Davinna Ohlson, M.S.
Project Manager
Staff Ecologist

Davinna is a wildlife and plant ecologist with experience in behavioral ecology and endangered species policy. Her expertise and experience include general wildlife surveys, special status plant and animal surveys, wetland delineations, and the preparation of CEQA documents. She has also conducted construction monitoring and mitigation monitoring of wetland and riparian habitats.

Davinna is a graduate of San Jose State University's Environmental Studies master's program, where she investigated conflicts between the Endangered Species Act and Native American treaty rights, tribal lands, and tribal resources. She has also studying the effects of recreational boating on harbor seal movements in and around Corkscrew Slough as part of the restoration of Bair Island. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will incorporate the findings and recommendations generated from this study into their restoration plans. Davinna has done research on the natural history of the monarch butterfly and is trained on environmental regulations, including the Endangered Species Act and CEQA. Davinna's undergraduate experience at Santa Clara University includes independent research on the effects of aposematism on aversion learning in praying mantids. Davinna also has experience in behavioral ecology of birds and mammals, mammal surveys, and vegetation and soil sampling in the Santa Cruz Mountains.