Dan A. Email & Phone Number

Colorado Springs, Co

- Manage 80 miles of natural surface multi-use trails- Identify, prioritize, coordinate, implement, and manage trail projects (trail design, construction, and maintenance; rogue trail restoration) on municipal open spaces in accordance with park master plans- Assess trail conditions, provide contractors and volunteers with project support while conducting trail management projects - Supervise open space maintenance operations - Develop, present, and implement park master plans- Manage trail construction contracts- Recruit, interview, supervise, mentor seasonal park staff- Collaborate with volunteers, vendors, contractors, and non-profit organizations to build successful partnerships- Coordinate with stakeholders to organize Pikes Peak Regional Crew Leader Training; an annual training for volunteer crew leaders- Serve on Colorado Trail Symposium Steering Committee; an annual gathering and networking event for Colorado trail managers

Colorado Springs, Colorado

- Maintain park infrastructure and enforce park regulations in City open spaces- Provide project and material support for contractors and volunteer groups conducting trail management projects.

Colorado Springs, Co

- Maintained municipal trail network,regional parks, open spaces - Maintained infrastructure (snow removal, fence repair, trail improvement, culvert installation)

Lake George, Colorado

- Conduct forest health and post-wildfire recovery projects in the Upper South Platte and Fountain Creek watersheds.- Projects include: fire mitigation, chipping and burning brush piles, and hillside and channel stabilization in wildfire burn scars

Colorado Springs, Colorado

• Coordinate and supervise field staff, volunteers, and conservation corps crews conducting trail and wildfire restoration projects.• Responsible for on-the-ground management of single and multi-day field programs. Administer logistics, fleet vehicles, tools, storage facility• Supervise volunteer work days with up to 25 volunteers

Vancouver, Washington

• Supervised and mentored a 4-member AmeriCorps work crew• Coordinated with parks staff, state agencies, and local nonprofit groups to implement and direct stream side restoration projects including a 1.5-acre planting of 520 native trees and shrubs• Managed a municipal trail network: scouted and constructed 0.75 miles of trail, reconditioned tread and drainage structures• Scheduled and facilitated trainings, workshops, and projects

Vancouver, Washington

• Monitored and maintained stream side plantings• Compiled technical reports and wrote property management plans for restoration sites• Collected baseline vegetation data including: timber volume and density, understory composition and percent cover• Supervised groups of 5 to 10 volunteers during work parties

Ellensburg, Washington

• Conducted baseline mapping of plant communities, noxious weeds, and infrastructure on state-owned natural areas using a Trimble GeoXH GPS unit. Imported polygons and attribute tables into ArcMap• Created GIS shape files showing legal easements and property boundaries on natural areas• Designed and directed the installation of a 280’x328’ elk exclosure

Brunswick, Maine

• Captured migratory birds with mist nets and determined bird species, sex, and age

Schenectady, New York

• Captured wild turkeys with a rocket net and affixed leg bands to birds

Stamford, New York

• Conducted a creel census via angler interviews along a 20-mile reach of the Delaware River

Wildlife Management

Bachelor Of Science, Biology