About Us

Kat Carsey

Botanist

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559-793-8145 (PT)

Chester, CA

Specialties

• Biological Assessments and Biological Evaluations
• Technical Writing/Editing
• Interdisciplinary (ID) Team Lead
• Restoration

Certifications

• Contract Officer Representative (April 2008)
• Wetland Delineation (2002)

Education

• Bachelor of Arts, University of Texas
• Master of Science, Social Work, University of Texas
• Master of Science, Biology, University of Colorado

Accomplishments

• Regional Forester’s Award for Teamwork, 2007
• Colorado Riparian Association Award for Excellence in Riparian Management, 2004

Professional Publications

• Carsey, K, et al. 2003. Field Guide to the Wetland and Riparian Plant Associations of Colorado.
• Tomback, et al. 2001. Delayed seed germination in whitebark pine and regeneration patterns following the Yellowstone fires. Ecology 82:2587-2600.
• Carsey K; and Tomback. 1994. Growth form distribution and genetic relationships in tree clusters of Pinus flexilis, a bird-dispersed pine. Oecologia 98:402-411.
• Tomback, et al. 1993. Tree clusters and growth form distribution in Pinus cembra, a bird-dispersed pine. Arctic and Alpine Research 25:374-381.

Experience

Kat worked as a conservation botanist and wetland ecologist for the state of Colorado and the Colorado Natural Heritage Program prior to joining the Forest Service in 2003. She worked as a zone botanist on the Arapaho-Roosevelt-Pawnee National Forests planning team, providing botany expertise on fuels, recreation, lands, special uses, grazing and restoration projects. She served as ID Team leader for a complex fuels reduction project and wrote the project Environmental Assessment. She was technical editor for the Forest Service Region 2 Species Conservation Assessments Project. Kat has worked for TEAMS since 2008.