Vanessa Shoblock is a Natural Resources Specialist for Naval Facilities
Engineering Systems Command, Southwest located in San Diego California.
She’s been with NAVFAC for more than six years and enjoys partnering with
installations, other agencies, and – really anyone – to support the mission
and enable programs, projects, and improvements for natural resources
management on onshore installations.  As her career start, she served as
on-site contract support for the Naval Weapons Station Seal Beach Detachment
Fallbrook Natural Resources Program (7 years).  Supporting Fallbrook
included ESA species management, grazing program support, invasive species
management, and general run the installation tasks like rattlesnake
wrangling.  She also had a soft spot for data and making leadership happy
which lead to the creation and growth of Fallbrook’s Natural Resources GIS
program.  In between the Navy, Vanessa also spent five years supporting the
local utility, San Diego Gas and Electric, where she focused on natural
resources permit compliance and managing their habitat conservation plan
permits.  Currently she assists the Navy’s “Desert” installations including
Fallbrook with their natural resources programs focusing on fire, management
plans, GIS, and sensitive and invasive species.  In her free time, she loves
exploring the deserts, skies, and hills with her husband, playing with their
pets, cooking, and consuming a good book.