Chris Friedel Email & Phone Number

Nevada City, CA

• Lead day-to-day operations of a small non-profit organization, including budgeting, fundraising, bookkeeping, membership, and board relations.
• Have raised over $2 million in private and state funding for forest health and landscape resilience projects in the Yuba River watershed.

Nevada City, CA

• Managed a multi-year project to improve landscape resilience in the 2,000-acre ‘Inimim Forest, collaboratively managed by the YWI and U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM).
• Coordinated the development of a forest management plan, including characterization of existing conditions, desired conditions, and management recommendations.
• Worked with BLM, Sierra Nevada Conservancy, and other partners to create a strategy for joint NEPA/CEQA documentation and to secure funding for project implementation.
• Wrote grant proposals, developed and managed contracts, and assisted with field data collection.
• Organized volunteer events, such as invasive species removal and citizen-science data collection workshops.
• Assisted with development of outreach materials, created blog posts, and updated organization website.

Nevada City, CA

• Managed several habitat restoration and public education projects, including the design and installation of two walking trails with interpretive signage, and preliminary feasibility studies and conceptual designs for a.
• Managed education programs for K-8 youth on topics including water conservation, river ecology, and salmon life cycle.
• Wrote business plans and grant proposals to fund a school assembly program and experiential education trips for elementary school students.
• Created an internship program for high school students to assist with education of younger students.

Camptonville, CA

• Coordinated creation of an economic development plan for a forest biomass business center at a former sawmill site in Celestial Valley.
• Outreached to stakeholders, including US Forest Service, Yuba Watershed Protection & Firesafe Council, the Statewide Wood Energy Team and the Sierra Nevada Conservancy.
• Researched and prepared grant proposals to fund project components, including a feasibility study for a wood gasification plant and a market review of potential co-located businesses.
• Created and maintained project website.

Golden Gate National Recreation Area

• Coordinated habitat restoration, invasive species management, and vegetation monitoring at sites throughout the GGNRA.
• Prepared project budgets and scopes of work, hired contractors and managed cooperative agreements with Park partner organizations.
• Set priorities for volunteer stewardship of restorations sites. Prepared restoration plans and invasive plant management plans for projects in diverse plant communities (dune, coastal wetland, riparian, coastal scrub.
• Created and implemented monitoring protocols for plant community change, invasive plant cover and frequency, plant survivorship, and effectiveness of management techniques.

• Managed community stewardship of restoration sites in the Redwood Creek watershed. Researched and wrote revegetation plans, including planting lists and strategies for management of invasive species.
• Recruited and supervised volunteer stewards, including 1 full-time intern and at least 2 volunteer programs per week.
• Coordinated collection of propagules and yearly propagation and maintenance of over 10,000 native plants. Planned and implemented outplanting at sites, including associated monitoring and invasive species removal.
• Maintained nursery facilities, including structures and irrigation systems. Managed budget and databases, including assisting in design of nurseries propagation and species information database.

• Led 60-day wilderness therapy programs for adjudicated youth ages 13-19. Planned itineraries and navigated through trackless terrain.
• Facilitated group discussions and initiative activities. Created lesson plans and taught comprehensive natural science and personal growth curriculum.
• Mentored students on decision-making, life goals, anger management, and drug addiction. Responsible for safety, first aid, and crisis intervention.

Bachelor Of Science (Bs), Earth Systems

Masters Of Natural Resource Stewardship

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