Sally Benjamin, M.S,J.D.Ecologist |
USGS Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center 8711 37th Street Southeast Jamestown, North Dakota 58401 |
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Science Program Development,
Jamestown Headquarters |
Expertise:
- Private lands wildlife management and agricultural conservation programs
- Aquatic entomology and water resources management
- Ecology and human health risk
- Law and natural resource dispute management
Licenses:
- Certified wildlife biologist (The Wildlife Society)
- Licensed attorney in Wisconsin and Minnesota
Current Projects:
- Science program development to align Center research with USGS-Biological Resource Discipline Science Strategy
- Partnering to support comprehensive and multi-disciplinary research
Education:
- J.D., Law, University of Minnesota Law School, Minneapolis, MN (1994)
- M.S., Water Resources Management,University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI (1985)
- B.A., Biology, Mansfield State University, Mansfield, PA (1979)
Professional Experience:
- 2008: Ecologist, Science Program Development, Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center, USGS, Jamestown, ND
- 2008: Chief, Research Branch, Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center, USGS, Jamestown, ND
- 2004-2008: National Wildlife Biologist, Farm Service Agency, USDA,Washington, DC
- 2003-2004: USGS Liaison, Association of Fish & Wildlife Agencies, Washington, DC
- 2001-2003: Attorney Editor, West Group, St. Paul, MN
- 1999-2000: Land Use Planner, City of Minneapolis Planning Department, Minneapolis, MN
- 1993-1996: Attorney, Merritt, Furber & Timmer, Minneapolis, MN
- 1990-2004: Litigation Consultant, President, Risk Writers, Ltd., Minneapolis, MN
- 1990-1991: Groundwater Policy Analyst, Minnesota Pollution Control Agency, St. Paul, MN
- 1989-1990: Project Scientist, Low-Level Radioactive Waste Siting Project, R. F. Weston, Albany, NY
- 1985-1990: Citizen Involvement Coordinator, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, Madison, WI
- 1983-1985: Fisheries Researcher, Pennsylvania Fish Commission, Pleasant Gap, PA
- 1979-1980: Wildlife Researcher, National Park Service, Isle au Haut, Acadia National Park, ME
- 1978-1981: Wildlife Researcher, Pennsylvania Game Commission, Northcentral, PA
Professional Affiliations:
- The Wildlife Society (TWS)
- Society of Wetland Scientists
- Society for Conservation Biology
- State Bar of Wisconsin
- State Bar of Minnesota
Selected Publications:
Gray, R. L., S.L. Benjamin, and C.A. Rewa, Fish and Wildlife Benefits of the Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program, In Fish and Wildlife Benefits of Farm Bill Conservation Programs: 2000-2005 Update. Technical Review, 05-2, 2005. The Wildlife Society.
Belluck, D.A., R.N. Hull, S.L. Benjamin, J. Alcorn, and I. Linkov, Environmental Security, Critical Infrastructure and Risk Assessment: Definitions and Current Trends. In: Linkov, I., Morel, B., eds. Environmental Security and Risk Assessment. 2005.
Belluck, D.A., R.N. Hull, S.L. Benjamin, J. Alcorn, and I. Linkov, Are Standard Risk Acceptability Criteria Applicable to Critical Infrastructure Based on Environmental Security Needs? In: Linkov, I., Morel, B., eds. Environmental Security and Risk Assessment. Kluwer Academic Publishers. 2005.
Benjamin, L. S., and A. D. Belluck. 2001. A Practical Guide to Understanding, Managing, and Reviewing Environmental Risk Assessment. CRC Press, 680pp.
Belluck, D.A., S.L. Benjamin, et al., Human and Ecological Health Risks from Heavy Metals and Other Substances Released to the Environment from Metal Shredders, In Cytotoxic, Mutagenic and Carcinogenic Potential of Metals Related to Human Environment, NATO Advanced Study Institute Series, N.D. Hadjiliadis, ed. Kluwer Academic Publishers. Printed in the Netherlands. Pages 363-373. 1997.
Benjamin, L. S., and A. D. Belluck. 1994. State Groundwater Regulation:Guide to Laws, Standards, and Risk Assessment. BNA Books, 629pp.
Belluck, D.A., S.L. Benjamin, and M.A. Kiamos, Breaking the Reactive Paradigm: A Proactive Approach to Risk Assessment Management, Total Quality Environmental Management 1(3): 253-260, Spring 1992.
Belluck, D.A., S.L. Benjamin, and T. Dawson, Groundwater Contamination by Atrazine and Its Metabolites: Risk Assessment, Policy, and Legal Implications, In Fate and Significance of Pesticide Degradation Products, L. Somasundaram and J.R. Coats, Editors. American Chemical Society Symposium Series 459, pp. 254-273, ACS Press, Washington DC, 1991.
Belluck, D.A. and S.L. Benjamin, Groundwater Contamination, Wisconsin Lawyer, 63(12): 17-78, 1990.
Benjamin, S.L. and D.A. Belluck, Risk Feedback: An Important Step In Risk Communication, American Water Works Association 82(11): 50-55, 1990.
Selected Presentations:
Wind and Wildlife: USGS Capabilities and Common Interests, American Wind and Wildlife Institute, Minneapolis, MN, May 12-13, 2008
Fields of Gold: Wind Energy on CRP Acres, Pennsylvania Chapter of The Wildlife Society, State College Pennsylvania, March 2007.
The Human Factor in Wildlife Managment: Private Lands Lessons from the Conservation Reserve Program. Virginia Tech, Natural Resources Program, Alexandria, Virginia. October 24, 2005.
Threatened & Endangered Species. New State Environmental Coordinators Training, Farm Service Agency, USDA. Atlanta, Georgia. March 21-22, 2005.
Environmental Security, NATO Advanced Study Institute, Greece, 2004.
Lost Science, NATO Advanced Science Institute, Environmentally Acceptable Pollution and Reclamation Endpoints: Scientific Issues and Policy Development, Visegrad, Hungary, September 3 - 14, 2000.
What Do You Worry About? In Environmental Risks: What Goes Bump in the Night? 15th Annual Minnesota Solid Waste Seminar, Radisson Hotel South, Bloomington, Minnesota, February 26, 1998.
Citizen Participation in Environmental Review in the United States and Minnesota, NATO Advanced Study Institute Series, Poland, September 1997.
Defining Scientific Procedural Standards for Ecological Risk Assessment, Abstract, Second Symposium on Environmental Toxicology and Risk Assessment: Aquatic, Plant, and Terrestrial, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, pages 83-84, 1992.
Exposure to Pesticide Groundwater Contaminants: Defining Acceptable and Unacceptable Risk Levels, In Proceedings, National Environmental Health Association Midyear Conference, January 23, 1990, pp. 387-396, 1990.
Comprehensive Approach To Monitoring For Pesticide Parent, Formulation Materials and Breakdown Products In and Around Landfills, Presented July 16-18, 1990 at Annual Meeting of The Association of State and Territorial Solid Waste Management Officials (ASTSWMO), pp. 241-250, 1990.
