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Spencer Badet,
BS
Biologist
Spencer Badet received his BS from San Francisco State University, majoring in biology with a concentration in ecology. He is a certified Professional Wetland Scientist and has a wide variety of consulting experience dealing with wetland, wildlife, and plant ecology in central and southern California.
Mr. Badet’s work at WRA focuses on wetland regulation and ecology. He has been trained as a practitioner of the California Rapid Assessment Method (CRAM) for wetlands, including riverine, estuarine, depressional, and vernal pool systems. He also participated in an effort to develop a new CRAM module for arid ephemeral streams while working on a large solar energy project in southern California. Mr. Badet is a Wetlands Training Institute (WTI) certified wetland delineator and has conducted numerous studies in a variety of wetland habitats.
Mr. Badet’s work at WRA has also included general biological resource assessments, wildlife and plant surveys, and site-specific consulting for projects ranging from residential and industrial development to habitat restoration and wetland creation projects. He has performed surveys for rare species including California tiger salamander, California red-legged frog, California clapper rail, Santa Clara Valley dudleya, Contra Costa goldfields, and other species of regional concern. Mr. Badet has acted as the managing biologist for a successful western burrowing owl mitigation site near San Jose over a period of seven years. He has also participated in large-scale efforts to map vegetative communities and water resources in central and southern California. Mr. Badet has prepared permitting and compliance packages for a number of environmental regulatory agencies, and has worked on such large scale projects as the Sunrise Powerlink solar power project, the Tehachapi Renewable Transmission Project for wind power, the Mission Bay San Francisco urban infill project, and the Tejon Ranch combined development and conservation project.
Mr. Badet is a Marine Corps veteran. He is particularly interested in restoration and conservation projects, and has provided labor and professional services on a pro bono basis for a number of environmental causes.
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