Hugh Mortensen, PWS
Executuve Vice President, Natural Resources Director
Hugh is DCG/Watershed’s Executive Vice President and a wetland specialist with over two decades of experience critical areas and mitigation planning. Hugh’s scientific expertise and collaborative approach to working with design and permitting team members has helped public agencies and municipalities across Washington understand and protect their natural resources and gain regulatory approval for improvements. Hugh leads DCG/Watershed’s natural resources department and coordinates wetland and stream delineation, classification, functional assessment, permitting, and mitigation design.
Outside of DCG/Watershed
An amateur boat builder, Hugh enjoys floating around the San Juans with his family. The hull is complete on his current boat project, a 24-foot cruiser.
Education
BS and BA, Emphases in Ecology, Evergreen State College, 1994
Certifications/Licenses
Professional Wetland Scientist (PWS), Society of Wetland Scientists
Wetland Banking and Mitigation in Washington, Law Seminars International, 2009
Wetland and Upland Habitat Restoration Design, UW College of Engineering, 2006
Washington State Wetland Rating System training, Washington Department of Ecology, 2005
U. S. Army Corps of Engineers Wetland Delineation Certification Training Program, 1996
