Sara Quintal

About Sara Quintal

Restoration Ecologist specializing in wetlands ecology, invasive species management, restoration, GIS analysis, assessment, permitting, shoreline stabilization, land use planning and watershed management. After nearly 8 years in the environmental consulting sector, I moved back to Massachusetts in 2011 and began working with Buzzards Bay Coalition managing ecological restoration projects that improve the resiliency of our coastal habitats, including dam removal, stream bank naturalization, invasive species management, wetland creation and salt marsh restoration. Specialties: Ecological assessment, restoration, wetlands, invasive plants, stream biomonitoring, GIS, public outreach

Experience

1. Restoration Ecologist

   Buzzards Bay Coalition

   May 2011 — Present · New Bedford, MA

   The Buzzards Bay Coalition is a membership-supported non profit organization dedicated to the restoration, protection, and sustainable use and enjoyment of our irreplaceable Bay and its watershed. The Coalition works to improve the health of the Bay ecosystem for all through education, conservation, research and

Education

• University of Rhode Island

  M.S., Environmental Science

  2001 — 2003

• Roger Williams University

  B.S., Marine Biology

  1997 — 2001

Skills

• Environmental Policy
• Water
• Ecology
• Endangered Species
• Environmental Management Systems
• Ecological Restoration
• Conservation Issues
• Sustainability Consulting
• Land Use Planning
• Wetlands
• Invasive Species
• Renewable Energy
• Non-Profits
• Coastal
• Technical Writing
• Sampling
• Public Outreach
• Water Quality
• Biology
• Birds
• Environmental Science
• Nonprofits
• Environmental Education
• Watershed Management
• Environmental Consulting
• Water Resource Management
• Water Management
• Habitat Restoration