Grace Milanowski Email & Phone Number

Saint Paul, Mn, Us

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 surveys, installation and maintenance of acoustic bat recorders- Maintain positive working relationships with local landowners and residents to educate about research purposes and achieve research goals- Data management and quality assurance

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 opportunities for volunteers, community members and trail users- Maintained communication between board, volunteers, committee members, deputy coordinator and other stakeholders- Prepared, tracked and submitted grant reports; collaborated on new grant proposals

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 large scale and group volunteer events

- 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 residential clients through hands-on gardening lessons and consultations during weekly visits- Managed all aspects of organic fruit and vegetable production at 20 school and backyard residential gardens- Maintained excellent customer service with clients and supervisors via regular in person, phone and email communication- Kept detailed records on all aspects of garden accounts

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 non-structured recreation, arts and sports activities/programs

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 secure and fight hunger at its root causes- Expanded program by tripling number of classes taught and number of new volunteers recruited and trained and by developing long-term organizational partnerships with 10 new agencies- Provided support in orienting and training new and veteran Educators; managed volunteer pool of 100 Garden Educators.

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 chickens with GPS transmitters.

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 between the community and the campus regarding volunteer opportunities- Provided direct community service to various organizations such as the USDA Natural Resource Conservation Service, the local soup kitchen and the American Red Cross among others

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 monthly education workshops in 7 different communities - Managed grant to supply training and materials for sustainable cacao production for community of 36 families

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