Amanda Glen

As SWCA’s Senior Natural Resources Technical Director for Biological Services, Amanda Glen leads our national practice and provides strategic guidance to clients on permitting and compliance for matters involving protected wildlife, plants, and habitats. 

Amanda has more than 25 years of consulting experience with an emphasis on the Endangered Species Act (ESA) and how compliance with the ESA influences other regulatory programs. Her experience pertaining to endangered species issues includes research, permitting, consultations, status reviews, and conservation planning. She has negotiated compliance solutions for critically imperiled species facing potential determinations of jeopardy or adverse modification of designated critical habitats. Amanda has led efforts to delist species no longer requiring the protections of the ESA when supported by sound science and has been involved in voluntary conservation planning to help preclude the need to list species. 

Amanda frequently presents at regional and national conferences on matters related to the ESA, including new listings, regulatory and policy changes, and trends in compliance strategies.

Publications & Presentations

• (2024) Guest Speaker on the Bracewell Environmental Law Monitor Podcast | Edwards Aquifer Blindcats: A Potentially Endangered Species with Amanda Glen and Ann Navaro
• (2023) SWCA Webinar | Reasonably Certain Confusion: An Update on Recent Endangered Species Act Rulemakings, Policies, and Court Opinions
• (2021) SWCA Webinar | Endangered Species and Migratory Birds: One Step Forward and Two Steps Back
• (2018) Presentation at the American Wind Energy Association’s Siting and Environmental Compliance Summit | The Conservation Opportunity Costs of Monitoring Programs

Education

• M.S., Biology, Southwest Texas State University
• B.S., Wildlife Ecology, University of Wisconsin - Madison