Dr. John Wigginton

Southeast Regional Manager

Mr. Wigginton manages the WES Southeast regional office where he oversees site feasibility analysis and selection, bank entitlement, credit sales, land stewardship, and long-range planning. Prior to joining WES, John was employed for 6 ½ years as wetland ecologist for Goodwyn, Mills & Cawood in Montgomery, Alabama where he helped develop the first stream mitigation bank in Alabama, and the first mitigation banks in both the Montgomery and Birmingham area watersheds. He also specialized in wetland delineations/hydric soil determinations; various federal and state permitting; strategies for mitigation of stream and wetland impacts; conducted threatened/endangered species surveys; stream assessment for natural channel design and restoration; and environmental assessments/NEPA documents.

Originally from Guntown, Mississippi, John attended Lipscomb University where he obtained a bachelor's degree in biology. He received a master's degree in zoology from Auburn University and a master's degree in wetland studies from the University of Florida. In 2000, he received his doctorate in forest wetland ecology from Auburn University School of Forestry. His dissertation investigated the effects of natural succession and restoration on soil organic matter formation and sequestration of thermally impacted floodplain forests at the Savannah River Site, SC. He is an active member of the Society of Wetland Scientists and Society of Ecological Restoration, and a certified Professional Wetland Scientist.

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