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ellen hogrebe

RESTORATION ECOLOGIST

A member of Swallowtail’s Wetland and Stream Mitigation Banking Division beginning in 2022, Ms. Hogrebe has significant experience with ecosystem restoration and landscape stewardship.  She assists in the monitoring and management of 12 existing wetland and stream mitigation banks across Missouri and eastern Kansas as well as several other habitat restoration projects.  She also conducts wetland delineations and rain garden and stormwater BMP performance and compliance inspections in the St. Louis area.

EDUCATION:

  • Master of Science, The Ohio State University, 2016

  • B.S., Magna Cum Laude, Environmental Biology, Minor: Geology, University of Dayton, 2013

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS:

  • Member, Society of Wetland Scientists

  • Richard Chinn USACE Wetland Delineation Training Program

  • University of Dayton Environmental Biology Award of Excellence

  • River Steward, Rivers Institute at the University of Dayton

  • Dean’s List, University of Dayton

SELECTED RELEVANT PROJECT EXPERIENCE INCLUDES:

Kansas River and Missouri River Umbrella Mitigation Bank Site 4: Stranger Creek – Leavenworth County, Kansas – Ms. Hogrebe assists with the monitoring of this 88-acre site.  The monitoring information will help in the evaluation and management of this stream restoration area which legally protects more than a mile of Stranger Creek on one side and more than 1,200 feet of that creek along both sides.  Additionally, this project includes the complete restoration of more than a mile of intermittent stream channels which had been previously channelized and 79 acres of riparian forest planting.

 

Upper Osage River Umbrella Mitigation Bank Site 1: Pottawatomie Creek – Miami County, Kansas – Ms. Hogrebe is contributing to the restoration of this 278-acre site by monitoring its compliance with the ecological performance standards used to determine success.  This wetland and stream mitigation site includes more than 3.5 miles of streams, much of which was significantly degraded.  Swallowtail has reversed most of the ecological degradation that has occurred on this property by restoring or enhancing 101 acres of riparian buffers, restoring 67 acres of forested wetlands and almost 10 acres of herbaceous wetlands, restoring almost 94 acres of wetland buffers, stabilizing seven streams by installing grade control riffles, and restoring two eradicated ephemeral stream channels.

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Kansas River and Missouri River Umbrella Mitigation Bank Site 2: Stranger Creek – Leavenworth County, Kansas – Swallowtail restored this 199-acre site through several actions, including breaching a levee that kept floodwaters off of more than a mile of one side of Stranger Creek, restoring a new channel for more than 3,500 feet of a previously channelized perennial tributary and an ephemeral stream, planting 87 acres of new riparian forest, restoring 68 acres of wetlands, and enhancing 22 additional acres of existing wetlands.  Ms. Hogrebe is assisting in this effort by monitoring the compliance of wetlands, riparian areas, and other upland locations with the ecological performance standards used to judge the site’s success in achieving the planned environmental improvements.

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Cavender’s Boot City BMP Inspections – St. Louis County, Missouri –Ms. Hogrebe monitors compliance with Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District requirements for a commercial location near the Missouri River.  This includes inspections of rain gardens and open swales to identify potential chemical contamination, invasive plant establishment, hydrological impairments, and aesthetic concerns.  Ms. Hogrebe’s observations are sent to the client along with recommendations of how to address any issues and are delivered to the Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District once a year.

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