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Monterey, California, United States

Monterey, California, United States

San Francisco Bay Area

• Assessed and determined restoration needs at four stewardship sites in the GGNRA.
• Supervised and worked with staff and interns to remove invasive plants using herbicide, chainsaws, brushcutters, and hand tools; revegetated landscapes using native plants and by direct seed; and installed.
• Directly supervised one full-time, paid employee.
• Monitored the federally endangered Mission blue and San Bruno elfin butterflies; egg masses of the federally threatened California red-legged frog; captured and released Mission blues.
• Led the efforts of the Lupine Diversification Project for the Park Stewardship Program. The goal of this park-wide project is to diversify and enhance Mission blue lupine habitat which has been declining due to impacts.
• Developed, managed, and supervised contracts for invasive plant species removal and native plant revegetation.

Seaside, CA

• Facilitated community-based habitat restoration programs and projects in Monterey County. Restoration work included invasive species removal and native planting in riparian, coastal scrub, chaparral, and dune habitats.
• Supervised and led staff in habitat restoration projects that included native out-planting in Fort Ord and invasive plant species removal.
• Collected, cleaned, and sowed native plant seed; transplanted vegetation at a native plant nursery.
• Directed science and environmental science curriculum activities in outdoor settings.
• Supported a project funded by UC Santa Cruz that tested different ways to establish sand gilia (Gilia tenuiflora ssp. arenaria) in the field, a federally endangered plant.

Golden Gate National Recreation Area

• Coordinated education workshops for the California Phenology Project.
• Developed training materials, project manuals, and guides for volunteers and park staff.
• Led trainings for volunteers and park staff.
• Coordinated outreach and recruitment activities for volunteers; wrote newsletter articles and information pamphlets for volunteers.

Golden Gate National Recreation Area

• Facilitated habitat restoration programs and projects for youth and adult groups in the Presidio of San Francisco.
• Mapped rare and endangered plant species using GPS/GIS.
• Collected, cleaned, and sowed native plant seed; transplanted vegetation at a native plant nursery.
• Stewardship duties included native landscaping and invasive plant species removal.

Golden Gate National Recreation Area

• Collected and managed phenological data for the California Phenology Project.
• Planned and implemented phenology course-based field trips for youth and adult community groups.
• Gave interpretive and outreach presentations to recruit volunteers.
• Led trainings for volunteers and park staff.

San Francisco Bay Area

May – August 2008, 2009, 2010 - Facilitated habitat restoration programs and projects for youth and adult groups in the Golden Gate National Recreation Area. - Stewardship duties included trail building, native landscaping, and exotic species removal. - Collected, cleaned, and sowed native plant seed; transplanted vegetation at a native plant nursery..

Master'S Degree, Environmental Science

Bachelor'S Degree, Environmental Science, Technology, And Policy – Watershed Systems

Summa Cum Laude Distinction in Major