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Rapid City, South Dakota, United States

Western South Dakota

Rapid City, South Dakota, United States

-Conducted wildlife surveys of Region II sensitive species over 5,000+ acres of Forest Service land using methods such as transect surveys and Northern Goshawk broadcast acoustical surveys following scientific protocols set by the USFS and the USDA’s Northern Goshawk Inventory and Monitoring Technical Guide-Worked with a team of 3 other technicians to.

Pine Ridge, South Dakota, United States

-Wrote and received a $40,000 grant from the First Nations Development Institute for a Tribal Ecological Stewardship project focused on native prairie restoration-Created and managed the "Phežúta Garden Project" as a way to engage community members in small-scale prairie restoration, habitat creation, wildlife viewing, and traditional plant gathering.

Porcupine, South Dakota, United States

-Increased capacity for the Tribal Local Foods project though research, partnership development, data and research compilation, resource development, and field work-Developed a “Windbreak Habitat Project” that would provide habitat, cover, and desirable food for wildlife on working lands, as well as provide food, beauty, and shelterbelts for human.

Xichú, Guanajuato, Mexico

-Collaborated with community leaders and communicated environmental project ideas with the public, entirely in Spanish-Founded an environmental youth group and facilitated weekly meetings to plan and implement environmental projects with 52 high school-aged members-Facilitated youth environmental projects including nature photo contests, wildlife.

Fort Collins, Colorado Area

-Led teams of 5+ volunteers during camera set-ups and co-organized field day logistics-Trained new volunteers on wildlife camera maintenance and monitoring protocols-Helped coordinate the maintenance of 30+ field cameras throughout the city of Fort Collins-Identified urban wildlife species and analyzed thousands of photos using Microsoft Access

Allenspark, Colorado, United States

-Worked under Alison Foster (M.S.) in a research study focusing on seed dispersal of coniferous trees in the Rocky Mountains-Collected data on seedling measurements, seedling counts, plant identification, and soil compaction measurements-Helped maintain 75 data quadrants dispersed throughout 3 acres of spruce-fir forest in Arapaho-Roosevelt National.

Winthrop, Washington, United States

-Patrolled with other rangers on 8-day trips through the Pasayten Wilderness, both on horseback and on foot-Educated members of the public on National Forest regulations, trail information, and safety details-Practiced backcountry safety, self-care, and horsemanship while representing the U.S. Forest Service in uniform-Maintained a positive work ethic.

Fish, Wildlife, And Conservation Biology, Wildlife Biology

Activities and Societies: W.O.L.F. Sanctuary Volunteer, the Wildlife Society

Pre-Biological Sciences