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EcoTASH promotes the creativity of science.
The Focus is on Land Stewardship through scientific research design, academic writing and facilitating education in science.
experience
- Recognized technical expertise, established reputation with industry, and published author
- Working in scientific research and assessment since 1994 with experience across Western Canada, Ontario, Nova Scotia, Yukon, the Northwest Territories and the United States
- Experience with industries since 2001 in forestry, mining, oil and gas, renewable energy, infrastructure and agriculture
- Developed training sessions for First Nations in mine and pipeline reclamation
- Established partnerships with academic institutions and industry since 2016
- Developed policy and standards for reclamation for governments (BC/AB) and First Nations
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Indigenous-owned Twin Sisters Nursery showcasing native plant propagation. The seeds were collected based on the reclamation design, growing order developed and identifying the locations for native seed collection for reclaiming a local coal mine.
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Services
- Vegetation and soils baseline data collection design, implementation, mapping and reporting
- Agricultural Land Capability Assessments
- Land quality assessments for dust effects, acidification and eutrophication of soils from industrial development
- Research trial development for ecological cover designs and revegetation trials
- Academic writing
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Mt. Milligan Gold Copper Mine cover design on tailings dam working with Northern Alberta Institute of Technology.
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As a professional agrologist Natalie has assessed land capability needed before, during and after land disturbance. Natalie has assessed soil quality, and weed occurrences for various land uses, particularly agricultural land and completed inspections of land quality during clearing, construction and reclamation and the associated land capability.
Image Description: Natalie completing an agricultural site assessment for a linear corridor development in the agricultural land reserve in British Columbia.
About Natalie Tashe
Natalie is passionate about our environment and land values. Based in Victoria, British Columbia she has been technically trained at five universities. She has over 30 years working on environmental mitigations and is happy to support teams from scope and implementation of field studies, to reclamation design, and quality review oversight. As a registered agrologist her listed areas of competency are reclamation, environmental assessment and soil and vegetation ecology.
Education:
Master's Certificate in Project Management
University of Victoria (2016)
Environmental Management Courses
University of Alberta (2002)
Masters of Science in Geography, Biogeochemistry
Simon Fraser University (1988)
Bachelor of Science, Geography and Environmental Science
University of Winnipeg (1996)
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British Columbia Institute of Agrologists
Victoria & Islands Branch
2022 - President
2017 - Agrologist of the Year
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