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| Ellen Mackey  |
Ellen Mackey is a Senior Ecologist, certified by the Ecological Society of America, and a staff ecologist with the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California. She has been on assignment to the Los Angeles and San Gabriel Rivers Watershed Council (LASGRWC) for the past seven years. She continues to spend time in the field, evaluating and mapping riparian habitat. She has contributed to the development of many of Southern California’s innovative Habitat Conservation Plans including the Southwestern Riverside County Multi-Species Reserve Plan and the Lake Mathews Habitat Conservation Plan. She lead the development of an innovative Fire Management Plan for the Lake Mathews Reserve that is a cost-effective method to fight-fires, lower risk to fire-fighters and preserve native habitat with endangered species. During her tenure with the LASGRWC and together with Friends of the LA River (FoLAR), she assisted in development of The Los Angeles River: Guide for Teachers & Group Leaders, the April 2002 Avifauna along Portions of the LA River, and the May 2002 Survey of Invasive Non-Native Plants along and within the LA River. Along with Bart O’Brien, she completed editing and finalizing the Los Angeles River Master Plan Landscaping Guidelines and Plant Palettes with Los Angeles County Department of Public Works. In 2006, she coauthored the Care & Maintenance of Southern California Native Plant Gardens with Bart O’Brien, and Betsey Landis of California Native Plant Society. In 2007, she finalized a grant-funded project to identify locally native plants populations in the San Gabriel River watershed for collection and use in public landscaping projects. Ms. Mackey is Past Vice-President then President of the Board of Directors of the Theodore Payne Foundation for Wildflowers and Native Plants and the Eco-Home Network, a non-profit organization promoting sustainable urban living in Southern California. Her home has been open to the public as a demonstration conservation home as part of the National Tour of Solar Homes in October for ten years. |
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