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Portland, Or, Us

Portland, Or, Us

Portland, Oregon, Us

Working in the Wind River Experimental Forest, as a research assistant for Dr. Margaret Metz's study investigating the role seedlings and oomycete pathogens play in determining future forest communities. My role:-Surveying 150+ 1m² vegetation plots. Identifying plant species present from seedling to mature life stage and tagging and measuring new stems, characterizing plot characteristics by % cover of various factors such as moss, bare ground, nurse logs.-Processing data using Excel and updating digital maps to account newly tagged plants-Navigating a 65 acre field site using a map and compass

Portland, Oregon, Us

Working as a stockroom assistant for the Chemistry Department. Responsible for the set up and take down of labs for chemistry classes, preparing diluted solutions from stock chemicals for use in labs, and calibrating hardware like uv-vis spectrometer, lab pro, pH sensors, and thermocouples

Portland, Oregon, Us

Teaching assistant for an intro biology course taught by Dr. Paulette Bierzychudek to a class of 30 students at Lewis and Clark CollegeMy role:-responding to student questions relating to planning experimental designs, using the R programming language, and helping prepare labs/classroom materials-meeting weekly with the professor and other TAs to discuss how student learning is progressing and the ways it can be improved

Lake Oswego, Oregon, Us

Working as a river guide on several of Oregon's rivers including the Clackamas, Mackenzie, Santiam, and Rogue River. As a paddle raft guide, I facilitated active participation in rafting by guests with little to no prior experience in boats. Multi-day trips required hospitality skills like preparing meals for guests, offering knowledge of the river's anthropologic and natural history, and entertaining guests with activities and conversation.

Washington, Dc, Us

Working as an FFT2 wildland firefighter in the Malheur National Forest on a type 4 heavy engine responding to timber and desert fires. Received Faller 1 chainsaw certification. FFT1/IC5 Taskbook opened.Responsibilities:-performing daily inspections and maintenance of equipment like engine, pump, saws, and hand tools-collecting fire weather data when on incidents and sharing to crews over radio-direct attack on fire either by constructing hose lay, digging fireline, or a combination of the two-fuels thinning and rx project work to limb up and reduce fuels continuity-operation of equipment like engines, offroad vehicles, and pumps (Mark 3, PPO, 4 stroke)

Portland, Oregon, Us

Assistant to an undergraduate research thesis on conifer regeneration and diversity in Portland's urban and rural forests. Performing field research to collect data and samples of fallen forest debris and further analyzing samples in the lab to record conifer seed quantities and species type.My role:-conducted transect surveys identifying all tree species in a plot from seedling to mature-measuring dbh of trees and assigning decay state to downed and dead wood-Northwest conifer identification at all stages; from seed and cone to seedling and mature tree

Ashland, Or, Us

Working as a part of the Digging Deeper School Partnership Program to educate children in grades 3-5 about science, our food system, and nutrition through hands-on farm and garden activities.My role:-working with elementary school teachers and their classes to facilitate learning about science -being a resource for spanish speaking students to translate and make learning accessible

Working with an arborist and providing assistance from the ground to help fall trees, chip material, and act as a road guard when working in high traffic locations.My role:-help direct falling by using rigging or a port-a-wrap-operating an industrial chipper and performing its regular maintenance-general grounds work including pruning, raking, spreading woodchips, etc.

Working for Chickadee Farms, a small farm in Southern Oregon which is a part of the Organic Seed Alliance. My role included:-planting from seed or starts, either by hand or with a transplanter-maintaining soil quality by amending it with organic material and removing weeds-operating equipment like threshers, combines, and tractors-harvesting a variety of plants and processing them for their seeds

Ashland, Or, Us

Learning about career paths in natural resources, ecosystem restoration, and ecology by taking part in ecological restoration, invasive species management, botany, fire ecology, wildlife habitat restoration, and trail maintenance.My role:-working on fuels projects to cut and pile logging slash-identification and removal of invasive plants-seed and bulb collection of rare native plants -trail construction using hand tools

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, Biology, General

High School Diploma