Burr Monroe
Ecologist

Burr Monroe received his B.S. in Wildlife Conservation with a minor in Landscape Horticulture from the University of Delaware. Monroe has since traveled to Central America, and California working on ecological experiments and restoration projects. Monroe’s experiences inspired him to create Tributaries, an environmental company which blends ecological restoration with horticulture to create beautiful, sustainable and environmental beneficial open spaces.
From 2007 to 2009 Monroe worked for Coastal Restoration Consultants, in Santa Barbara, CA. Coastal Restoration Consultant’s clientele are non-profit organizations, consisting of The Nature Conservancy and local land trusts. Projects for The Nature Conservancy include two large ecological restoration studies to develop protocols for habitat restoration. The first is located in the central rift valley on Santa Cruz Island, 21 miles off the coast of Santa Barbara, and the other which was managed by Monroe is located on the Santa Clara River.
From 2003 to 2006, Monroe worked as a project manager for a Delaware based environmental consulting contractor. In 2010, Monroe formed Tributaries in Sussex County, Delaware with the goal to provide a stormwater maintenance and landscape design services that would increase water quality, biological diversity and be beneficial to health of the coastal bays.
Monroe currently volunteers with the Delaware Nature Society’s Certified Wildlife Habitat program, serves on the Delaware Watershed Stewardship Committee and University of Delaware Nutrient Management and Environmental Quality committee. Monroe is a Gold Card Sediment and Stormwater Construction Reviewer, and certified aquatic pesticide applicator in Delaware and Maryland.
From 2007 to 2009 Monroe worked for Coastal Restoration Consultants, in Santa Barbara, CA. Coastal Restoration Consultant’s clientele are non-profit organizations, consisting of The Nature Conservancy and local land trusts. Projects for The Nature Conservancy include two large ecological restoration studies to develop protocols for habitat restoration. The first is located in the central rift valley on Santa Cruz Island, 21 miles off the coast of Santa Barbara, and the other which was managed by Monroe is located on the Santa Clara River.
From 2003 to 2006, Monroe worked as a project manager for a Delaware based environmental consulting contractor. In 2010, Monroe formed Tributaries in Sussex County, Delaware with the goal to provide a stormwater maintenance and landscape design services that would increase water quality, biological diversity and be beneficial to health of the coastal bays.
Monroe currently volunteers with the Delaware Nature Society’s Certified Wildlife Habitat program, serves on the Delaware Watershed Stewardship Committee and University of Delaware Nutrient Management and Environmental Quality committee. Monroe is a Gold Card Sediment and Stormwater Construction Reviewer, and certified aquatic pesticide applicator in Delaware and Maryland.