Kenneth M. Klemow, Ph.D.

Research Projects and Consulting Interests

Kenneth M. Klemow, Ph.D.

Certified Senior Ecologist and Botanist
Biology Department, Wilkes University
Wilkes-Barre, PA 18766

Phone: (570) 408-4758 FAX: (570) 408-4758
email: kklemow@wilkes.edu

BS (Biology) University of Miami, 1975
MS (Plant Ecology) SUNY College of Environmental Science & Forestry, Syracuse, 1979
Ph.D. (Plant Ecology) SUNY College of Environmental Science & Forestry, Syracuse, 1982
Certified Senior Ecologist - Ecological Society of America, 1991
Certified: Jurisdictional Delineation of Wetlands in Pennsylvania - National Wetlands Science Training Cooperative, 1991
Listed: Pennsylvania DEP Registry of Wetland Consultants
Listed: Pennsylvania DEP Registry of Professional Botanists
Curator: Rosenthal Herbarium of Wilkes University

Natural Revegatation in an Abandoned Limestone Quarry (Dissertation Research)
Development of Wetland Probability Maps for Luzerne County, PA
Assessment of the National Wetland Inventory Maps for Northeastern Pennsylvania
Design and Assessment of Wetlands for Treating Acid Mine Drainage in the Wyoming Valley
Assessment of Plant Community Dynamics and Sustainability in Reclaimed Mine Sites
Assessments of Watersheds Impacted by Mine Drainage (see link to Growing Greener report)
Development of On-Line Taxonomic Keys (dichotomous key, polyclave key)
Assessment and valuation of urban trees in Kingston, PA

Wetland delineations and environmental assessments (specializing in Northeastern Pennsylvania)
Wetland encroachment permitting
Wetland mitigation designs
Wetland mapping
Rare plant surveys
Vegetation assessments
Expert testimony regarding wetland and plant conservation issues
Review and authorship of educational materials dealing with botany and ecology

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