About

One permitted biologist

Not a firm, not a call center, and not someone who subcontracts your project to a stranger. The person you speak to is the person in the field and the person who writes the report.

Elizabeth Hingle

13+ years in avian fieldwork and environmental consulting

My professional natural-resource work began in 2012, and I have worked in avian surveys and environmental compliance since 2014. Across fifteen states, my projects have included transmission corridors, pipelines, mines, energy development, land management, and sensitive species work — from field data collection through technical documentation and construction support.

Before launching my independent practice, I spent more than seven years leading avian-related environmental work at Arcadis. That work included training biological monitors, developing MBTA guidance, supporting NEPA documents and technical memoranda, creating GIS maps, conducting wetland delineations, and contributing to Clean Water Act permitting work.

Travel Twist Biologist LLC is my independent consulting practice. Golden-cheeked warbler survey work requiring federal authorization is conducted by Elizabeth Hingle under USFWS Native Endangered Species Recovery Permit ESPER32178096. I work directly for landowners and project teams and as an independent subcontractor to environmental and engineering firms. I am insured and comfortable working inside a client's QA process, templates, and deliverable standards.

This species, specifically

Seven seasons before the permit

Fort Cavazos

Seasonal golden-cheeked warbler biologist on one of the largest sustained monitoring programs anywhere for this species. Territory mapping, point counts, target-netting, banding, nest searching and nest monitoring — conducted under the program's permit.

Austin Water · Wildland Conservation

Five seasons of golden-cheeked warbler resighting on the Balcones Canyonlands Preserve, the largest protected block of habitat in the Austin area.

Kickapoo Cavern State Park

Black-capped vireo surveys for Texas Parks and Wildlife, with point counts for golden-cheeked warbler and other sensitive avian species.

Breadth behind the specialization

Field judgment backed by consulting experience

Avian and listed species

Golden-cheeked warbler, yellow-billed cuckoo, black-capped vireo, cerulean warbler, raptors, nesting birds, and Mojave desert tortoise. Experience includes point counts, territory mapping, nest searching, pre-construction surveys, and construction monitoring.

Reports, GIS and environmental review

Technical memoranda, NEPA documentation, wetland-delineation reports, ArcGIS mapping, Field Maps data collection, vegetation mapping, and field records designed to hold up inside a larger project team's review process.

Construction and coordination

Biological monitoring on transmission, pipeline, and other linear-infrastructure projects; field-team supervision; monitor training; safety; and daily reporting. I document and communicate biological issues; agencies retain their permitting and enforcement roles.

Credentials

What is on file

Federal authorization

USFWS recovery permit§10(a)(1)(A) · current through 2031

Business

Texas LLCsingle-member LLC, W-9 on request

Insurance

Fully insuredCOI on request

Experience

13+ yearsavian and environmental consulting since 2014

Education

B.S.Natural Resource Ecology & Management · LSU

Field safety

First Aid / CPR / AEDAmerican Red Cross · valid through September 2027

References

“Elizabeth brought an important voice of leadership in the field and helped create an environment where team members felt empowered to speak up.”
Anna GlavanProject Manager · Utility transmission project, Nevada

“I trusted Elizabeth to serve as field lead while I was away and knew the team and project would be in good hands.”
Cynthia NicelySenior Botanist · Natural gas infrastructure project, California

Get in touch

Tell me about the project

County, rough acreage, what you are planning, and when. That is usually enough for me to identify likely biological issues, information gaps, and practical next steps. Agencies and counsel make the final regulatory and legal determinations.

Discuss your project elizabeth@traveltwistbiologist.com