Wendy J. Pabich, Ph.D.'s Page

Wild Gift Affiliation:

Board Advisor, Mentor

Current Address:

P.O. Box 3814
Hailey, ID 83333

Phone Number:

208-788-6097

Email Address:

wjpabich@gmail.com

Conservation/Sustainability Areas of Interest:

water resources, water and wastewater planning, water rights, biofuels, nutrient biogeochemistry, environmental policy and planning.

Current Work Title:

President, Water Futures, Inc.

Current Work Website:

http://waterdeva.com

Current Work Mission and Description:

Water Futures is a progressive, woman-owned consulting venture with decades of experience finding innovative solutions to one of the planet’s most pressing problems – the quest for sustainable water. We provide strategic advice to help investors navigate water sector plays; municipalities, ranchers, and conservation organizations protect water resources and water rights; and socially-responsible companies reduce their water footprints. Through our consulting services, proprietary analytical tools, training seminars and case studies, we can help your community better position itself to ensure a sustainable water future.

Mentoring Expertise Offered:

Lecturer in Civil and Environmental Engineering at MIT, designed and lead a field study for a group of Masters of Engineering students study in Chilean Patagonia to evaluate potential impacts of a massive and highly controversial hydro-power project proposal that includes five hydro-dams on Rios Baker and Pascua and 1,400 miles of transmission lines through seven national parks to bring the power north to satisfy copper-industry demand near Santiago.

Co-Instructor, Sierra Institute Himalayan Field Studies Program, Ladakh, India (Fall Semester 2005). Co-instructed semester-long undergraduate field courses in natural history, sustainable development, wilderness skills and environmental education. Course included extended backpacking through remote Himalayan terrain.

Lecturer, MIT Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Project Supervisor, Big and Little Wood River Watershed Nitrogen Loading Assessment, Blaine County, Idaho. Designed and taught year-long project course and supervised three Masters of Engineering theses. Project focused on assessing nitrogen loading to two Idaho watersheds and included development of land use-based mass balance GIS model of nitrogen loads and transport, design and evaluation of appropriate management strategies, e.g., nutrient trading and agricultural best management practices (BMPs), and public outreach and education (http://ceemeng.mit.edu/~Idaho/index.html).