ave. S. in Seattle. For information, e-mail jesseca@1000friends.org.

On June 15, a free seminar on clean boating will be from 7 to 9 p.m at the Mountaineers Club at 300 Third Ave. W. Puget Soundkeeper Alliance will provide free kits. For information call (206) 297-7002.

Landau adds geotech, environmental staff

EDMONDS -- Landau Associates, an Edmonds-headquartered engineering and environmental consulting firm, added three to its geotechnical engineering and environmental staff: project engineer Michelle Ramos and environmental scientists Shannon Moore and Evalyn Albright.

April Wallace was promoted to assistant environmental scientist in the Edmonds office. Julie Bohm is the firm's new marketing proposal manager. Jennifer Olson is a staff environmental scientist in Tacoma and Robert Bennion is an assistant geotechnical engineer in Portland.

Landau Associates is an 85-person environmental, geotechnical and natural resources consulting firm with offices in Tacoma, Spokane and Portland.

Workshop on property cleanup June 22

SEATTLE -- A one-day seminar on redevelopment of contaminated property in Washington state takes place at the Washington State Convention and Trade Center on June 22 from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Organizers say properties with known or perceived environmental problems are too attractive to be overlooked. The workshop presents case studies of how contaminated properties can be redeveloped. A panel will look at permitting, cleanup strategies and how to protect financial interests. Seattle presenters include Paul Brain and Theda Braddock Fowler of Mikkelborg Broz Wells & Fryer, Kathleen Goodman of Geomatrix Consultants, and Doug Hillman of Aspect Consulting.

Developers, planners, water companies, land use officials, architects and engineers are invited to attend. Education credits can be earned. For more information, call (888) 678-5565 or visit www.lorman.com.

Meetings set on park improvements

SEATTLE -- Seattle Parks and Recreation hosts the following public meetings this month to talk about park improvements.

There will be a meeting today to talk about how to upgrade Ross Shelterhouse at 4301 Fourth Ave. N.W. from 7 to 8:30 p.m. A total of $545,000 could be used to bring the shelterhouse into compliance with city codes and accessibility laws. Design is set to take place this year, with construction set for 2005.

A meeting to talk about 37th Avenue South Park will be on Thursday at the Park Place Apartments, 6900 37th Ave. S. from 7 to 9 p.m. The department set aside $549,045 for site planning, design and construction, and improvements may include picnic shelters, a plaza, landscaping or a community garden.

Mayor Greg Nickels will join community representatives Thursday from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at 333 Pontius Ave. N. to break ground on a $1.15 million renovation for Cascade Playground. City funds of $515,000 as well as private donations from Vulcan, Harbor Properties and Pemco Insurance paid for the project.

A meeting to review recommendations to transform Occidental Square Park, located at the corner of Occidental Avenue South and South Main Street, will be held on June 14 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the Grand Central Building Arcade, 214 First Ave. S. Parks is holding a series of workshops with a New York-based consultant, Project for Public Spaces. The meeting will be a review the PPS proposals. For information, contact planner David W. Goldberg, at (206) 684-8414 or davidw.goldberg@seattle.gov.