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These botany articles, by Scott Namestnik, Senior Plant Biologist at Orbis Environmental Consulting, originally appeared in The Plant Press, the regular publication of the Indiana Native Plant and Wildflower Society – North Chapter

Inflorescence Types Part II – March 2016, Scott Namestnik

Inflorescence Types Part I – December 2015, Scott Namestnik

Corolla Diversity, Part IV – May 2015, Scott Namestnik

Corolla Diversity, Part III – April 2015, Scott Namestnik

Corolla Diversity, Part II – March 2015, Scott Namestnik

Corolla Diversity, Part I – November/December 2014, Scott Namestnik

Trillium Morphology – April 2014, Scott Namestnik

Legume Flower Morphology and Terminology – March 2014, Scott Namestnik

Milkweed Flower Morphology and Terminology – February 2014,  Scott Namestnik

Monoecious vs. Dioecious – January 2014, Scott Namestnik

Fruit Salad Part IV – May 2013, Scott Namestnik

Fruit Salad Part III – April 2013, Scott Namestnik

Fruit Salad Part II – March 2013, Scott Namestnik

Fruit Salad Part I – February 2013, Scott Namestnik

Tree and Shrub Leaf Arrangement – January 2013, Scott Namestnik

Leaf Morphology – December 2012, Scott Namestnik

Pappus – November 2012, Scott Namestnik

Flower Symmetry – October 2012, Scott Namestnik

Composite Flowers – September 2012, Scott Namestnik

Carex Flower Terminology –  July 2012, Scott Namestnik

 

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Tessa M. Aby-Kruger

Botanist

Tessa is a geologist, botanist and vegetation ecologist with over 10 years of experience managing and conducting projects, specializing in ecological and floristic inventories, rare plant surveys, and vegetation monitoring. She also performs wetland evaluations and is a guided hike leader.

Jeremy Sheets

Senior Wildlife Biologist, Vice President

Jeremy is a founding member of Orbis and directs its ecological and wildlife surveys, assessment and planning services, and brings over 20 years’ experience conducting various wildlife surveys with a focus on bat ecology and urban wildlife management.


Jeremy has managed wildlife projects for private firms and the public sector including for wind facilities, pipelines, roadways, military bases, and airports. Jeremy is proficient in wildlife management/control techniques, wildlife identification, threatened and endangered species, and surveying and analysis techniques for mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, fish, and insects. Jeremy is a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Qualified Airport Wildlife Biologists who develop Wildlife Hazard Assessments (WHA) and Wildlife Hazard Management Plans (WHMP) for airports. Jeremy is qualified to inspect erosion, sediment and stormwater plans, and their implementation. Furthermore, Jeremy is federally permitted to conduct endangered bat surveys in USFWS Regions 3, 4, 5, and 6 and includes acoustic surveys, mist-netting, and radio telemetry.

J Ryan Duddleson​

Senior Archaeologist, Principal

Ryan is a founding member of Orbis and directs its cultural resource management services, and brings over 20 years’ experience helping clients assess and minimize the risk of impacting places with cultural value.


Ryan works with public sector clients including federal, state, and municipal government, as well as private firms in energy, transportation, industrial, and development sectors. He also coordinates with agencies and consulting parties involved with the National Environmental Policy Act, Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act, and other related cultural resource laws and regulations. He performs archival research, analysis, and excavation. Ryan also has experience in artifact and archival curation. He has applied innovative techniques to traditional artifact analysis, such as examining organic residues from prehistoric pottery to determine prior contents. Ryan also has experience with human remains in archaeological settings. Ryan meets the Secretary of the Interior’s Standards and Guidelines for Archaeology and Historic Preservation, 48 FR. 44716 and is a Qualified Professional Archaeologist in Indiana, Illinois, Iowa, Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin.