Seagrass, Permitting, and the Ecosphere Restoration Institute with Tom Ries

Share your Field Stories!Welcome back to Environmental Professionals Radio, Connecting the Environmental Professionals Community Through Conversation, with your hosts Laura Thorne and Nic Frederick! On today’s episode, we talk with Tom Ries, ecologist and President of Environmental Restoration Institute (ERI), about Seagrass, Permitting, and ERI.  Read his full bio below.Help us continue to create great content! If you’d like to sponsor a future episode hit the support podcast button or visit www.environmentalprofessionalsradio.com/sponsor-form Please be sure to ✔️subscribe, ⭐rate and ✍review. This podcast is produced by the National Association of Environmental Professions (NAEP). Check out all the NAEP has to offer at NAEP.org.Connect with Tom Ries at https://www.linkedin.com/in/thomas-ries-532a919Guest Bio:Tom is a nationally known ecologist with more than 35 years of experience in restoring natural systems in the southeast.  His work has garnered numerous environmental awards and resulted in the restoration of more than 3,800 acres of wetlands.  In 2013, Tom received the prestigious National Wetlands Award in Conservation & Restoration from the Environmental Law Institute, in Washington DC. Tom founded Ecosphere Restoration Institute in 2007 to advance restoration activities through innovative public-private partnerships.  He currently also serves as Southeast Biological Services and Restoration Director for Environmental Science Associates (ESA), an environmental science and planning firm with offices throughout the U.S. Tom graduated from the University of South Florida with a B.A. in Biology and a minor in Geology.  In his early career, he mapped wetlands for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and implemented several coastal habitat restoration and stormwater retrofit projects in Tampa Bay, Sarasota Bay and Charlotte Harbor while working for the Southwest Florida Water Management District’s SWIM program.Music CreditsIntro: Givin Me Eyes by Grace MesaOutro: Never Ending Soul Groove by Mattijs MullerSupport the showThanks for listening! A new episode drops every Friday. Like, share, subscribe, and/or sponsor to help support the continuation of the show. You can find us on Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, and all your favorite podcast players.