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Portland, Oregon, United States

Portland, Oregon

Portland, OR

• Implemented riparian restoration projects on over 1,700 acres in the Sandy River basin.
• Managed over 1,300 acres of oak and prairie conservation lands in the Willamette Valley.
• Developed contracts and managed the work of contractors.
• Trained and supervised the work of staff, interns, and volunteers.
• Wrote management and restoration plans, grant and permit applications, reports, and outreach materials.

Ithaca, NY

• Developed and implemented management plans and habitat enhancement projects for over 4,300 acres of nature preserves
• Trained and supervised the work of staff, student interns, volunteers, and contractors
• Organized invasive species management efforts and monitored their efficacy
• Collaborated with scientists and college students on natural resource monitoring and invasive species control research projects

Corvallis, Oregon Area

• Coordinated fieldwork for regional prairie restoration research, including establishing research plots, gathering vegetation data and plant and soil samples
• Drafted educational materials for plant identification
• Supervised field crew of two interns

Portland, Oregon Area

• Conducted laboratory tasks related to the preservation of seeds in the Seed Bank for Rare and Endangered Plants of the Pacific Northwest
• Conducted fieldwork focused on rare plant research and reintroduction projects

Portland, Oregon Area

• Developed and managed restoration projects in riparian, wetland, and oak savannah habitats
• Conducted landowner outreach to establish restoration projects on private land
• Prepared city and state permit applications and contributed to grant applications
• Collected and analyzed vegetation monitoring data for restoration projects

Vancouver, WA

• Drafted baseline reports for land trust properties incorporating information on physical and biological features and historic land use
• Monitored preserves and conservation easements
• Conducted habitat assessments and developed management plans
• Coordinated volunteer program and facilitated volunteer stewardship events

Ithaca, New York Area

• Performed lab analysis of root and soil samples for forest ecology research projects
• Collected soil and vegetation data in a research forest