Katrina Krakow
Senior Project Manager | Staff Ecologist
Katrina Krakow has been a wildlife ecologist since 2005 and is experienced with handling and surveying for an array of wildlife species, including special status species, in Oregon, Utah, and California; she is recognized as an American badger expert in central California.
Katrina started with Live Oak Associates as an on-call biologist in 2009 and was hired on in 2010. Katrina has managed hundreds of Live Oak Associates projects since 2010 in both urban and natural settings, overseen large and small construction monitoring projects, and managed staff on diverse projects with surveys, trainings, permit compliance monitoring, agency reporting, and agency negotiations.
She is a highly trained wildlife biologist who has conducted hundreds of bird surveys for species such as the greater sage grouse (helicopter lek surveys and pedestrian habitat assessment), golden eagle, Swainson’s hawk, western burrowing owl, loggerhead shrike, least Bell’s vireo, tricolored blackbird, and nesting birds.
She conducts protocol-level and reconnaissance-level surveys for other special status species, including California tiger salamander, California red-legged frog, Coast horned lizard, blunt-nosed leopard lizard (Level II Protocol Surveyor status), San Joaquin coachwhip, Alameda whipsnake, western pond turtle, San Joaquin antelope squirrel, giant kangaroo rat, Tipton’s kangaroo rat, San Francisco dusky-footed woodrat (including dismantling and relocating nests), San Joaquin kit fox (including spotlighting surveys), and American badger.
Katrina also prepares Endangered Species Act Section 7 consultation documents, incidental take permit (ITP) applications, CDFW streambed alteration applications, technical reports in support of CEQA and NEPA documents, habitat mitigation and management plans, and Habitat Conservation Plan applications.
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• San Jose State University, One Washington Square, San Jose, CA 95192
2008 – 2010, M.S. in Biology; Concentration in Organismal Biology, Conservation, and Ecology. Graduation date: December 2010.• University of Dubuque, 2000 University Ave., Dubuque, IA 52001
2001 – 2005 B.S. in Environmental Science and B.S. in Biology. Graduation date: May 2005; Cum Laude -
Population ecology, mammalogy, predator ecology, particularly mesocarnivores, wildlife survey techniques, statistical ecology, landscape ecology.
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• Live Oak Associates, Inc., San Jose, CA. Project Manager/Staff Ecologist, April 2010 – Present
• Live Oak Associates, Inc., San Jose, CA, Field Technician, May 2009 – April 2010
• San Jose State University, Department of Biological Sciences. Teaching Associate August 2009 – May 2010
• Illinois Natural History Survey, Frank C. Bellrose Waterfowl Research Center, Forbes Biological Station, Wildlife Technician January – May 2007, and January – May 2008
• Key Agricultural Services, Inc., Macomb, IL Adecco Employment Services, Macomb, IL, Laboratory Technician, October – December 2007
• Utah State University, Logan, UT, Pygmy Rabbit Technician, June – August 2007
• Illinois Natural History Survey, Champaign, IL, Wildlife Technician, June – September 2007
• Key Agricultural Services, Inc., 114 Shady Lane, Macomb, IL Adecco Employment Services, Macomb, IL, GIS Technician October – December 2006
• USFWS, Hart Mountain National Antelope Refuge, Plush, OR, Volunteer Researcher (Internship) June – September 2005
• National Wildlife Health Center, Madison, WI, Volunteer, August 2005
• USFWS, Hart Mountain National Antelope Refuge, Plush, OR, Volunteer Researcher (Internship), June – August 2004
• The High Desert Museum, Volunteer (Internship), Bend, OR, June – August 2003
• University of Dubuque, Dubuque, IA, Zoology Laboratory Assistant January – May 2003
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• Bat Ecology and Field Techniques Workshop, The Wildlife Society, Mariposa County and Yosemite National Park, CA, 2017
• San Bruno Elfin Butterfly Workshop, California Center for Natural History, March 18, 2017
• Burrowing Owls with Dr. Lynne Trulio, Santa Clara County, The Wildlife Society, Bay Area Chapter, January 26, 2017
• Ecology of the California Tiger Salamander Workshop, Elkhorn Slough Foundation, Half Moon Bay, CA, 2016
• California Tiger Salamander Terrestrial Workshop, Laguna Foundation, Santa Rosa, CA, 2016
• Rare Pond Species Survey Techniques Workshop, Laguna Foundation, Santa Rosa, CA, 2016
• Natural Communities Conference, Bakersfield, CA, 2016
• San Francisco Bay Area Amphibian Workshop, Laguna Foundation, Santa Rosa, CA, 2014
• Managing Habitats for the California Red-legged Frog Workshop, Elkhorn Slough Coastal Training Program, Watsonville, CA, 2014
• Leases that Work for the Land, Landowners, Lessees, and Livestock. Central Coast Rangeland Coalition Spring 2014 Membership Meeting and Workshop, Elkhorn Slough Foundation, Half Moon Bay, CA, 2014
• Central Coast Wildlife Symposium, The Wildlife Society, San Luis Obispo, CA, 2014 • Santa Clara Valley Habitat Conservation Plan Training, Habitat Agency, Morgan Hill, CA, 2014
• Naturalist Wetlands Plants Intro course, US ANR Hopland Research & Extension Center, Hopland, CA, 2013
• Blunt-nosed Leopard Lizard Workshop, The Wildlife Society, Bakersfield, CA, 2013
• Natural Communities Conference, Bakersfield, CA, 2013
• AEP CEQA Workshop, Oakland, CA, 2012
• Small Mammals Workshop, The Wildlife Society, Bakersfield, CA, 2012 • Impact of The Endangered Species Act on Development Projects live audio conference, Lorman, 2012
• San Joaquin Kit Fox Workshop, The Wildlife Society, Bakersfield, CA, 2012 • Swainson’s Hawk Workshop, The Wildlife Society, Sacramento, CA, 2012 • Modeling Patterns and Dynamics of Species Occurrence Workshop, Fort Collins, CO, 2010
• Bureau of Land Management Pygmy Rabbit Trapping Training, Southeastern Oregon, June 2005.
• ATV Certification through USFWS. Summer 2004.
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When not working, Katrina enjoys spending time in her garden and with her animals, continued learning about self-sustainability and spending time outdoors.
“I enjoy working with the friendly, competent team at Live Oak Associates. I also enjoy working outside.”