Conservation Intern at Jewel Basin Recreation Area in The Flathead National Forest with the Forest Service. Job duties include: Trail clearing and maintenance, visitor services and back-country patrols

Conservation Intern at Jewel Basin Recreation Area in The Flathead National Forest with the Forest Service. Job duties include: Trail clearing and maintenance, visitor services and back-country patrols

Conservation Intern at Jewel Basin Recreation Area in The Flathead National Forest with the Forest Service. Job duties include: Trail clearing and maintenance, visitor services and back-country patrols

-Lead groups of 5-12 children ages 8-16 through the weekly life of camp including but not limited to: waking up, breakfast, leading through activities, bible studies, cleanup and bedtime.-Lead mission week, where students went out on several inner-city mission trips to serve at various non-profit organizations

Maintained grounds on 165 acres including: laying mulch, transplanting flowers and shrubs, mowing lawns, weed whacking, snow removal, and picking garbage

-Resided for three months at the Taylor Wilderness Research Station in the Frank Church River of No Return Wilderness Area, Rocky Mountain Range-Completed classes in Ecology & Field Ecology, Wilderness and Protected Area Management, Environmental Writing, Outdoor Leadership, and American Environmental History amounting to 17 transferable credits-Gained field experience in plant identification, densitometer and stream delineation, stream slope, discharge and macro-invertebrate sampling, bat sampling methods, map and compass techniques, weather tracking, radio collar tracking, as well as GIS mapping-Wrote assignments designed to explore different descriptive writing styles in an outdoor atmosphere-Work projects included: building a retaining wall along a deteriorating slope, building wood fences, transplanting flowers and maintaining and weathering a vegetable garden

Helped local ecologist identify, map and remove invasive plant species throughout the park

I was one of several supervisors at the beach on Lake Michigan in Racine, WI. I had duties of opening and closing the beach as well as supervise the other employees.