Brian Healy- BIO PAGE
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TWG BIO SUMMARY
TWG Member
Brian Healy
Grand Canyon National Park
Mr. Healy received his Bachelor of Science degree in 1998 from the University of Wisconsin – Eau Claire, where he began his research career studying movements and home range of the wood turtle, and the microhabitat use and behavior of coho salmon. After 6 months volunteering for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in Prince William Sound, Alaska, he attended Texas A&M University, where he completed his Master of Science degree in Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences, Fisheries Ecology and Management, in 2002. The interaction of stream hydrology and biological factors in structuring fish and crayfish assemblages was the focus of his graduate work. Between August, 2000, and September, 2003, Brian served as a fish biologist for the U.S. Forest Service in Cass Lake and Blackduck, Minnesota. While in Minnesota, Brian was tasked with establishing forest-wide monitoring protocols for aquatic resources, and coordinating the completion of conservation assessments for sensitive fish and freshwater mussel species in the Great Lakes region. As the East Zone Fisheries Biologist for the White River National Forest in Colorado from September, 2003 to June, 2009, Brian served on interdisciplinary teams assessing the impacts of proposed timber, recreation, water diversion, mining, and other types of projects on aquatic resources, led the development of aquatic macroinvertebrate monitoring protocols, and developed projects to improve fish habitat. A main focus of his work was to determine the impacts of mining and highway maintenance projects on water quality and fish habitat, while working collaboratively with many state and federal agencies, local governments, and non-governmental organizations to develop mitigation and improvement projects. Brian also provided expert testimony to the State of Colorado’s Water Quality Control Commission for consideration during hearings on water quality standards. In his current role as the Fisheries Program Manager for Grand Canyon National Park, Brian directs a complex program of conservation measures for endangered humpback chub and razorback sucker, including development and implementation of fisheries management plans. He serves as the park’s fisheries expert, providing advice and direction on aquatic resource related issues to park management.
- Last Updated- 2017
