Amber J. Andress

Ecologist

815.495.2300
m: 815.826.0225

Amber has been active in the field of restoration ecology since 1998 and joined Pizzo & Associates, Ltd. in March of 2007 as a project ecologist. Amber offers a well-traveled, diverse background including experience in grass-roots organization, geology, forest management, restoration ecology, vegetation monitoring and professional prescribed fire. Her duties at Pizzo include client relations, site inventory/analysis, restoration planning, contract administration, project budgeting, plan implementation, project management and vegetation monitoring.

Education:

  • Augustana College, Rock Island, Illinois
    • Bachelor of Arts (2006)
    • Major in Biology with Minors in Environmental Studies and Geology

Professional Memberships:

  • Illinois Native Plant Society
  • University of Illinois Extension Master Naturalists

Professional Training:

  • S-130 Basic Firefighter Training (2006)
  • S-190 Introduction to Wildland Fire Behavior (2006)
  • I-100 Introduction to the Incident Command System, I.C.S. (2006)
  • L-180 Human Factors on the Fireline (2006)
  • Certified Pesticide Operator (Illinois, 2007)
  • Army Corps of Engineers 32-hour Wetland Delineation Training (2007)
  • University of Illinois Extension Master Naturalist Training (2005)