Company Principal, Biological Resources Division Manager, Senior Fisheries Biologist
Dr. Holden founded BIO-WEST in 1976. He is a principal, manager of the Biological Resources Division, and senior fisheries biologist. With more than 30 years of experience in fisheries, he has particular expertise with flow-related issues and how they affect fish species. Dr. Holden has conducted numerous aquatic studies on warm- and cold-water habitats and is familiar with most types of aquatic habitats found in the United States. He manages and directs interdisciplinary National Environmental Policy Act teams and serves as project manager or principal-in-charge for several major Environmental Impact Statement and Environmental Assessment projects. Dr. Holden has a Ph.D. in wildlife biology from Utah State University, an M.S. in fishery biology from Utah State University, and a B.S. in conservation and biology from Wisconsin State University. | Skills & Qualifications
Lifetime Achievement Award recipient (given by the American Fisheries Society, Utah Chapter) Expert of endangered fishes in the western United States Proficient in endangered fish research and recovery action Skilled in instream-flow analyses and stream-ecology investigations Extremely knowledgeable in large river ecology
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