Lindsay French is a Marine Habitat Resource Specialist based in Charleston, South Carolina. She supports the work of the Office of Habitat Conservation’s Restoration Center in the southeastern United States.
What is your key responsibility?
I am a technical monitor for habitat restoration projects funded under the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and Inflation Reduction Act in North and South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida.
Where did you grow up?
I am from Jupiter, Florida, located in Palm Beach County along the Atlantic coast of South Florida.
What is your educational background?
I am a proud double Gator, having received a bachelor's degree in biology and a master's degree in fisheries and aquatic sciences from the University of Florida. Go Gators!
Can you tell us about a project related to habitat that you’re currently working on or that you enjoyed?
One of my first assignments with the Restoration Center has been working on a Transformational Habitat Restoration project led by The Nature Conservancy. It’s creating a 2,000-foot-long living shoreline near the Marine Corps Air Station in Beaufort, South Carolina. This dynamic project not only implements on-the-ground restoration, but also includes meaningful community engagement through a local community assistance program. It will create a state-wide implementation plan for future restoration projects in coastal South Carolina. I have been inspired by the dedication of the many partners on this project who have all come together for one goal—to improve the resiliency of the habitat and communities in coastal South Carolina.
