Discipline: Wildlife Biology, Ecology & Habitat Modeling

Location: Vancouver Island

Practice Focus:

• Project Management and Team Leadership

• Wildlife Habitat Mapping and Modeling

• Environmental Impact Assessment and Permitting

• Ungulate Ecology and Population Studies (Moose, Caribou, Deer, Elk, Goat)

• Ecosystem and Vegetation Mapping (TEM, PEM, BEM)

• Cumulative Effects and Habitat Effectiveness Models

• Wildlife Management, Monitoring, and Research

Tania Tripp, M.Sc., R.P.Bio., is a Senior Biologist and General Manager at Madrone Environmental Services with over 25 years of experience in ecology and wildlife resource management across British Columbia and the Yukon. Her expertise spans environmental impact assessments, habitat mapping and modeling, and wildlife monitoring for a broad range of species, including Species at Risk.

Much of Tania’s career has focused on ungulate research and habitat modeling (particularly for small owls, moose, and caribou) supporting provincial cumulative effects frameworks, regional strategic assessments, and Indigenous-led environmental review processes. She is widely recognized for her project coordination, collaborative approach, and commitment to integrating sound science into practical management and restoration outcomes.

Discipline: Agrology, Terrestrial Ecology & Riparian Stewardship
Location: Lower Mainland

Practice Focus:

• Land capability for Agriculture and Soil Classification: Agricultural land capability assessments, soil reclamation plans
• Farm Plans: farm development plans including agricultural soils and crop recommendations
• Agricultural Land Commission Fill Use: soil and fill importation and monitoring including Phase 1 review and technical reporting
• Riparian & agricultural assessments: Riparian health Assessments and Management Plans
• Investment Agriculture Foundation Programs: involvement with the Environmental Farm Plan & Farmland Advantage/Agri-Ecosystem Stewardship Initiative programs and associated funding
• Technical Reporting: Water management Plans, Vegetative Buffer Plans and Biodiversity Plans
• Water Infrastructure on Agricultural Land: Water licensing concerns and applications and stormwater & drainage management
• Habitat restoration and Monitoring: Site-specific prescriptions including (native plant restoration & enhancement, Erosion and Sediment Control, Beneficial Management Practices (BMP’s) control, exclusion fencing) with follow-up performance checks
• Regulatory & permitting: WSA/RAPR alignment,  ALC/ALR considerations,  municipal bylaws and development permit navigation.

Susan Van Der Ende, B.Sc., B.Tech., P.Ag., is a Senior Agrologist who works at the interface of agriculture and ecosystem health. She partners with producers to evaluate their operations for environmental risk, riparian health, water use, and soil characteristics and turns those findings into clear, workable prescriptions. Also, as an Environmental Farm Plan Planning Advisor, she has completed environmental assessments for 500+ agricultural operations across B.C. and delivers projects that match restoration outcomes with production goals (e.g., riparian restoration, biodiversity enhancements, irrigation efficiency and native plantings).  Her experience with commercial greenhouse production systems, berry operations and many other farming commodity groups has created a passion for improved sustainability, healthier soils, and stronger crops. Susan also provides education and mentorship, with the goal of supporting both thriving ecosystems and sustainable agriculture.

Her technical background spans environmental engineering and contaminated sites, agricultural land capability, soil reclamation plans, and soil/fill monitoring with reporting appropriate for local governments. Susan’s recent work with local developers, landowners and both City and Nation clients includes land capability studies, reclamation plans, and soil monitoring programs that will contribute to broader environmental benefits for their entire community. Clients value her practical field sense, direct communication, and ability to secure funding and regulatory alignment while keeping projects moving. In short: she helps protect the environment without over-engineering the fix.

When not at work, Susan is a busy mom to two active boys and can often be found with her family on the soccer field, skiing the local mountains or in her garden working on the next landscaping project.

Discipline: GIS & Environmental Mapping

Location: Vancouver Island

Practice Focus:

• Spatial analysis & cartography for environmental planning (ecosystem mapping, watershed assessments, habitat modeling)

• GIS automation & workflow optimization (Python scripting, ModelBuilder, standardized templates/symbology)

• Mobile/field GIS support (Survey123, Field Maps, pre-field preparations and data systems)

• Cross-disciplinary collaboration & mentorship (translating technical outputs for biologists/agrologists/hydrologists; training junior GIS staff)

Discipline: Forestry, Hydrology, Agrology

Location: Vancouver Island

Practice Focus:

• Watershed Assessments (coastal and interior)
• Water Management Plans
• Hydrological Mapping
• Hydrometric Monitoring
• Climate Change
• Risk Analysis
• FRPA, FPPR, WSA, LA