Jack Larson Email & Phone Number

Minneapolis, Mn, Us

South St Paul, Minnesota, United States

Responsible for the installation and management of green infrastructure projects within the Twin Cities Metro. These include projects associated with ecologically sound storm water management, native plant landscaping, and construction and maintenance of wetland pond buffers and rain gardens.

United States

Assisted in maintaining the growth and development of >2,500 plants in the collection. Main responsibilities included: watering, cleaning, and maintaining fertilizer systems operation. Completed 2 guided class tours and helped train in 2 new employees.

Invasive species management in large prairies, urban rain gardens, and herbaceous wetland buffers. Learned proper equipment use and maintenance for: chainsaws, brush saws, backpack sprayers for chemical application and driving of large truck and trailer combinations.

Application of fungicide to American & Red elm trees in urban settings to prevent the onset/spread of Dutch Elm Disease.Communicated specific tree issues to clients.

Minnesota, United States

Field work included mapping research plots, plant surveying, and soil sampling. Lab work included analyzing DNA extractions, creating bacterial/fungal cultures, and completion of PCR with gel electrophoresis. Completion of a personal research project exploring the use of Rhizobia soil bacterial density as a metric for the success of prairie succession.