Grace Milanowski Email & Phone Number

Saint Paul, MN, US

Offal Wildlife Watching Programoffal.umn.edu

MN, IA, IL, CA, WI

- Conduct on-the-ground wildlife surveys to quantify potential wildlife impact as it relates to proposed renewable energy development- Monitor wildlife in and around current and proposed wind energy facilities as part of environmental impact assessment (pre and post construction) by conducting: bat and avian mortality searches, avian point counts, raptor.

Platteville, Wisconsin, United States

- Supervised and coordinated management of 250+ organization volunteers to carry out trail maintenance, habitat restoration, events, activities, promotion and donor/membership growth- Maintained organizational membership and financial databases, website and social media- Coordinated and led formal and informal environmental educational activities and.

Dubuque, Iowa, United States

- Redeveloped volunteer program that better suits the needs of staff and programs to fulfill organization’s mission of improving lives through food via demonstrations, classes and events- Maintained volunteer-related databases- Recruited, oriented and trained new volunteers; coordinated connections between new volunteers and staff - Planned and executed.

- Carried out organization’s mission of empowering people to grow their own food sustainably while providing food security to under-served school populations through management of all aspects of organic fruit and vegetable production at twenty partnering schools and residential gardens- Delivered comprehensive environmental education to K-12 students and.

Minneapolis, MN

- Assisted with daily operations of recreation center/park grounds and facility supervision- Provided customer service to park patrons: answered inquiries about park programming via telephone, on-line or in person- Developed positive relationships with park users of all ages- Assisted in recreation based K-6 childcare: supervising structured and.

Minneapolis, MN

- Conducted walking surveys of buildings in downtown Minneapolis as part of a bird-window collision research study- Provided input in study and protocol design- Data management through: photographic documentation, Excel spreadsheets and GIS databases

Tonopah, NV

- Monitored wildlife in and around concentrated solar facility as part of environmental impact assessment by conducting avian point counts, mammal/avian mortality surveys, raptor and waterbird surveys and maintaining trail cameras - Data management and quality assurance

Beaverton/Portland, OR

- Coordinated all aspects of implementation, evaluation, and expansion of multi-session, research-based, hands-on, bilingual, volunteer-taught garden education courses for adults living on low incomes in the Portland Metro area. In turn: empowered and educated over 1000 “Seed to Supper” class adult participants to grow their own food, become more food.

Blue River, OR

- Conducted daily target mist-netting and avian point counts to monitor species prevalence and populations to determine long-term effects of climate change on forest birds - Trained and managed team of 3 technicians in proper mist-netting and handling techniques- Data management

Mt. Ayr, IA

- Research on Greater Prairie Chicken habitat suitability in Southwest Iowa. - Duties included: daily surveys aimed at discovering new chicken populations, collection of vegetation data to determine a habitat suitability model, regular monitoring of 3 active leks, assistance in trapping and outfitting chickens with GPS transmitters, monitoring 10 tracked.

Havre, MT

- Supported University Campus Corps members in their community service placements (local food bank, hospital, schools, Early Head Start, Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Program, Northern MT Care Center, BioEnergy Center)- Planned events at University for National Service Days- Provided support for other University programs and events- Served as a liaison.

Tena, Ecuador

- Served as an environmental education specialist with partnering foundation providing funding and training for community projects addressing climate change disruption in the Amazon- Developed and executed a teacher training program with 12 schools to disperse environmental education resources in local classrooms- Developed activities and resources for.

Madison, Wisconsin Area

- Research studying the effects of removed tree rows on grassland birds’ nesting habits - Duties included: searching for bird nests, setting up cameras on nests to determine nest predators, monitoring nests, observing birds’ nesting and feeding habits, assisting with bird banding and mist netting, vegetation measurements/data and data entry

Great Lakes Environmental Research Lab, Ann Arbor, MI

- Analyzed juvenile and larval fish diets to study the effects of hypoxia and river discharge on Lake Erie yellow perch - Data entry and data analysis - Developed and presented independent research at Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program symposium