Greg DeYoung

Vice President

Greg DeYoung is a founder and a Vice President for Westervelt Ecological Services (WES). Mr. DeYoung has 25 years of experience in environmental review, permitting and planning, wetland mitigation, and endangered species conservation. His background includes extensive experience implementing environmental mitigation, including the permitting of over 25 mitigation and conservation banks and large-scale mitigation projects in California, Washington, and Alaska.

Prior to joining WES, Mr. DeYoung was a Senior Vice President at Wildlands, Inc. In this capacity, he served as Board of Directors member and company officer, he directed the Conservation Planning Team responsible for permits and entitlements, and he assisted in the establishment and management of four regional offices. Mr. DeYoung permitted numerous wetland and endangered species banks, including several industry milestones, such as the first wetland mitigation bank with fully authorized special-status fish credits and the first conservation banks for selected threatened and endangered species.

Mr. DeYoung co-founded and served as Principal for Planning Concepts, where he authored or managed the preparation of the general plans for the City of Galt and the County of Sierra, as well as approximately 50 environmental review documents addressing major public and private projects. Mr. DeYoung has also served as Director for two non-profit organizations, the Nevada County Land Trust and the Wildlife Heritage Foundation.

Mr. DeYoung holds a B.A. degree in Environmental Biology from the University of California, Santa Barbara and a M.U.P. in Urban Planning from the California State Polytechnic University, Pomona. Mr. DeYoung is a member of the American Planning Association and the American Institute of Certified Planners.

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