Jennifer Holton

In January of 2009 I began this small, woman-owned environmental consulting firm to provide services for the protection and restoration of New England's stream ecosystems. Streamscape Environmental's approach recognizes that the health of waterways requires a broader focus than the stream channel itself. Because we understand the vital connections between land and water, we strive to address land-use practices that impact the landscape in which the stream course is embedded (i.e. its watershed), as well as those practices that more directly impact the stream’s natural structure and function. 

To learn more about Streamscape Environmental and our current and past projects, please visit our website: StreamscapeEnvironmental.com. 

Consulted on projects for a variety of conservation organizations and other environmental consultant. Representative projects include the following: Maine Department of Marine Resources, Hallowell, ME: Researched and wrote a White Paper on common stream connectivity challenges in New England. Included stream assessment, literature research, mapping & spatial analysis using GPS & GIS, and writing, editing and formatting document. Moosewood Ecological, LLC, Keene, NH: Member of team conducting stream habitat assessment and developing restoration plan for Beaver Brook, an urban stream in southwest New Hampshire. My contribution included stream habitat assessments, invasive species control research, GIS mapping & spatial analysis, data management & analysis, macroinvertebrate sampling, assisting with stream survey and stream bank erodibility assessment. MHS & Associates, Keene, NH: Assisted with a Hydrological Assessment and Jurisdictional Wetlands Delineation in Acworth, NH. My part of the project included collecting hydrologic data for a 3-month, sub-surface analysis of the hydrology associated with a shrub/emergent palustrine wetland, which was a proposed site for a residential constructed wetland and pond, surveying and mapping the wetland, analyzing and correlating current water level data in relation to historical precipitation data, and creating maps, tables & graphs for inclusion in the final report.

Cool Monadnock, a three-year joint initiative between Clean Air-Cool Planet and Antioch New England Institute, is a community driven initiative working to build a baseline of energy consumption for 35 towns in southwestern New Hampshire. As a project assistant I performed energy audits for multiple municipalities, obtained regional energy data, maintained the website, created the brochure, and assisted with events.

Monadnock Pathways and Trails Initiative is a broad coalition of pathway and trail users, landowners, government, and other interested individuals and organizations in the Monadnock region of southwest New Hampshire. Utilizing a variety of existing trail maps and GPS data, I created a regional trail map for this organization using ESRI's ArcView 9 system.

The Community Technical Assistance Program (CTAP) was an initiative developed by ANEI and NH DOT to develop a broad and comprehensive program to meet the wide range of growth challenges that faced the 26 communities in New Hampshire's I-93 expansion corridor.  My primary responsibilities were coordinating and facilitating community events, drafting and editing letters and documents, and providing general support as necessary.  

Promoted and enforced forest service rules and regulations, provided forest visitors with information about recreation opportunities, and monitored recreational use via patrolling front country areas within the Jackson and Buffalo Ranger Districts. • Supervised and trained GS-3 level seasonal Forestry Technician • Conducted campground maintenance projects • Maintained informational bulletin boards • Inventoried, treated, monitored and mapped noxious weeds along forest roadsides, trails, and camping areas • Performed campground inspections

This non-profit was designed to give recent college graduates a fast track to permanent, year round employment with federal land management agencies, particularly the forest service. With the organization in its infancy when I began, I assisted in trying to get it off the ground by writing grant proposals, designing advertisements, writing news releases, helping develop the budget for fiscal year 2005, writing and dispersing funding letters and other correspondences, helping to coordinate and set-up fundraising events, and representing the organization at regional events.

Researched & recommended potential erosion control jobs and prepared & submitted bids; set up new job and rental contracts, customer service, deposits, accounts receivable, miscellaneous research, and advertising.

Conducted field research, including site observation periods, surveys, and instantaneous counts, at recreational sites along the Klamath River between Klamath Falls, Oregon and Yreka, California, as part of a relicensing project for a series of hydroelectric dams.  I created and maintained my own sampling schedule and organization system and worked independently on rugged terrain.