Birth Date:December 9, 1950 in Ross, California. Married to Laurel Morrison 1975; two children: Genna Lyn, born 1986; Sumner Dean, born 1990.

Graduated University of California at Berkeley; B.S. Conservation and Resource Studies; Ph.D. Entomological Sciences.

1973-1978: Oceanographic and Engineering Technician, Biologist, Department of Engineering Research, Ecological Sciences Section, Pacific Gas and Electric Company, San Francisco, CA.

1978-1980: Research Associate, Department of Entomological Sciences, University of California at Berkeley; Ecological Consultant in private practice for wetlands and riverine impact assessment.

1980-1987: Teaching Assistant, Departments of Biology, Conservation and Resource Studies, Entomological Sciences, Zoology; Post Graduate Researcher, Departments of Geography, Geology and Geophysics; Coordinator of the Program for Biological Diversity, University of California at Berkeley.

1987-1990: Post Doctoral Research Fellow, Department of Geography, University of California at Berkeley and Institute of Ecology, University of California at Davis.

1989-1993: Consulting Ecologist in private practice for wetlands design and management.

1992-1999: Environmental Scientist, Director of Wetlands Programs, San Francisco Estuary Institute, Richmond, CA. Research Fellow, Department of Geography, University of California at Berkeley.

1983. Award for Excellence in Teaching, Department of Conservation and Resource Studies University of California at Berkeley.

1984. Departmental Honors, Department of Entomological Sciences, University of California at Berkeley.

1985. ARCO Award for Excellence in Applied Research, North American Benthological Society.

1985. Harvey I. Magy Memorial Award for Scholastic Achievement, Department of Entomological Sciences, University of California at Berkeley.

1988. Award for Excellence in Teaching, Department of Entomological Sciences, University of California at Berkeley.

1993. Daniel Ballard Scollon. Spatial analysis of the tidal marsh habitat of the Suisun Song Sparrow. Masters Thesis, San Francisco State University.

1995. Lisa Wayne. The Ecology of Gendelia hirsutula var. maritima. Masters Thesis, San Francisco State University

1995. Robin Mitchel Grossinger. Historical evidence of freshwater effects on the plan form of tidal marshlands in the Golden Gate Estuary. Masters Thesis, University of California at Santa Cruz.

1998. Steve Culberson. Interactions among tidal hydrology and tidal marsh plant growth. Doctoral Dissertation, University of California at Davis.

Federal Recovery Teams for California Clapper Rail, Light-footed Clapper Rail, and Salt Marsh Harvest Mouse; Office of the Regional Director, US Fish and Wildlife Service, Seattle, WA.

Science Coordinator, Bay Area Regional Wetlands Ecosystem Goals Project.

Implementation Committee, Bay Area Habitat Joint Venture, California Coastal Conservancy, Oakland, CA.

Comprehensive Monitoring and Research Team, CALFED Bay-Delta Program, Sacramento, CA.

Science Coordinator, Bay Area Wetlands Regional Monitoring Program

Resh, V.H., S.S. Balling, M.A. Barnby and J.N. Collins. 1980. Ecological impact of marshland recirculation ditches. California Agriculture 34(3):38-39.

Rosenberg, D.M., V.H. Resh, S.S. Balling, M.A. Barnby, J.N. Collins, D.V. Durbin, T.S. Flynn, D.D. Hart, G.A. Lamberti, E.P. McElravy, J.R. Wood, T.E. Blank, D.M. Shultz, D.L. Marrin, and D.G. Price. 1981. Recent trends in environmental impact assessment. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 38(5):591-624.

Collins, J.N., S.S. Balling and V.H. Resh. 1983. The Coyote Hills Marsh model: calibration of interactions among floating vegetation, waterfowl, alternative prey, and Anopheles mosquitoes. Proceedings and Papers of the California Mosquito and Vector Cotnrol Association 51:69-73.

Collins J.N. and V.H. Resh. 1984. Do waterfowl affect mosquitoes in Coyote Hills Marsh? Proceedings and Papers of the Calfiornia Mosquito and Vector Control Association 52:129-133.

Balling, S.S., J.N. Collins, and V.H. Resh. 1985. Wastewater mosquito problems and research in the twenty-first century. In: Mosquito Control Research Annual report. Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources, University of California. P. 74.

Barnby, M.A., J.N. Collins, and V.H. Resh. 1985. Aquatic macroinvertebrate communities of natural and ditched potholes in a San Francisco Bay salt marsh. Estuarine and Coast Shelf Science 20:331-347.

Collins, J.N., K.D. Gallagher, and V.H. Resh. 1985. Thermal characteristics of aquatic habitats at Coyote Hills Marsh: implications for simulation and control of Anopheles populations. Proceedings and Papers of the California Mosquito and Vector Control Association 53:83-86.

Collins, J.N. and V.H. Resh. 1985a. Factors that limit the role of immature damseflies as natural mosquito control agents at Coyote Hills Marsh. Proceedings and Papers of the California Mosquito and Vector Control Association 53:87-92.

Collins, J.N. and V.H. Resh. 1985b. Utilization of natural and man-made habitats by the salt marsh song sparrow Melospiza melodia samuelis (Baird). California Fish and Game 71(1):40-52.

Collins, J.N. 1986. Wetland hydrology and functional assessment: a Pacific Coast regional perspective. In: Proceedings of the Pacific Coast Wetlands Workshop. J.S. Larson (ed.). National Wetlands Technical Jcouncil, The Environmental Institute, Amherst, Massachusetts. 65 pp.

Collins, J.N., L.M. Collins, L.B. Leopold, and V.H. Resh. 1986. The influence of mosquito control ditches on the geomophology of tidal marshes in the San Francisco Bay Area: evolution of salt marsh mosquito habitat. Proceedings and Papers of the California Mosquito and Vector Control Association 54:91-95.

Collins, L.M., J.N. Collins, and L.B. Leopold. 1987. Geomorphic processes of an estuarine tidal marsh: preliminary results and hypotheses. In: International Geomorphology 1986 Part I. V. Gardner (ed.). John Wiley and Sons, LTD. Pp. 1049-1072.

Collins, J.N. 1988. Talk about wetlands! Long-term perspective for wetland enhancement and management at the Coyote Hills Regional Park. Proceedings of the Coyote Hills Wetlands Workshop. East Bay Regional Park District, Oakland, CA 22pp.

Collins, J.N., E.P. McElravy, B.K. Orr, and V.H. Resh. 1989 Preliminary observations on the effects of the intersection line upon predation of Anopheles mosquito larvae. In: Biological control vectors with predaceous arthropods. Loyola College, India. 1-7.

Collins, J.N. and V.H. Resh. 1989. Guidelines for the ecological control of mosquitoes in non-tidal wetlands of the San Francisco Bay Region. Special Publication of the California Mosquito and Vector Control Association. 93pp.

Collins, J.N. 1991. Guidelines for ecological Restoration of disturbed tidal marshlands, with an emphasis on mosquito source reduction. Special Publication of the California Mosquito and Vector Control Association. 67 pp.

Bergey, E.B., J.N. Collins, and V.H. Resh. 1992. Community structure of a palustrine wetland. Hydrobiologia.

Leopold, L.B., J.N. Collins, and L.M. Collins. 1993. Hydrology of some tidal marsh channels near San Francisco, California. Catena.

Foin, T.C., E.J. Garcia, R.E. Gill, S.D. Culberson and J.N. Collins. 1997. Recovery strategies for the California clapper rail (Rallus longirostris obsoletus) in the heavily urbanized San Francisco estuarine ecosystem. Landscape and Urban Planning 38:229-243.

Collins, J.N. 1985. Ecological basis for the optimal use of urban freshwater marshes: the Coyote Hills experience. Abstracts of the 151st National Meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, Los Angeles, California.

Collins, J.N., B.K. Orr, and V.H. Resh. 1988. Ecological mosquito control at the Coyote Hills wetlands. Abstracts of the national meeting of the Society of State Wetland Managers, Oakland, CA.

Collins, J.N., L.M. Collins, B.K. Orr, and L.B. Leopold. 1988. Historical tidal marshes as models for tidal marsh creation or restoration. Abstracts of the national meeting of the Society of State Wetland Managers, Oakland, CA.

Collins, J.N. 1989. The concept of tidal prism conservation: natural maintenance of tidal marshes in relation to marsh size. Abstracts of the First National Conference of the Society of Ecological Restoration and Management, Oakland, California.

Collins, J.N., L.M. Collins, and L.B. Leopold. 1990. What is a tidal marsh? Abstracts of the First National Conference on Landscape Ecology, Davis, California.

Collins, J.N. 1991. Ecological control of tidal marsh mosquitoes. Abstracts of the Annual Meeting of the California Mosquito and Vector Control Association, Sacramento, California.

Collins, J.N. 1992. Ecological constraints on the control of malaria mosquitoes. Intecol’s IV International Wetlands Conference, Columbus, Ohio.

Collins, J.N. 1993. Wetlands of the arid west: the relative importance of biotic and abiotic processes on wetland form and function. First Annual Conference, Western Chapter of Society of Wetland Scientists, March 21, 1993, University of California at Davis, CA.

Collins, J.N. 1993. State of the Wetlands. State of the Estuary Conference San Francisco Estuary Project, June 5, 1993, California Academy of the Sciences, San Francisco, CA.

Collins, J.N. 1993. The emerging strategy to conserve Wetland Resources in the San Francisco Bay Area. Southwest Regional Marine Research Program of NOAA, San Diego, CA.

Byrne, R.A., Collins, J.N., Esser, B. 1994. Late-Holocene salt marsh formation at Petaluma, California. Abstracts of the Annual Meeting of the Geophysical Society of America, October 27, 1994, Seattle, WA.

Collins, J.N. 1994. Historical distribution of wetlands in the San Francisco Bay Area. From Top Secret to Top Attraction: Mare Island Naval Base Closure Celebration, February 4, 1995, Mare Island, CA.

Collins, J.N. 1994. Panel Presentation: Restoring the Golden Gate Ecosystem. Save San Francisco Bay Association 30^th Biennial Conference, Oakland, CA

Collins, J.N. 1994: A view of the Ecosystem Approach to Manage the San Francisco Estuary. Symposium on Problems and Solutions in the Bay-Delta, The Netherlands, and Chesapeake bay, Water Resources Foundation, Sacramento , CA.

Collins, J.N. 1994. Watershed Management. Bay Area Stormwater Management Agencies Association, March 24, 1994, Oakland, CA.

Collins, J.N. 1995. A very brief history of some Marin County creeks. Marin County Environmental Forum, November 16, 1995, San Rafael, CA.

Collins, J.N. 1996. A working model of tidal marsh development. Bay Area Modeling Forum, January 30, 1996, Sacramento, CA

Collins, J.N. 1996. Santa Clara Watersheds. Santa Clara Valley R.I.V.E.R.S Group, February 7, 1996, San Jose, CA.

Collins, J.N., R.M. Grossinger and Z. Der. 1996. State of the Wetlands. State of the Estuary Conference San Francisco Estuary Project, October 11, 1996, The Presidio, San Francisco, CA.

Collins, J.N. 1997. The Bay Area watersheds science plan. Launching partnerships: fourth annual Bay Area volunteer monitoring conference, San Anselmo, CA.

Collins, J.N. 1999. Sharing Ecological Goals. Restoring Estuarine Ecosystems, Restore America’s Estuaries and the Estuarine Research Federation. May 6, 1999. Seattle, WA.

Collins, J.N. 1999. Mosquito Landscapes. Annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. San Francisco, CA.

Collins, J.N. Effects of the Goals Project. 4^th Biennial State of the Estuary Conference. Marsh 17,18,19, 1999. San Francisco Estuary Program, San Francisco, CA.

Collins, J.N. 1999. Baylands Ecosystem Habitat Goals: Report on the Science to Set Regional Goals for Wetlands Restoration in the San Francisco Bay Area. 15th Biennial International Conference of the Estuaries Research Federation, September 25-30, 1999. New Orleans, LA.