River Reach Environmental

Jason has 10 years of watershed management experience on California's central coast.  Formerly, he served as a Senior Project Manager at a local non-profit group--South Coast Habitat Restoration, in which he led complex, interdisciplinary watershed restoration efforts, and fish passage projects valued at over $15 million across California’s Central Coast.  That role established in expertise in securing diverse funding, managing engineer and contractor products, and fostering long-term agency, stakeholder, and landowner partnerships. 

 

In addition to founding River Reach Environmental he teaches courses including Applied Watershed Management as a lecturer at the University of California--Santa Barbara, and sits on the Board of Directors for the California Salmonid Restoration Federation and  the Santa Barbara Urban Creeks Collective.  He also has participated on multiple past and ongoing working committees including the Hollister Ranch Coastal Access group, Caltrans FishPac, and others. 

 

He possesses a bachelors of science degree in Environmental Management and Protection from California Polytechnic State University--San Luis Obispo, and masters degree in Environmental Science and Management  from the Bren School at the University of California--Santa Barbara.  He prides himself on being advocate for  sound, collaborative, and creative environmental problem solving and has dedicated his career to working within California's unique central coast landscape, a place he cherishes and calls home.  In his spare time, you can find him in local surf lineups, summiting mountains, and exploring the backcountry.