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Rutland, VT, US

Rutland, VT

Rutland, Vermont, United States

- Assisted in the sustainable management of 13,000 acres of transmission utility rights of way.- GIS and data management support for the vegetation management team.- Provided customer service to landowners along transmission corridors before, during, and after vegetation treatments.- Administered VELCO's Candidate Conservaton Agreement with Assurances for.

Reno, NV

- Created and edit conceptual state-and-transition models and ecological dynamics narratives for Ecological Sites for the Bureau of Land Management and Natural Resource Conservation Service (Major Land Resource Areas 24, 25, 28A, 28B, 23, 26, 29).- Worked directly with ranchers, soil scientists, and land managers to improve STMs and management decisions..

Reno, NV

I managed a large-scale vegetation monitoring project that, at the time, spanned the entire state of Nevada and Craters of the Moon National Monument in Idaho. We primarily implemented the Assessment, Inventory and Monitoring (AIM) Strategy as well as Interpreting Indicators of Rangeland Health (IIRH). I worked closely with the Bureau of Land Management.

Elko, Nevada

Lead a monitoring crew to collect data on upland range and riparian area conditions, set work priorities for crew, used GIS for random site selection and map making.

Elko, Nevada

Monitored vegetation and streams in support of a state-wide effort to identify sage grouse habitat. Performed the Assessment, Inventory and Monitoring (AIM) Strategy and Interpreting Indicators of Rangeland Health (IIRH). Identified vascular plants to species in the field. Assessed lentic and lotic riparian areas for Proper Functioning Condition (PFC)

Burlington, Vermont Area

Responsible for providing customer service and maintaining displays in a small retail store.

Worked in the field and greenhouse tending to nursery trees, maintained nursery fields, transplanted seedlings, collected seeds, managed weeds.

Burlington, Vermont

Interpreted aerial photographs, searched for potential willow cutting sources using data from VCGI. Traveled to sites and contacted landlords for permission to take cuttings for live stakes and fascines. Organized records and documentation of cutting sites.

Assisted in the research of winter wheat and grasses for biomass heating. Completed field work in planting and maintaining grass plots. Collected and prepared samples of soil and plant material for lab analysis.

M.S., Natural Resources And Environmental Science

Bachelor Of Science, Environmental Science

Activities and Societies: Vermont Student Environmental Program (VSTEP), Living/Learning Pottery ProgramMinored in Community and.

Education record

Activities and Societies: Yearbook (Editor), Student Earth Action Club (President)