Ashton Cattenhead Email & Phone Number

Gastonia, North Carolina, United States

Jefferson County, Colorado

Vegetation Management -Applied a variety of herbicides to listed noxious invasive species using a backpack sprayer/ mounted UTV sprayer component in Rangeland, Right of Way and Aquatic areas -Utilized ArcGIS (Collector) to map and monitor both rare and invasive species -Conducted vegetation surveys using the line-point intercept method to provide data for future management plans -Released bio-controls as part of an effort to promote Integrated Pest Management practices Forestry -Felled, bucked, and limbed trees using a chainsaw as part of a fire mitigation project -Conducted basal area calculations to provide data for future forestry thinning/ fire mitigation projects -Operated heavy forestry-related machinery including: skid steer, logging skidder, wood chipper, and firewood processor -Assisted in supervising local firewood harvesting saleWildlife -Collaborated with the U.S Forest Service in surveying the Pawnee Montane Skipper -Surveyed Flammulated Owl populations around county property -Monitored and maintained bird box nests Land Management -Installed erosion control barriers in areas affected by wildfires -Assisted in controlled burns of irrigation ditches

Batavia, Illinois

-Habitat and land management practices including: native seed collection and processing, invasive species control through chemical and mechanical means, and botanical surveys of restored prairie, wetland, savannah, and forested ecosystems -Assist in leading volunteer workdays -Monitor wildlife through scientific methods-Attend and present at professional ecology meetings and off-site nature visits -Operate and maintain all-terrain vehicles and pesticide spraying equipment

Batavia, Illinois

-Habitat and land management practices including: native seed collection and processing, invasive species control through chemical and mechanical means, and botanical surveys of restored prairie, wetland, savannah, and forested ecosystems -Assist in leading volunteer workdays -Monitor wildlife through scientific methods-Attend and present at professional ecology meetings and off-site nature visits -Operate and maintain all-terrain vehicles and pesticide spraying equipment

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Environmental Studies

Minor: Biological Sciences

Marine Sciences

Dean's List Honor