CURRICULUM VITAE SUMMARY

James Douglas Gregory, Ph.D., CPSS, PWS,

Principal, Watershed Hydrology Consultants LLC
6301 Deerview Drive, Raleigh, NC 27606
(919) 414-0993,

Professor Emeritus; Forestry, Watershed and Wetlands Hydrology
Department of Forestry and Environmental Resources
North Carolina State University, Box 8008, Raleigh, NC 27695-8008

EDUCATION

B. S., North Carolina State University, Forest Management 1965

M. S., North Carolina State University, Soil Science 1968

Ph.D., North Carolina State University, Forest Hydrology and Soils 1975

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

  • 1968 – 1972: U.S. Army. Captain, Rotary Wing Aviator, Maintenance Officer.
  • 1972 – 1992: U.S. Army National Guard, N.C. National Guard. Series of staff and command positions in National Guard aviation. Terminal position – Lt. Col., Plans and Operations Officer, HQ, State Area Command.
  • 1992 – present: U.S. Army Reserve. Colonel, Retired Reserve.
  • 1975 – 1978: Assistant Professor of Forestry (Forest Soils), School of Forestry and Wildlife Resources, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, Virginia (Virginia Tech).
  • 1978 – present: Assistant Professor of Forestry (Watershed and Wetlands Hydrology), 1978 – 1981; Associate Professor of Forestry (1981 – 1996); Professor of Forestry (1996 – 2008); Professor Emeritus, July 1, 2008 to present; Coordinator of Undergraduate programs, 1985 – 1989; Assistant Head for Undergraduate Programs, 1989 – 1995; Coordinator of N.C. State Environmental Sciences and Natural Resources Programs, 1995 – 2005; Department of Forestry and Environmental Resources, NC State University, Raleigh, NC.
  • 2005 – present: Principal, Watershed Hydrology Consultants LLC, Raleigh, NC

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE

  1. Primary introductory forestry courses.
  2. Undergraduate and graduate courses in Watershed and Wetlands Hydrology – 33 years
  3. Graduate course in Wetland assessment, Delineation, and Regulation – 9 years
  4. Fire Management course for 23 years.
  5. Developed and taught for several years a new course in Natural Resources Measurements

EXTENSION AND OUTREACH EXPERIENCE

  1. A charter and continuing member of the N.C. Forest Practices Guidelines Technical Advisory Committee established by the North Carolina Legislature in 1989.
  2. Have worked closely with the N.C. Division of Water Quality (NCDWQ) since 1998 on development, testing, and conducting training on the N.C. methods for field determination of the origins of intermittent and perennial streams (see below).
  3. Have become a recognized expert on U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) wetlands regulatory programs, particularly application of these regulations to forestry, and regularly give invited presentations on these programs at conferences and workshops.
  4. Numerous Short Courses sponsored by the N.C. State University Forestry and Environmental Outreach Program. These have included Wetlands Delineation, Stream Identification, Wetland Hydrology, Forest Hydrology, Clean Water Act Section 404 Regulations, Riparian Zone Structure and Functions, Soil Management for Wetland and Stream Mitigation, Forest Water Management, Forestry BMPs, Vegetation Management, Forest Soils, Bottomland Hardwoods, Wetland Mitigation, and many others.

EXPERTISE AND EXPERIENCE RELATED TO WETLANDS

  1. Knowledge of and experience in wetlands of the southeastern US: Through research projects, teaching activities, and technology transfer activities, I am quite familiar with all of the wetland types of NC, VA, SC, and GA and have visited major wetland types in most other southern States.
  2. Scientific background: I have much knowledge and experience in the science of wetland hydrology and wetland soils. I have conducted research on wetland hydrology in all of the forested wetland types in N.C.
  3. Experience in wetland delineation: I teach the Corps wetland delineation methodology, implemented first in 1996 as part of a graduate course on Wetland Assessment, Delineation, and Regulation and then in 1998 as a standard, week-long short course offered through the N.C. State Forestry and Environmental Outreach Program. The short course is offered at least once annually and has been taught 2-3 times in several years.

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

  1. Research experience in the fields of forest hydrology; water quality; wetland hydrology; management of wetland forests and drained forest plantations; wetland mitigation; identification and assessment of streams; hydrologic functions of riparian zones; digital mapping of stream networks; forest soils and silviculture; and development, testing, and applications of hydrologic models..
  1. Grants and contracts: as Principal Investigator or Co-PI, I have been involved in research projects funded by grant and contract awards totaling more than $3.5 million.
  1. Publications

    32 peer reviewed publications

    15 proceedings publications

    2 editorships of proceedings publications

    12 unpublished research project reports

    55 paper presentations

CONSULTING EXPERIENCE

  1. Experience as an expert advisor and expert witness on a variety of cases related to forestry, hydrology, wetlands, and stormwater issues.
  2. Assessment and mapping of forest ecosystem types, quantitative forest inventory, and assessment of soil mapping units and soil conditions, streams, wetlands, and other surface waters on large tracts.
  3. Planning wetland and riparian mitigation projects.
  4. Assessment of potential environmental impacts of planned land development projects – private clients. Evaluated, hydrology, soils, and wetlands issues; stormwater management planning, onsite waste water management; ground water availability, etc.
  5. Planning and conduct of many 3-5 day workshops on wetland determination and delineation, wetland plant identification, and the N.C. Division of Water Quality Identification Methods for the Origins of Intermittent and Perennial Streams in North Carolina, Virginia, South Carolina, and Georgia.