Developing and assisting in research partnerships and programs at Portage College. I am currently researching ground lichen restoration for caribou habitat with partners at the NAIT Centre for Boreal Research.

At Portage I typically teach courses including Field Botany, Water and Wetlands, Weeds and Weed Control, Ecosystem Classification and Mapping, Principles of Ecology, and Environmental Law. I have also taught and/or developed courses including Introductory Fish & Wildlife, Wildlife Conservation, Ornithology, Phase I, II, and III Environmental Site Assessments, Petroleum Land Management, Global Environmental Issues, Alternative Energy, Remote Sensing, Aboriginal Land Management, Environmental… Show more At Portage I typically teach courses including Field Botany, Water and Wetlands, Weeds and Weed Control, Ecosystem Classification and Mapping, Principles of Ecology, and Environmental Law. I have also taught and/or developed courses including Introductory Fish & Wildlife, Wildlife Conservation, Ornithology, Phase I, II, and III Environmental Site Assessments, Petroleum Land Management, Global Environmental Issues, Alternative Energy, Remote Sensing, Aboriginal Land Management, Environmental Planning, and Intermediate Forest Sciences. Show less

Offering courses on edible and poisonous fungi and mushroom identification. I have also offered similar courses through the University of Alberta Botanic Gardens, John Janzen Nature Centre and the Alberta Mycological Society, including courses on Mushroom Microscopy.

Rare plant surveys, lichen and vascular plant identifications, and weed surveys for companies such as Hatfield Consultants, Millenium EMS Solutions, Geographic Dynamics Corp., and Lac La Biche County.

Compiled data and assigned Natureserve conservation ranks for macrofungi for the General Status of Species in Canada, and for provincial conservation data centers. In 2017, performed the first ever complete macrofungus assessments for Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba for the 2020 Wild Species Report. In 2022-23, conducted the re-assessments for Alberta and Saskatchewan for the 2025 Wild Species Report. Also performed large mushroom identification contracts for the Government of Alberta for… Show more Compiled data and assigned Natureserve conservation ranks for macrofungi for the General Status of Species in Canada, and for provincial conservation data centers. In 2017, performed the first ever complete macrofungus assessments for Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba for the 2020 Wild Species Report. In 2022-23, conducted the re-assessments for Alberta and Saskatchewan for the 2025 Wild Species Report. Also performed large mushroom identification contracts for the Government of Alberta for La Butte Creek, Fidler-Greywillow and Colin-Cornwall Lakes Wildland Provincial Parks (2001-2002). Show less

Performing and reviewing wetland and environmental surveys, and Phase I Environmental Site Assessments.

Performing rare plant surveys and other vegetation assessments, as well as ecosystem and wetland classification. Included mapping, air photo interpretation, fieldwork, supervising teams, identification of collected specimens, protocol development, report writing and editing, and proposal writing.