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1834 Rogers Park Court
Anchorage, AK 99508-4023
Drew Kenai
Drew Lenz - Environmental Project Manager
drew@61northalaska.com
907-529-2480

Drew has more than 15 years of experience in biological sciences in Alaska, and more than eight years of experience in environmental compliance, planning, and permitting. For commercial oil and gas clients he has been the non-federal designee for Section 7 endangered species consultations with NMFS and USFWS for offshore drilling projects and drafted biological assessments and IHA applications for these projects. He's authored marine mammal monitoring and mitigation plans for onshore and offshore work, and 90-day post-project reports for IHA and LOC compliance. Meeting aggressive schedules for commercial clients, he's obtained major environmental permits including USACE Section 10/404 permits, wastewater discharge permits, CAA air quality minor/ORL permits, and other minor permits and managed ongoing compliance. He has developed excellent working relationships with regulators at ADEC, USACE, and local and national NMFS offices. He also provides planning and technical support for spill response and contaminated site investigations for commercial and DOD clients and is an ADEC Qualified Environmental Professional for contaminated sites work. 

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Melanie Wahl Lenz - Operations Manager
melanie@61northalaska.com
907-229-6394

Ms. Wahl has 17 years of experience in biological sciences in Alaska. She co-managed a team of 21 protected species observers for the Port of Anchorage Expansion project and managed marine mammal baseline studies in Cook Inlet. She collected baseline marine mammal and sea bird data for the Chukchi Sea Environmental Studies Program and became the data manager for that effort. She is a GIS specialist and data manager supporting North Slope oil and gas clients and international commercial fisheries monitoring programs. She is also an experienced marine mammal and protected species observer, and skilled at managing and implementing mitigation programs and IHAs. 

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