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I am an ecologist by training and by passion.  I was born and raised in South Africa and live in California with my husband while working in and traveling to remote and wild locations.  I earned a B.S. with honors in Biology from University of California at Santa Cruz (2001), and an M.S. in Ecology and Systematic Biology from the Romberg Tiburon Center for Environmental Studies and San Francisco State University (2005) and am preparing to start a PhD program in 2013. 

Currently, I split my time and efforts between the launch of a new lion research and recovery effort in Gorongosa National Park, Mozambique;  The Bay Area Puma Project & Felidae Conservation Fund;  and The River Otter Ecology Project based in West Marin, California. 

Favorite place on Earth to sleep: Fakarava [Havaiki-te-araro] in the Tuamotu, French Polynesia.  Favorite place on Earth to lose sleep:  Luangwa Valley, Zambia.

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_The River Otter Ecology Project.  Inverness, California
Jan 2012- Current: Executive Director and Co-Founder.

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The Zambian Carnivore Programme.  South Luangwa, Eastern Zambia
April 2010- Current: Ecology Staff
Large carnivore (lion, wild dog, hyena) monitoring and conservation in the Luangwa Valley (Eastern Zambia); vegetation surveys; Thornicroft giraffe monitoring; grant-writing, fundraising and capacity-building.

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Salmon Protection and Watershed Network, a project of Turtle Island Restoration Network.  West Marin County, California
December 2010 – May 2011: Consultant
June 2008- December 2010: Conservation Director
October 2004- May 2008: Watershed Biologist
March 2004 – October 2004: Volunteer

Endangered coho salmon monitoring & limiting factors analysis; watershed and salmon restoration project design and implementation including riparian buffers and source-sediment reduction from and repair of private roads; development of strategic initiatives focused on watershed recovery and sustainable water-use in Marin County; inter-agency and private stakeholder outreach & engagement; advocacy & policy development including county planning, and State and Federal coho recovery plans; extensive grant writing (private and governmental); budget management and reporting; capacity-building and staff/intern/volunteer training and management; lead instructor and coordinator for multiple citizen-based watershed education and restoration training programs. National Marine Fisheries Endangered Species Act (ESA) Section 10 Research Permit and California Department of Fish and Game handling permit for coho salmon and steelhead (2004- 2010).  Co-founder of the 10,000 Raingardens Project.

Served on Interagency Technical Committees:
  • Member of the Inter-agency Central California Coast Coho Salmon Recovery Group, 2010.
  • Member of the Lagunitas Advisory Council ~ Limiting Factors Analysis for Coho Salmon and Steelhead in the Lagunitas Creek Basin – 2006-2010.
  • Alternate member of the Lagunitas Technical Advisory Committee of the Marin Municipal Water District and the Tomales Bay Watershed Council, 2004 –2010.
  • Member of the County of Marin’s Technical Advisory Committee for the San Geronimo Valley Salmon Enhancement Plan, 2008-2010.

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Romberg Tiburon Center for Environmental Studies and San Francisco State University.  Graduate Student Researcher with the CALFED San Francisco Bay-Delta Program Ecosystem Restoration Program, 2002- 2005.

Major Advisor: Dr. Wim Kimmerer, Senior Research Scientist and Chair, Estuarine Ecology Team, a Project Work Team of the Interagency Ecological Program. Former Member of CALFED Bay-Delta Program Ecosystem Restoration Strategic Planning Core Team and CALFED Ecosystem Restoration Program Science Board.

Investigated the food resources of zooplankton and endemic Delta Smelt in the Northern San Francisco Estuary. Experimental design, data analysis, presentations at scientific meetings; interagency technical meetings; field sampling of aquatic resources on San Francisco Bay; manuscript preparation and publication (Mar Ecol Prog Ser. Vol. 324: 219–228, 2006)

Additional Relevant Experience:
  • Bay Area Discovery Museum, the National Science Foundation and the Romberg Tiburon Center for Environmental Studies. Watershed resources lead instructor, workshop presenter and K-3 interactive display design, Spring 2004.
  • Wildcare Wildlife Hospital. Volunteer (bird rehabilitation), Summer 2003.
  • The Nature Conservancy and San Francisco State University, Napa & Sonoma Breeding Bird Project. Field Biologist, May- June 2002 & May 2003.
  • Golden Gate National Recreation Area, Marin Headlands Native Plant Nursery. Habitat Restoration & Nursery Technician, Spring and Summer 1998.

Awards and Leadership

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  • Community-Based Programs for Salmon & Watershed Recovery. Fisheries Restoration and Science in a Changing Climate - Salmonid Restoration Federation Conference. March 2010. Poster.
  • Pincetich, Steiner, Bouley. Evaluation of Coho and Steelhead Production in the SanGeronimo Valley Headwaters of the Lagunitas CreekWatershed, 2006-2008. Technical Report.
  • Bouley, Steiner, Pincetich. Bringing Back the Coho Salmon: A Focus on the San Geronimo Valley Headwaters. Restoration at the Crossroads: Challenges & Solutions in the Restoration Field – Salmonid Restoration Federation Conference. March 2009. Presenter.
  • Steiner & Bouley. Priority Conservation Area Designation for the San Geronimo Valley – Association of Bay Area Governments. (nomination accepted). 2007
  • Grassroots Activism and the Stand for Central California's Wild Coho Salmon – Forest and Rivers News ~ A Publication of the TREES Foundation, Winter 2007. Author.
  • Integrating Riparian Habitat Conservation & Flood Management in California - Riparian Habitat Joint Ventures Conference, December 5, 2007. Presenter. Forest and Rivers News, Winter 2007
  • Celebrating a Generation of Salmon Restoration and Recovery - 25th Annual Salmonid Restoration Federation Conference. Coastal Watershed Planning and Restoration Session Chair. March 2007. Coordinator and Presenter.
  • Steiner & Bouley. Bringing Back the Coho of the LagunitasWatershed: Highly Impacted Intermittent Tributaries: Are they Worth Protecting? 25th Annual Salmonid Restoration Federation Conference. Coastal Watershed Planning and Restoration Session Chair. March 2007. Co-author.
  • Celebrating a Coho Community -Coho Confab, August 2006. Presenter and Conference co-organizer.
  • Watershed Recovery through Community-Based Programs - US EPA, Region 9, Water Division, San Francisco. April 18, 2007, Earth Day. Guest Speaker
  • Bouley P, Kimmerer WJ 2006. Ecology of a highly abundant, introduced cyclopoid copepod in a temperate estuary. Marine Ecology Progress Series Vol. 324: 219–228, 2006. Manuscript.
    ouley P, Kimmerer WJ 2006. Ecology of a highly abundant, introduced cyclopoid copepod in a temperate estuary.  Third Biennial CALFED Science Conference. October 4-6, 2004. Sacramento, CA. Presenter.
  • Bouley P, Kimmerer WJ 2004. The feeding ecology of an abundant pelagic invader in the low-salinity zone of the San Francisco Estuary. CA Estuarine Research Society. March 23 & 24, 2004. Bodega Bay Marin Labs, University of California at Davis. Presenter.
  • Bouley P, Kimmerer WJ 2003. Foodweb Link or Sink?The ecological significance of a highly abundant introduced species in the San Francisco Estuary. Western Society of Naturalists. November 7-10th 2003, Long Beach, CA. Presenter.
  • Second Biennial CALFED Science Conference. “Advances in Science and Restoration in the Bay, Delta, and Watershed.” January 14-16th 2003, Sacramento. Poster.
Additional Training and Certificates
  • NAUI-certified scuba-diver
  • Wilderness 1st Aid
  • NMFS Sect. 10 ESA research permit 2004- 2010