USFS collaboration with staff to synthesize recent research on drivers of carbon change on the west coast and assist with improving estimates of key ecosystem components of regional forests from Forest Inventory and Analysis (FIA) measurements.

• Western Pond turtle (Actinemys marmorata) basking surveys, nesting surveys and annual trapping including invasive Red-eared slider removal • Lead Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) summer and midwinter nesting surveys • Vehicle fleet management, maintenance, winterization and wildfire preparation• Technical report and permit drafting and editing; contribute to annual work planning • Extensive experience conducting biological analyses of land and water resources• Assist botany team with rare plant surveys, seed propagation, native cultivation and transplants• Participate on employee interview panels and candidate selections• Lead SCA wildlife interns in planning field research and capture and release of wildlife • Purple Martin (Progne subis) nest box repair project and assist with banding, nest checks • Monitoring of sensitive species and their habitats including: songbird nest boxes, salamanders, shorebirds, amphibian egg masses• Trailering boats and UTVs, hauling a variety of gear, equipment and lumber safely• Submit regular purchase requests for wildlife supplies• Regular use of ArcPro GIS• Edit, maintain and QAQC multiple databases including historic Western Pond turtle data for USFWS ESA listing• Coordination of wildlife and wildlife habitat protection and conservation with multiple agencies• Safely use a variety of power tools; annual dam safety and CPR/First Aid training

• Northern Spotted Owl (Strix occidentalis) night surveys independently and with crew members• Extensive compass, GPS and township and range map use to safely navigate 4WD logging roads• Strenuous hiking of multi-aged timber stands to identify and mark old growth Douglas Fir according to Van Pelt Guide characteristics; GPS mark wildlife legacy trees, snags and coarse woody debris• GIS training through UC Davis and BLM partnership• Willamette Valley noxious weed survey mapping using S1 on a mobile device• Western pond turtle (Actinemys marmorata), Marbled Murrelet (Brachyramphus marmoratus) and Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) surveys with spotting scope and binoculars

• Vet grid cell sites and deploy Pettersson D500X ultrasound bat detectors across Oregon• Plan and implement weekly itinerary and submission of safety protocols; QC and appendix writing for technical reports• Conduct bat mist netting and white-nose syndrome swabbing in Mount Rainier National Park• Extensive GPS, compass and map use including remote off road 4WD navigation• Conduct Lemhi penstemon (Penstemon lemhiensis) and Common camas (Camassia quamash) plant surveys in Big Hole National Battlefield, Montana• Preliminary vetting of sound files, attribution, and classification of species in Sonobat software• NABat site vetting, bat detector deployment and tree/vegetation surveys for pre/post tree thinning in Crater Lake National Park and Lassen Volcanic National Park• Mesocarnivore bait, hair snare and camera trap deployment in Lassen Volcanic National Park• Pika (Ochotona princeps) scat surveys in Lava Beds National Monument, California and Craters of the Moon National Monument, Idaho

• Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) otolith and coded wire tag (CWT) removal for SJRRP• Read and record CWTs• Fyke, trammel and gill net mending• Data entry and QA/QC monitoring, proofreading and editing technical documents• Gill and trammel net fishing aboard watercraft for white sturgeon (Acipenser transmontanus), egg mat setting and egg collection for AFRP• Download software and water quality data via HOBO data logger• Conduct daily midwater and Kodiak trawls aboard watercraft; identify San Joaquin Delta fish species and collect salmon DNA and otolith samples for DJFMP• Identify California sea lion (Zalophus californianus) by sight in trawl zone• Beach seining and use of velocity meter, turbidity meter and Secchi disk• Acoustic tagging assistant for the 2017 Salmonid Survival Studies at the Tracy Bureau ofReclamation Center

• Assess stream geomorphology, invasive plant species, fish habitat and canopy cover following• established AIM protocol• Collect aquatic invertebrates using kick net• Collect slope measurements using CST/Berger autolevel and stadia rod• Collect water measurements using a YSI meter• Assist with reptile trapping using drift fences• Assist terrestrial AIM crew with vegetation transects, plant collection and ID including plant keying, soil pit digging and classification• Electrofishing for the Muddy Creek stream restoration project• Extensive GPS, compass and map use including remote off road 4WD navigation• Frequent hiking with heavy pack in rugged terrain and inclement weather