About

JOSEPH M. MCMULLEN, MS, Senior/Emeritus PWS

         Environmental Consultant/Botanist

       joymcmullen2@msn.com

      315-622-1031

Mr. McMullen holds B.S. and M.S. degrees in biology with a concentration in botany.  He has over 45 years experience in environmental consulting.  He has extensive knowledge and experience with environmental permitting in the natural resource fields.  He has over 40 years active experience in wetland study.  His specific expertise in wetlands studies includes:  aerial photograph interpretation; wetland delineations; wetland vegetation cover type mapping; state and federal permitting; wetland restoration/creation planning; wetland construction monitoring; post-construction monitoring of created and restored wetlands; and expert testimony.  Mr. McMullen has been involved in hundreds of wetland studies in New York and adjacent states, and has made numerous presentations on various aspects of wetland permitting and wetland restoration.  He frequently works on projects where negotiations with permitting agencies are involved.  With his expertise in botany, he has also performed numerous vegetation surveys, including endangered and threatened plant surveys, vegetation/habitat cover mapping, and descriptions of plant communities.  Mr. McMullen has considerable mapping experience using CIR, true color, and black and white imagery.  He has performed wildlife habitat studies, herpetological surveys, and fisheries work on various projects.  His experience includes work in Alaska, Florida, Puerto Rico, and all the northeastern states from Michigan to Virginia to Maine.

Education

M.S. Biology/Botany, West Virginia University, 1974.

B.S. Biology, Saint Francis College, 1971.

Work Experience

Self Employed, Environmental Consultant/Botanist – 2012 to Present.

Terrestrial Environmental Specialists, Inc., Principal Environmental Scientist – 1976 to2012.  

One of Founders and President of the company.  Retired, 2012.

Environmental Analysts, Inc., Environmental Scientist - 1974 to 1975.

Rochester Institute of Technology, Adjunct Professor. - 2004 to 2011; 2018