Endangered Species Conservation Coordination & Consultation

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Dr. Liptak is a senior ecologist in the EnviroScience Natural Resource Practice Area, where he specializes in large project management, wetland ecology, botany, restoration, mitigation wetland design, and large biological inventory projects,.  Dr. Liptak earned a B.S in Biology from The University of Toledo and a Ph.D. in Environmental Science at The Ohio State University, where studied wetland biochemical processes in constructed wetlands.  He has 30 years of experience in wetlands research and consulting and is a Certified Senior Ecologist (Ecological Society of America).  His primary responsibilities at EnviroScience include wetland mitigation planning, wetland assessments and delineations, technical report preparation, and permitting. Dr. Liptak has experience in preparing mitigation plans for many different projects, including wetland creation, restoration, and enhancement, and preparing upland restoration and prairie planting plans.  Dr. Liptak has extensive experience with terrestrial, aquatic, and wetland surveys for projects of all sizes.  He is a pre‐qualified consultant certified to complete aquatic and terrestrial ecological surveys, wetland delineations, waterways permitting, and wetland mitigation design for Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) projects.  He is a member of the Society of Wetlands Scientists and the Ecological Society of America, and regularly gives seminars on wetland issues and regulations within Ohio

Ms. Winterringer is a senior level Aquatic Ecologist / Malacologist and Project Manager at EnviroScience.  Her role includes the management and implementation of endangered mussel projects and assisting clients with NEPA / USACE compliance and permitting. Ms. Winterringer has 22 years of experience conducting aquatic faunal inventories across the U.S. and 17 years in the professional consulting industry. Ms. Winterringer is a proactive, hands‐on manager who has supported many state departments of transportation, energy, transmission/pipeline corridor, and large river navigation projects.  She has extensive experience in aquatic ecology, and she is skilled in natural resource permitting, waterways assessments, GIS, environmental assessments, and aquatic surveys.  Ms. Winterringer holds a USFWS Federal Fish and Wildlife recovery permit and several state collection permits for freshwater mussels allowing her to work across the Midwest, Southeast and Northeastern US.  She is listed as a qualified mussel surveyor statewide in Ohio, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia and has recently completed large‐scale surveys in MI, WV, and NY. She has been diving since 2000 and holds a Rescue 5 Diver certification. Ms. Winterringer is active on various committees for both the Freshwater Mollusk Conservation Society (FMCS) and the Society of Freshwater Science (SFS) member

Ms. Gilmore is a senior ecologist at EnviroScience responsible for surveys for Threatened and Endangered species, wetland delineations and permitting, stream habitat assessments, technical report writing and review, client coordination, and project management.  Ms. Gilmore is the EnviroScience Bat Technical Lead, she has over 13 years’ experience as a field ecologist working on a variety of projects across the U.S. Her extensive ecological experience includes bat surveys, vegetation surveys, aquatic insect sampling, freshwater mussel surveys, avian surveys, and amphibian population monitoring. Ms. Gilmore holds a USFWS bat recovery permit for the Indiana bat, northern long‐eared bat, and gray bat, and is listed as a Qualified Bat Surveyor with the State of West Virginia and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.  She has extensive field experience leading mist‐net surveys, acoustic detection and analysis, conducting radio telemetry, and knowledge of threatened and endangered bats and their habitat.

Mr. Boder is a Senior Herpetologist and project manager at EnviroScience with 23 years of experience surveying and managing wildlife populations. Mr. Boder is a Qualified Timber Rattlesnake Surveyor in Pennsylvania and New York. He has conducted over 500 timber rattlesnake surveys and has over eighteen years of experience providing and supervising construction biomonitoring for reptiles. Stan has experience with state and federal consultation for endangered species, botanical surveys, Allegheny woodrat surveys, small‐ footed bat surveys, natural diversity inventories, and habitat projects for various threatened and endangered species. Mr. Boder is a member of the Pennsylvania Chapter of the Wildlife Society and the Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles. In his free time, he conducts long‐term research and survey projects on timber rattlesnakes and other herpetofauna populations in Pennsylvania