Leslie Lazarotti
Principal

Overview
Leslie Lazarotti is a Principal at WRA, Inc. Her main focus is helping clients understand the interface of California’s environmental regulations and natural communities. She has worked on projects throughout the varied ecosystems of California, including sensitive coastal communities and wetland habitats. Prior to joining WRA, Leslie worked for San Francisco State University, San Francisco Estuary Institute, and the State Water Quality Resources Control Board as part of the 401 Water Quality Certification Program. She specializes in preparing multi-agency permitting approaches for redevelopment projects along San Francisco Bay, infrastructure improvement projects, and open space and park projects with public access elements. Leslie is also one of WRA’s foremost experts in California Coastal Zone requirements.
Projects
Brooklyn Basin Shoreline Redevelopment, Signature Development Group, Oakland, California
Treasure Island/Yerba Buena Island Redevelopment, Treasure Island Development Authority/Moffatt & Nichol, San Francisco, California
India Basin Shoreline Redevelopment, Build, Inc./San Francisco Recreation and Parks Department/Trust for Public Land, San Francisco, California
Callippe Golf Course Biological Monitoring, Pleasanton, California
Former Oak Knoll Naval Hospital Redevelopment Project, Oakland, California
San Mateo County Planning & Building Department, Midcoast Multimodal Coastal Trail Biological Studies and Permitting, Redwood City, California
Coastside Land Trust, Wavecrest Coastal Trail, City of Half Moon Bay, California
Shadow Cliffs to Arroyo Del Valle Regional Trail: Arroyo del Valle Bridge Feasibility Study, Sycamore Grove Regional Park, Livermore, California
East Bay Regional Park District, Encinal Dune Restoration and Shoreline Stabilization Project, Alameda, California
San Mateo County Parks, Fitzgerald Marin Reserve Coastal Trail, Moss Beach, California
East Bay Municipal Utility District, Recoat Mokelumne Aqueduct Project, Bay-Delta, California
Runnymede Storm Drain Phase II Project and Repair of the O’connor Pump Station Outfall Structure, East Palo Alto, California
Education
MS, Ecology, San Francisco State University, San Francisco, 2004
BS, Biology, University of California, Davis, 2001
BA, English, University of California, Davis, 2001
Other
California Native Plant Society
Association of Environmental Professionals
Society of Wetland Scientists
CREW, East Bay
Bay Planning Coalition, Member Sustainable Waterfronts Committee
California Coastal Resilience Network