Ginny Plumeau, Principal Ecologist and President of Cedarburg Science, LLC, specializes in the coordination and performance of Wetlands Assessments, Natural Resource Management studies and Natural Area Planning. She is a skilled Environmental Consultant with extensive project management experience. Ms. Plumeau, a Registered Environmental Manager (REM) and member of the Wisconsin Green Building Alliance, has managed projects involving compliance, conservation and erosion control BMPs, land use and stewardship planning, wetland assessments, stream water quality monitoring, environmental impact assessments, natural resource planning and management studies, and habitat evaluation studies for utilities, developers, local units of government and federal government.

Ginny Plumeau is a skilled environmental consultant with 25 years of technical and leadership experience in Environmental Land Conservation and Natural Resources matters. Her professional certification was earned as a Registered Environmental Manager (REM) in 1993. She has been involved in a number of local area initiatives, including the Milwaukee Green Team and teaching Environmental Business Issues at the University of Wisconsin.  Her contributions have included coordinating meetings, conducting literature searches, developing sampling plans, conducting fieldwork and providing public education programs. She has field experience in classifying habitats, water quality monitoring, biotic index studies, wildlife identification, and wetlands delineation. Prior to forming Cedarburg Science, she was a national client manager and manager of environmental services for a major national environmental services firm. Ms. Plumeau has also conducted and supervised many Environmental Site Assessments. She handles issues related to regulatory compliance, and has prepared reports for real estate transaction due diligence.  She assists clients with risk management decisions and action steps needed to achieve regulatory requirements. Her responsibilities often include coordinating high profile and portfolio-level environmental assessments nationwide. Her accomplishments include developing a "project approach" on multiple-site assignments, and she has extensive program-building experience.

Ms. Plumeau has been trained in Wetland studies for many years.  She completed Advanced and Basic Wetland Delineation Training, University of Wisconsin, Waukesha, 2007. She also completed Wetland Delineation training taught by Don Reed and with the SE Wisconsin Regional Planning Commission in September 2001 at the UWM Field Station. She participated in training classes including Wetland Restoration (May 2001; July 2001) and Sedge Identification (June 2001) at the UWM Field Station, as well.

SELECTED PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES AND ACHIEVEMENTS

WAPA Plan Document Award, Caledonia Neighborhood Land Use Plan, WAPA Annual Conference 2007
Wisconsin DNR ATV Safety and Handling Certification 2008
City of Milwaukee Green Team; Wisconsin Green Building Alliance
Adjunct Professor, UWM - Business Administration, Environmental Business Issues, 1999 - 2007
Presenter, Wetlands and Permitting, Milwaukee Bar Association, 2004
Presenter, Southeast Region Land and Water Conservation Association, 1999, 2000, 2003
Friends of Milwaukee’s Rivers, Board of Directors;
Wisconsin Wetlands Association – Board of Directors 2004, 2005
Ulao Creek - Wetland Monitoring and Restoration Project, 1999 - 2004
Presenter, Wisconsin Association of Land Conservation Employees (WALCE) 2000, 2003
Presenter, Lake Michigan Land and Water Conservation Association, 1999, 2000
Ozaukee County Land and Water Resource Management Plan, Work Group, 1999
CEO Recognition Award for Outstanding Client Service, 1998
National Association of Real Estate Investment Managers, Environmental Roundtable, 1994-1997
Speaker - Women Environmental Professionals, 2002
Educational Achievement Award: Environmental Manager Workshop, UW-Madison College of Engineering, 1995
CEO Recognition Award, Corporate Task Force and Report to Management, 1992
ASTM, Technical Subcommittee Member, Development of the first Phase I Standard (ASTM 1527-93)

TECHNICAL TRAINING

Advanced and Basic Wetland Delineation Training, University of Wisconsin, Waukesha, 2007
Greening Wisconsin, Planning for a Sustainable Future (WAPA/ASLA, 2007)
WDNR Butler’s Gartersnake Training for Resource Managers, 2007
Wisconsin Association of Land Conservation Employees (WALCE), 2007
Butler’s Gartersnake Population and Habitat Viability Assessment Workshop, 2007
Wisconsin Ornithology Symposium, 2007
American Red Cross Certified First Aid and CPR 2007
Butlers Gartersnake Symposium, 2006
Watershed Planning - Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District, 2006
Sustainable Storm Water Design
Wetland Restoration; Wetland Permitting
Conservation Planning, NRCS, 2004
Stormwater Best Management Practices
Natural Landscaping (2007)
Real Estate Investment and Feasibility Analysis
Environmental Laws and the Real Estate Industry
Environmental Risk Management Strategies in Real Estate Transactions
Smart Growth Planning
Grasses/Sedges of Wisconsin
Watershed Management
Water Quality Testing
Erosion Control and Storm Water Management
Wetland Assessments
ASTM Phase I Environmental Assessments
Asbestos Inspection and Management Planning; Asbestos in Roofing
Site Contamination Assessments; Hydrogeology
Lead in Paint, Lead in Water, Radon, and Indoor Air Quality
Laboratory Testing and Chemical Analysis
Underground Storage Tank Management
Toxicology
Wisconsin’s Water Law, 2005

EDUCATION

M.S. Rutgers University, Ecology
B.A. State University of New York, Zoology
Guest Student, Northern Michigan University, Marquette, Michigan
A.A.S. State University of New York, Science Laboratory Technology
Registered Environmental Manager (REM) 1993
KnowledgeBase – Project Management Process

CAREER HISTORY

Cedarburg Science, LLC - President, Principal Ecologist
Northwestern Mutual Life - Real Estate Investment - Environmental Analyst/Consultant
LAW Engineering & Environmental - National Client Manager/Consultant
Realty Partners Corporation - Administrative Manager