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Ciara Schlichting, AICP Senior Planner Experience Ms. Schlichting joined DSU in 2001 after working as a Planner for the Metropolitan Council's department of comprehensive planning /technical assistance. Ms. Schlichting is a member of the American Institute of Certified Planners (AICP) and the American Planning Association (APA). At DSU, Ms. Schlichting assists communities with a broad range of planning projects. Examples of projects in which she has been involved with include: • Environmental and Natural Resource Planning, As DSU's environmental expert, Ciara brings a variety of natural resource planning experience to clients. She has conducted natural resource - related planning for Lake City, St. Cloud, Hutchinson, Lino Lakes, Martin County, Anoka County, the USDA Forest Services and the Center for Urban and Regional Affairs. • Environmental Review, Project coordinator for and contributor to numerous environmental review documents including the Hutchinson Alternative Urban Areawide Review (AUAR), which was the first AUAR based on a community's Comprehensive Plan. Taught a class session at the University of Minnesota regarding Minnesota's Environmental Review Program. • River Corridor Planning, Assisted local communities in updating Mississippi River Critical Area Corridor Plans and creating plans that conformed to the Mississippi National River and Recreation Area Comprehensive Management Plan. • Wetland Planning, Assisted Martin County with developing a wetland function and values assessment methodology and a Comprehensive Wetland Protection and Management Plan. • Lake Management Planning, Assisted five lake associations in greater Minnesota in the development of comprehensive lake management plans. Authored the "Conducting a Property Owners Survey" chapter of the publication, Sustainable Lakes Planning Workbook: A Lake Management Model (2000). • Open Space Planning, Assisted Anoka County in assessing the intrinsic suitability of large undeveloped open spaces for natural resource preservation or development. • Comprehensive Planning, Assisted the City of Crosslake with updating the Environmental and Lake Management components of its Comprehensive Plans. Assisted the City of Isanti with updating their Comprehensive Plan. Provided technical assistance to many metropolitan communities updating their comprehensive plans to satisfy metropolitan planning requirements. • City Planning, Assisted the City of Vadnais Heights and City of Columbia Heights with day -to -day planning activities. Reviewed site plans, variances, plats, and lot split applications. Education Master of Science in Natural Resource Science and Managment, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities Subfield: Planning, Politics, and Administration Bachelor of Science in Natural Resources and Environmental Studies, University of Minnesota - College of Natural Resources v v' '� rc DSU