Lee Corum

Experience

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  University of Puget Sound / Murdock Charitable Trust / Northwest Trek Wildlife Park

  Jan 2002 - Nov 2002

  Wildlife Researcher

  - Recipient of grant funding for self-designed study on ungulate behavior.- Presented findings from research at regional conference.

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  PNUCC

  Aug 2003 - Aug 2008

  Environmental & Energy Analyst

  - Served as biological advisor on natural resource issues, monitoring and analyzing habitat restoration projects, dam operations, population and migration trends, research, and funding for programs to protect and recover threatened and endangered species.- Evaluated fish and wildlife programs for their contribution to mitigation goals and endangered species recovery; recommended changes to funding priorities and testified before the Northwest Power & Conservation Council. - Collaborated with technical staff and senior managers from federal agencies, state agencies, tribal governments, and industry associations on fish and wildlife management issues.- Wrote initial goals document for the Northwest Power & Conservation Council’s Biological Objectives workgroup, which provided structure and focus to meetings.- Attended scientific conferences and summarized research informing policy positions of PNUCC and partner organizations.- Managed collection and analysis on energy data from over 20 regional utilities and federal agencies; created yearly report used by utility executives to plan future energy supply.- Led utility and agency representatives in developing the PNUCC Global Climate Change Taskforce principles document on proposed carbon control legislation. Show less

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  University of Washington

  Jan 2009 - Mar 2011

  Biology Teaching Assistant

  - Taught lab sections for Comparative Vertebrate Anatomy, Vertebrate Zoology, and Animal and Plant Physiology.- Delivered lectures, assisted with experiments and dissections, tutored students, led field trips, and supervised undergraduate Teaching Assistants.

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  U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS)

  May 2013 - Jan 2014

  Volunteer

  - Wrote, edited, and reviewed policy documents in accordance with the Endangered Species Act and National Environmental Policy Act including Biological Opinions, a Biological Assessment and an Environmental Impact Statement.

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  US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS)

  Mar 2014 - now

  - Conducted ecological investigations and analyses of a variety of complex, high-profile, and controversial project proposals to determine the impacts to federally listed species under Section 7 of the ESA. - Analyzed stressors that the USFWS had not previously consulted upon. Determined the effects of military electromagnetic radiation emitters to northern spotted owl and marbled murrelet based on an in-depth review of the available scientific literature. - Applied metrics and standards to proposed actions without clear parameters. Determined the amount of disturbance to northern spotted owl and marbled murrelet resulting from the noise of Navy aircraft. Presented and defended the analysis to staff from the Washington Fish & Wildlife Office, the Regional Office, and various levels of seniority within the Navy.- Built a rapport with staff from federal and state agencies and worked collaboratively with them to understand the details of proposed projects, the potential impacts to fish and wildlife, and conservation measures that would minimize or avoid those impacts.- Reviewed and provided guidance on Section 7 work products prepared by peers. Those reviewed helped to improve the quality of the documents often by clarifying explanations of complex concepts or analyses.- Reviewed and reported to staff on policies and policy proposals pertaining to Section 7 and compensatory mitigation, which included regularly participating on national and regional forums to discuss developing Section 7 challenges and guidance. - Worked closely and collaboratively with staff possessing diverse skills on a range of issues. Served as an informal facilitator to clarify communication between staff and set well-defined next steps to complete tasks.- Performed outreach on behalf of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the Washington Fish and Wildlife Office by speaking to undergraduates, graduate students, and recent graduates about the Service's work. Show less - Worked to develop a precedent-setting mitigation program and statewide conservation bank with staff from the Fish & Wildlife Service, Bureau of Land Management, The Nature Conservancy, and the State of Nevada to promote the conservation of candidate and listed species while enabling economic development. - Trained at the National Conservation Training Center in the development and implementation of Habitat Conservation Plans.- Reviewed and edited range-wide mitigation framework for greater sage-grouse to clarify Fish and Wildlife Service policies regarding the standards for compensatory mitigation applied to candidate species.- Reviewed environmental assessments and environmental impact statements for land and resource management plan revisions/amendments for the purpose of species conservation.- Reviewed permits or proposals for energy and land development projects to determine the environmental impacts to fish, wildlife, and their habitats.- Served as a member of a multidisciplinary, inter-agency team addressing gaps in programs and policies to protect greater sage-grouse habitat from the impacts of wildfire and invasive species. - Served as the Region 8 representative to the Sage-grouse Energy Team examining energy impacts to greater sage grouse.- Reviewed and cataloged public comments on a proposed listing decision and designation of critical habitat. - Assisted with communication on threatened, endangered, and candidate species conservation. Show less

  • Biologist (Endangered Species)

    Jul 2015 - now

  • Biologist (Endangered Species)

    Mar 2014 - Jul 2015