J. Chris Hoag
Principal at Hoag Riparian and Wetland Restoration LLC
American Falls, Idaho
J. Chris Hoag is the Principal in Hoag Riparian and Wetland Restoration LLC a consulting firm that specializes in technical assistance, design development and review, and troubleshooting guidance in riparian and wetland restoration projects.
Mr. Hoag retired after 35 years as a riparian plant ecologist with USDA Natural Resources onservation Service Plant Materials Program; project leader for the Interagency Riparian/Wetland Plant Development Project. While working for the USDA NRCS, received 15 Outstanding performance awards, 20 Superior Performance awards, Idaho USDA NRCS Employee of the Month, and USDA NRCS National Plant Materials Program Special Award: The Plant Materials Meritorious Service Award.
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Mr. Hoag retired after 35 years as a riparian plant ecologist with USDA Natural Resources onservation Service Plant Materials Program; project leader for the Interagency Riparian/Wetland Plant Development Project. While working for the USDA NRCS, received 15 Outstanding performance awards, 20 Superior Performance awards, Idaho USDA NRCS Employee of the Month, and USDA NRCS National Plant Materials Program Special Award: The Plant Materials Meritorious Service Award.
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J. Chris Hoag is the Principal in Hoag Riparian and Wetland Restoration LLC a consulting firm that specializes in technical assistance, design development and review, and troubleshooting guidance in riparian and wetland restoration projects.
Mr. Hoag retired after 35 years as a riparian plant ecologist with USDA Natural Resources onservation Service Plant Materials Program; project leader for the Interagency Riparian/Wetland Plant Development Project. While working for the USDA NRCS, received 15 Outstanding performance awards, 20 Superior Performance awards, Idaho USDA NRCS Employee of the Month, and USDA NRCS National Plant Materials Program Special Award: The Plant Materials Meritorious Service Award.
Mr. Hoag conducts regular seminars, workshops and technical training classes in the use of plants for streambank stabilization and riparian zone establishment and has presented over 50 technical lectures at conferences and symposia all over the United States, Canada and Afghanistan. He is also a writer of over 100 technical papers, reports and how-to guides on riparian and wetland subjects including streambank soil bioengineering techniques, establishment methods for riparian woody and herbaceous plant species, management of riparian and wetland plant communities, and methods to improve fish and wildlife habitat in riparian and wetland areas.
Mr. Hoag is a member, present and past of River Restoration Northwest, Society of Wetland Scientists, Society of Range Management and Society of Ecological Restoration
Mr. Hoag retired after 35 years as a riparian plant ecologist with USDA Natural Resources onservation Service Plant Materials Program; project leader for the Interagency Riparian/Wetland Plant Development Project. While working for the USDA NRCS, received 15 Outstanding performance awards, 20 Superior Performance awards, Idaho USDA NRCS Employee of the Month, and USDA NRCS National Plant Materials Program Special Award: The Plant Materials Meritorious Service Award.
Mr. Hoag conducts regular seminars, workshops and technical training classes in the use of plants for streambank stabilization and riparian zone establishment and has presented over 50 technical lectures at conferences and symposia all over the United States, Canada and Afghanistan. He is also a writer of over 100 technical papers, reports and how-to guides on riparian and wetland subjects including streambank soil bioengineering techniques, establishment methods for riparian woody and herbaceous plant species, management of riparian and wetland plant communities, and methods to improve fish and wildlife habitat in riparian and wetland areas.
Mr. Hoag is a member, present and past of River Restoration Northwest, Society of Wetland Scientists, Society of Range Management and Society of Ecological Restoration
