Echo Ecological is an environmental consulting company specializing in habitat restoration. We provide services for individual land owners, non-government organizations, and all levels of government throughout British Columbia.
The Echo Team
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Tara Matthews is a graduate from the University of Alberta with a BSc in Biological Sciences. She has also received a second degree in Ecological Restoration from the British Columbia Institute of Technology. As CEO of Echo Ecological, much of her work with is focussed on riparian and wetland restoration. She has managed several projects over the years, the most recent being our Trout Lake Waterfowl and Wildlife Habitat Restoration project, as well as the MacKay Marsh Wetland Rehabilitation project.
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Deanna MacTavish is a graduate from both the Fish Wildlife and Recreation program as well as the Ecological Restoration degree program at the British Columbia Institute of Technology. She has been working with the Coastal Painted Turtle Recovery Team as a Wildlife Biologist and Habitat Restoration Specialist on numerous projects in the South Coast region of British Columbia. She has also been involved with multiple projects that encompass the Burrard Inlet Estuary Restoration Plan, including the Seymour Creek Estuary, Lynn Creek Estuary and the MacKay Creek Estuary project. She plans to continue her work with turtles and riparian/wetland habitats in the future.
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Krystal Brennan attended BCIT and has a diploma in renewable resources and BSc in ecological restoration. She has worked as an outreach coordinator and eco-educator for over 10 years with various not-for-profit groups. Apart from work with Echo, Krystal also enjoys delivering education programs with Stream of Dreams Murals Society at local elementary schools. Krystal began working for Echo Ecological in 2015 and became their newest partner in 2018.
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Julia Alards-Tomalin has studied Forestry and Ecological Restoration at BCIT and has also received training in Ecological Landscape Design from Gaia College. Her specialities include invasive plant removal and the re-establishment of native plants. She has extensive experience in the removal of invasive plants using both manual and chemical techniques. She has worked as both a crew member and a crew leader to control knotweed, hogweed, blackberry, broom, ivy, lamium and other invasives across sites all over the lower mainland. In addition to field work, she enjoys teaching part-time and public speaking on various environmental topics when she gets the chance.
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