Senior Environmental Scientist; Director of Wetlands Program
steve.knapp@brienvironmental.org

Steve Knapp is a senior environmental scientist at BRI Environmental and director of the Wetlands Program. He has over 18 years’ experience specializing in wetland delineations, wetland habitat assessments, vernal pool identification and assessments, stream assessments, wildlife studies, fisheries work, and permitting.

Steve graduated from the University of Maine with a B.S. in Wildlife Ecology. Steve has experience with wetland functional and wildlife habitat assessments, environmental permitting, botanical inventories, stream surveys, terrestrial and aquatic invertebrate surveys, and amphibian surveys. Steve has played a key role in the permitting of several energy and infrastructure projects as well as a number of wetland mitigation and habitat restoration projects. Steve’s experience includes work throughout New England and the south east, with experience working in Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Connecticut, Massachusetts, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, West Virginia, North Carolina, and South Carolina.

• University of Maine, 2004 – B.S. Wildlife Ecology 

• 3PI- MDEP Certified Third Party Inspector 
• Maine Licensed Site Evaluator No. 376
• Professional Wetland Scientist No. 2231
• Member Maine Association of Wetland Scientists
• Vernal Pool Technical Committee member and Past Secretary, Maine Association of Wetland Scientists
• Member Maine Chapter, The Wildlife Society