Emily Tarsa, Ph.D.

Restoration Ecologist | Senior Project Manager

EnviroScience Wetland Ecologist Emily Tarsa, Ph.D.

Dr. Emily Tarsa is a member of the EnviroScience natural resources team and specializes in wetland plant ecology, ecological restoration, stream and wetland delineation, wetland creation, and invasive species management. Dr. Tarsa received her Ph.D. in Wetland Ecology from Utah State University. Her research focused on assessing native plant establishment and restoration techniques in degraded wetland systems in the Intermountain West. She also has wetland management and restoration experience in Utah, Georgia, and North Carolina. At EnviroScience, her primary duties include aquatic resource monitoring, Clean Water Act Permits, USACE Nationwide Permits, USACE Waters of the U.S. delineations, protected species surveys and habitat assessments, GIS analysis, erosion and sediment control monitoring, and 404/401 environmental permitting. Dr. Tarsa has extensive experience in federal and state grant acquisition, community outreach, and collaborating with local, state, and federal agencies as well as private landowners, non-governmental organizations, and municipalities.

Contact Emily at:  ETarsa @ EnviroScienceinc.com


Few environmental firms in the country retain EnviroScience’s degree of scientific know-how, talent, and capability under one roof. The diverse backgrounds of our biologists, environmental engineers, scientists, and divers enable us to provide comprehensive in-house services and an integrated approach to solving environmental challenges—saving clients time, reducing costs, and ensuring high-quality results.

Our client guarantee is to provide “Excellence in Any Environment,” meaning no matter what we do, we will deliver on our Core Values of respect, client advocacy, quality work, accountability, teamwork, and safety. EnviroScience was created with the concept that we could solve complex problems by empowering great people. This concept still holds true today as our scientists explore the latest environmental legislation and regulations and incorporate the most up-to-date technology to gather and report data.

EnviroScience expertise includes but is not limited to aquatic surveys (including macroinvertebrate surveys and biological assessments); ecological restoration; ecological services (including impact assessments, invasive species control, and water quality monitoring);  emergency response; engineering and compliance services; endangered mussel surveys; laboratory and analysis; stormwater management; threatened and endangered species; and wetlands and streams (including delineation and mitigation). Further, EnviroScience is one of the few biological firms in the country that is a general member of the Association of Diving Contractors International (ADCI) and offers full-service commercial diving services.