Eli Loftis Email & Phone Number

Okanogan, WA, US

Okanogan County, Washington, United States

• Responsible for the implementation of Okanogan Conservation District's wildfire, forestry, and air quality programs and services.
• Lead planner and supervisor of Okanogan CD’s wildfire resiliency and recovery programs and services.
• Management of grant funds originating from various federal, state, and private sources, including grants from the US Forest Service, Washington Department of Natural Resources, and FEMA.
• Providing grant deliverables, including wildfire risk assessments for structures and properties, forest health consultations, wildfire and natural resource outreach and education, and fire recovery cost-shares for.
• Providing technical assistance to property owners, local governments, agencies, and other partners regarding wildfire, forestry, wildlife, and social science matters.
• Grant writing.

Eatonville, Washington, United States

• Narrating 40-45-minute tours with up to visitors while driving through a 435-acre enclosure home to various large NA ungulates (moose, bison, caribou, and others), providing information about the animal’s natural.
• On occasion, observing, taking notes, and reporting animal behavior and activities.
• Preparing educational material for public consumption.
• Preparing write-ups on conservation, history, ecology, and botany for internal use.
• Training of volunteers and new staff.
• Managing overnight camps for elementary and middle school-aged children and families.

Eatonville, Washington, United States

• Public education pertaining to North American wildlife and conservation in general.
• Managing interpretive centers.
• Working various large public events (5k runs, holiday celebrations, special educational activities, etc.)

Pullman, Washington, United States

Literature review and qualitative data analysis of interviews conducted with community members in several high wildfire-risk communities in parts of the western United States.

Pullman, Washington, United States

SOE 438 Natural Resource and Environmental Policy and Law: Development, content, and implementation of natural resources and environmental policy and law in the U.S. Emphasis on both historical development and current issues in this field. SOE 312 Natural Resources, Society, and the Environment: Social views of natural resources; processes by which these.

Pullman, Washington, United States

Morning feeding of eleven grizzly bears, assisting in research and veterinary procedures.

Master'S Degree, Environmental Science

Activities and Societies: Event Coordinator, The Wildlife Society at WSU (2020-2021) President, WSU Forestry Club/Society of American.

Bachelor'S Degree, Wildlife Ecology And Conservation Sciences, Forestry Minor, 3.77 Cumulative Gpa Magnum Cum Laude

Activities and Societies: WSU Concert Choir The Wildlife Society at WSU (Vice President 2017-2020) WSU Forestry Club/Society of American.