Lake Charles Biologist David Richard is executive vice president of Stream Property Management Inc., a private company that manages the Stream family estate in southwestern Louisiana, as well as 150,000 acres of diverse wetlands in southern Louisiana. He also manages Stream Wetland Services, a consulting company specializing in wetlands restoration. Prior to his current position, he spent 16 years as a wildlife biologist with the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries.

During his tenure at Stream Property Management, Richard was instrumental in securing wetlands restoration funding from the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) through the Natural Resources Conservation Service, Farm Service Agency and the US Fish and Wildlife Service. He also participated in the writing and implementation of Coast 2050 Plan for Louisiana. While working with Wildlife and Fisheries, he maintained 85,000 acres of wetlands within the Rockefeller Refuge. During this time, he was responsible for monitoring and surveying several species associated with the wetlands including waterfowl, alligators and furbearers.

He is a member of the Louisiana Wildlife Biologists Association, the IUCN Species Survival Commission, the Louisiana Landowners Association, the Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council and the Coalition to Restore Coastal Louisiana.