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Red Deer, Alberta, Canada

Accountable for delivery of recreation focused spatial and program planning; recreation and tourism disposition management; activity permitting; and coordination of resource management functions.

Red Deer, Alberta

Lead the development of the Parks and Protected Areas aspects of the Bighorn Country Initiative. Scope of work included coordinating development of park boundaries, development of park management intent, draft parks management plan, and development of infrastructure plans. Lead development of infrastructure redevelopment plans for Jarvis Bay Provincial Park campground, Sulphur Gates Provincial Recreation Area campground and day use area, and William A. Switzer Provincial Park Visitor Centre Redevelopment plan.

Red Deer

Lead the development of draft Livingstone-Porcupine Hills Land Footprint Management Plan. Project examined linear footprint densities and made recommendations on management thresholds to maintain biodiversity. Lead the development of an Approved Water Management Plan for the Battle River basin. Objectives of the planning process include managing water quantity and quality in the basin, which is an ongoing challenge because of naturally low flow volumes, conditions of the biosphere (natural and modified) and the cumulative effects of municipal, industrial and agricultural activities.

Red Deer

Team lead for the development of the Working Well Program, which offers province-wide, hands-on workshops for water well owners to learn the basics of groundwater, well construction, common well problems, contamination risks, importance of well reclamation and best management practices.Supported the development of an Ozone Management Plan for the Parkland Airshed Management Zone (PAMZ). The main focus of the management plan is on voluntary stewardship, corporate responsibility and supportive programming to reduce ozone levels in the PAMZ region.

Hinton

Supported the integration of knowledge and tools into forest and land management policy, planning and practice. Initiatives through the delivery of environmental education and interpretive programs, communications tools such as newsletters, brochures, fact sheets, posters, as well as organizing tours, workshops, training courses and conferences. Our work was recognized by the Smithsonian Institution Folk Life Festival.Member of the Hardisty Creek Restoration Project Steering Committee. The project enabled the restoration of several stream crossings as well as instream fish habitat enhancement in Hardisty Creek, a small tributary of the Athabasca River. The project was recognized by the Alberta Emerald Foundation.

Department Of Geography

Teaching Assistant for Physical Geography 1400. Topics include: (a) the atmosphere and climate radiation and heating of the earth atmosphere, atmospheric water and precipitation, weather types and frequencies, large and small scale climate zones, climate change and the greenhouse effect; (b) drainage systems, runoff and water blance, rock weathering and debris movements on slopes, the work of rivers and glaciers, landforms in Canada; (c) the biosphere (natural and modified), energy and ecoystems, small and large scale ecosystems, soils and their development and modification, human impact on the biosphere.

Masters, Environmental Studies

Bachelor Of Arts, Philosophy