William Daniels

• Worked with clients such as Bluenose Coastal Action Foundation, McCallum Environmental Ltd., Thaumas Environmental Consultants, Nova Scotia Salmon Association to provide services related to fresh water fish habitat.

· Continued to lead the NSSA's Adopt a Stream Program's Aquatic Connectivity Initiative working with Government, ENGOs, and First Nations groups across Atlantic Canada.

· Expansion of Adopt a Stream’s culvert assessment training program to include training on low-cost solutions to common fish passage barriers. Leading to dozens of fish passage improvement projects.

· Provided technical oversight and expertise to successful Adopt a Stream applicant groups for fish passage projects.

· Assisted with the NSSA's WATER Project to develop prioritized watershed restoration plans.

· Assisted with in stream fish habitat restoration and riparian improvement projects across NS.

· Lead writer for the "Aquatic Connectivity and Aquatic Invasive Species: A Decision-Making Framework for Fish Passage Projects in Nova Scotia"

· Continued implementation of fish passage restoration projects. Directly involved in over 95 projects in Nova Scotia.

· Lead the Adopt a Stream Program's Aquatic Connectivity Initiative.

· Implementation of fish passage improvement projects province wide.

· Helped to improve upon and further develop protocols for water crossing assessments for fish passage to be carried out by community and first nations groups.

· Facilitated the training of over 100 people on these protocols at approximately 20 training sessions.

· Lead the development of the "Nova Scotia Aquatic Connectivity Analytical Database"

· Developed low-cost tools, techniques, and protocols to retro-fit culverts to improve fish passage leading to the improvement of fish passage at approximately 50 sites during this time.

· Worked collaboratively with First Nations and watershed stewardship groups build capacity and support efforts to improve fish habitat in their communities.

• Assisted community-based watershed groups with addressing issues related to watershed health
• Assisted with fish passage projects, training programs and assisting with program management and administration
• Assisted with fish habitat restoration training programs
• Assisted with fish habitat restoration design/layouts.

• Managed data collection for the West River Acid Rain Mitigation Liming Project while living on site in a remote location near Sheet Harbor, NS
• Assisted with NSLC Adopt a Stream Program habitat restoration projects.