Samples

Recent documents available online are:

• City of Olympia, Washington. 2009. Capitol Lake Estuary Restoration Issue Papers.
• City of Olympia, Washington. 2008. Water System Plan.
• City of Olympia, Washington. 2007. Toward Zero Waste: Olympia's Waste ReSources Plan.
• Seattle City Light, Seattle, Washington. 2006. Integrated Resource Plan.
• City of Olympia, Washington. 2006. Wastewater Management Plan.

See below for other examples:

• Washington State Department of Transportation - Environmental
  Procedures Manual
  
• Seattle Public Utilities - Thornton Creek Watershed Characterization Report
• A Niche for Humans: Sustainability, Management, Ecosystems and Complexity

Washington State Department of Transportation
Environmental Procedures Manual

See the current manual online at the WSDOT site.

This project involved the complete revision of a 300-page manual that had not been updated for over 10 years. As a subcontractor to David Evans Associates, Inc., Dorothy coordinated production for several drafts of the revised manual, published in 2001, and has since coordinated three substantial updates. The finished product includes instructions for complying with all federal, state, local and departmental environmental regulations and procedures pertaining to transportation projects, with over 100 links to online resources. Responsibilities included creating and maintaining consistent chapter outlines and format, researching and writing several chapters, editing multiple drafts, coordinating the external review process, and helping design a training workshop for WSDOT employees. (1999 - 2005)

Users' comments:
"The manual is very well written . . . extremely comprehensive . . . an excellent summary . . . remarkably clear and easy to follow . . . has a wealth of information that is well-organized and done in a user-friendly way. . . . You clearly invested a lot of effort to making this accurate and readable."

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Seattle Public Utilities - Thornton Creek Watershed Characterization Report and Watershed Action Plan

See the completed project at the Seattle Public Utilities site.

For this project, Dorothy began with a collection of chapters drafted by several utility staff, created a new outline, extensively edited or re-wrote chapters, and coordinated production through several drafts. The resulting 280- page report documents and analyzes the watershed's natural features, human history, and state and local policies and programs for watershed protection. The document is being used as the basis for recommended capital facilities, operations and maintenance programs, and public involvement activities. (1999 - 2000)

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Charles W. Fowler - A Niche for Humans: Sustainability, Management, Ecosystems and Complexity.

Download a sample of introductory text before and after editing.

Click here to download a before and after sample of technical text.

The author asked for editorial help with his manuscript, which had evolved over 13 years of his work developing the concept of systemic management and its general application - a radical challenge to the traditional theory and practice of "ecosystem management." Dorothy undertook major revisions to clarify extremely complex concepts, presenting a new approach in a scientifically sound way while incorporating a worldview that extends beyond conventional science. The book is being reviewed for publication as a technical reference and guide for resource managers, policy makers, and graduate students in science and public policy. Dr. Fowler is manager of the Systemic Management Studies Program at the U.S. National Marine Mammal Laboratory, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Seattle, Washington.

Author's Comments:
"Dorothy suggested invaluable changes in style and presentation . . . helped me frame very complex concepts with an economy of words . . . added life to the text. . . . [had a] knack for finding words to bring clarity to what I was trying to say. . . wove topics into the fabric of the book without distracting repetition. . . maintained attention to the overall flow."

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