HARRISBURG, PA (March 22, 2017) — EnviroScience would like to congratulate District Environmental Specialist Autumn Kelley from PennDOT District 1, Fisheries Biologist Jordan Allison from Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission, and the Project Team for receiving the “Governor’s Award for Excellence” for the Hunter Station Bridge Replacement Project. Governor Tom Wolf awarded the recipients in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, on March 22, 2017.
Of the 82 state nominations received, only five individual and four group nominations were chosen as winners this year. The award recognizes individuals for their outstanding work on projects that significantly impact the lives of Pennsylvania residents.
Other Project Team award recipients include PennDOT District 1 employees: Chris Wolfgong, Environmental Planner; Marc Rickard, Environmental Planner; Jeanette Uhl, Highway Design Manager; Antonia Zawisa; and Larry Lineman, Traffic Control Specialist. To see the complete list of recipients, visit here.
During the Hunter Station project, over 130,000 endangered freshwater mussels were salvaged and relocated to prevent a 44-mile detour for approximately 1,100 vehicles per day[1]. The project likely represents the largest endangered species salvage and reintroduction effort ever completed. The effort will help reestablish the mussel species in their historic range throughout Pennsylvania, Ohio, New York, West Virginia, Kentucky, Indiana, Illinois, Iowa, and the Seneca Nation of Indians.
Greg Zimmerman (front row, far right) was the EnviroScience Project Manager and directed over 25 EnviroScience staff, including five malacologists, ten divers, and ten topside tagging and processing staff. He coordinated over 25 state and federal stakeholders and will continue monitoring oversight until 2020. Continue reading…
[1] http://www.dcnr.state.pa.us/cs/groups/public/documents/news/DCNR_20032872.pdf
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