Roger Stephens Email & Phone Number

Oakland, Ca, Us

San Francisco Bay Area, Ca

Field biologist and data analyst for various projects throughout the San Francisco Bay Area• SFPUC Bioregional Habitat Restoration projects in the Alameda and Peninsula watersheds: - Vegetation Cover Monitoring - Non-native Invasive Plant Mapping and Monitoring - Upland and Riparian Oak Recruitment - Wetland and Pond Monitoring - Tree Survival Assessments - Residual Dry Matter Collection and Analysis… Show more Field biologist and data analyst for various projects throughout the San Francisco Bay Area• SFPUC Bioregional Habitat Restoration projects in the Alameda and Peninsula watersheds: - Vegetation Cover Monitoring - Non-native Invasive Plant Mapping and Monitoring - Upland and Riparian Oak Recruitment - Wetland and Pond Monitoring - Tree Survival Assessments - Residual Dry Matter Collection and Analysis - Special Status Species Monitoring - Hydrology and Soil Infiltration - Infrastructure Monitoring - Protocol level seine and dipnet surveys for California tiger salamander (Ambystoma californiense) - Johnny jump-up (Viola pedunculata) surveys for Callippe silverspot butterfly (Speyeria callippe callippe) • Rare Plant Surveys for PG&E pipeline and CalTrans road improvement projects throughout the Bay Area and California, including the following counties: Alameda, San Mateo, Napa, Sonoma, Solano, Marin, Contra Costa, Tehama, Tuolomne, Fresno, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, and more.• Biomonitoring for California red-legged frog (Rana draytonii) and San Francisco garter snake (Thamnophis sirtalis tetrataenia) at the Peninsula watershed.• Endangered fountain thistle (Cirsium fontinale var. fontinale) censuses at the Peninsula watershed.• Annual firebreak clearance surveys for rare and endangered plants such as San Mateo woolly sunflower (Eriophyllum latilobum), and rare and endangered butterfly host plants such as summer lupine (Lupinus formosus) throughout the Peninsula watershed.• Proficiency with map creation, data analysis, and digital data collection through GIS work with QGIS, ESRI Collector, ArcGIS Online, ArcMap, and ArcGIS Pro. Show less

Davis, Ca

• Collected vegetation and GPS/remote sensing data from various sites around California for fire succession projects, in Plumas National Forest and Yosemite National Park; and drought study projects, in the East Sierras at Bishop, and Western foothills of the Sierra's for the NASA collaborated Hyspiri satellite project (http://hyspiri.jpl.nasa.gov/). • Created comprehensive herbaceous plant surveys along 1km transects in various ecosystems. • Prepared and analyzed the chemistry of leaf… Show more • Collected vegetation and GPS/remote sensing data from various sites around California for fire succession projects, in Plumas National Forest and Yosemite National Park; and drought study projects, in the East Sierras at Bishop, and Western foothills of the Sierra's for the NASA collaborated Hyspiri satellite project (http://hyspiri.jpl.nasa.gov/). • Created comprehensive herbaceous plant surveys along 1km transects in various ecosystems. • Prepared and analyzed the chemistry of leaf samples, with a Costech Carbon/Nitrogen analyzer.• GIS and ARCMap experience through map creation and geo-rectification of flight lines using ENVI and ARCGIS software. Show less

Davis, Ca

• Traveled independently to conduct vegetation surveys throughout the California Floristic Province to analyze the effect of the drought on serpentine plant communities.• Studied attributes of new plants daily for each site by using The Jepson Manual and CalFlora.• Extensive work in adverse weather and field conditions, including freezing rain, steep slopes, extremely dense vegetation, and 110-degree heat.

Cosumnes River Preserve, Galt Ca

• Part of a 4-member team conducting vegetation/insect surveys, recording species richness and density of plant species in 20x20 meter plots in the Cosumnes River Preserve.• Analyzed the effectiveness of restoration techniques through gauging recruitment of Valley Oak (Quercus lobata) seedlings and invasive species re-growth.• Compiled collected data and entered it into a Microsoft Access database.

Fortuna, Ca

• Gauged effectiveness of the 19-year-old Salmonid Restoration project by collecting and analyzing data.• Assisted in writing the grant narrative and conducted interviews with community members.

Arcata, Ca

Invasive Species Removal; Semester-long project for Sustainable Campus (ENVS 411). Identified and removed invasive plant species from a disturbed 120 foot by 40 foot plot of land on campus. Conducted surveys estimating percent cover of all species pre and post removal using a one meter squared quadrat along two line transects. Established photo points, and replanted native vegetation. An effectiveness report was then written, including figures and statistics.

Freshwater, Ca

Semester-Long project for Applied Ecological Restoration course (ENVS 450). Completed field sampling with nets during ebb tide, identified families and species richness over a course of 6 sites using a microscope in a laboratory, wrote a report of the implications and analysis of the findings (including charts and metrics).

Costa Rica

Monitored dolphin habits/behaviors in the Gulfo Dulce region of Costa Rica in the Pacific, and conducted poison dart frog population surveys in the rainforest.

Humboldt County

Assisted people in the community with projects including demolition, cleaning, landscaping, moving, general labor, etc.

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Environmental Science, 3.43

Degree specific in Ecological Restoration.

Associate Of Arts, General Education

High School Diploma