2785 Hills Creek Rd
Wellsboro, PA 16901
570.376.2255
web: www.wildlife-specialists.com
email: [email protected]
WILDLIFE SPECIALISTS, LLC—Company Resume
Overview
Wildlife Specialists, LLC, is a natural resources consulting firm that was established in 2007 to provide clients with
comprehensive wildlife assessment, planning, and monitoring services. We are comprised of established professionals
who are well-versed in the environmental review process and have extensive experience communicating and
negotiating with regulatory agencies. Our headquarters is conveniently located in Wellsboro, the heart of the Marcellus
Shale play, which enables our clients to use a firm with expert local knowledge and staff that have experience working
directly with gas companies and engineering firms in Pennsylvania, New York, Ohio, and West Virginia every day.
Services
We are committed to providing high quality services that effectively meet our clients’ needs and are conscious of project
permitting and development schedules. As a result, we offer our clients comprehensive services that address the full
range of sensitive species and habitat assessments necessary for energy development projects. Our staff are qualified
experts recognized by the state and federal regulatory agencies in Pennsylvania.
Service
Qualified Staff
Combined Years of Experience
PNDI Review & Agency Negotiation
Merlin Benner, Christina Voorhees, Stan
Boder, Thomas Swimley
Stan Boder
20+ years
James Hart, Tom Swimley, Brian Benner,
Tracey Crumb, Brett Martin, Merlin
Benner
James Hart (QIBS), Drew Wanke (QIBS)
35+ years
Merlin Benner, Tom Swimley, Brett
Martin, Drew Wanke, Tracey Crumb
Tom Swimley, Barry Butler, Tracey Crumb,
Brett Martin, Drew Wanke
20+ years
Tom Swimley, Barry Butler, Tracey Crumb,
Renee Rogers, Brian Benner, Stan Boder,
Drew Wanke, Merlin Benner
All Staff
35 years
All Phases of Timber Rattlesnake
Surveys
Allegheny Woodrat Surveys
Bat & Hibernacula Surveys
Bird Surveys
Rare & Invasive Plant Surveys
Wetland Delineation
Critical Habitat Avoidance,
Monitoring, & Mitigation Plans
15+ years
25+ years
15 years
35+ years
Experience (2007-2013)
 Provided services to more than 50 clients
o Engineering Firms
o Marcellus Shale Natural Gas Companies
o Wind Energy Companies
o Conservancies & Non-Profit Organizations
o Completed over 325 projects related to the energy development industry
Wildlife Specialists, LLC