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Kremmling, Colorado, United States

Collaborative, inter-agency role supporting and furthering conservation efforts in the North Park Restoration Lanscape identified by the Bureau of Land Management. A major focus of these efforts is to improve the connectivity of riparian and wetland areas in North Park and Jackson County. A variety of restoration efforts come together to achieve this: restoration and improvement of waterfowl habitat, meadow restoration, stream restoration, rangeland infrastructure projects, and natural resource monitoring, among others.Restoration work in North Park has the potential to have an impact on the entire North Platte Watershed through partnerships across the public and private sectors. Work in this landscape can help increase resilience against drought, wildfire, and water shortages.

Salem, Oregon, United States

Forestry Technician position balancing field and office work in the Marys Peak Field Office of the Northwest Oregon District. Duties primarily consisted of collecting and compiling forest and woodland management data regarding location, size, character, extent, volume, rate of growth, and quality of timber. Collected forest inventory data from timber cruises, prepared timber sales, performed timber markings in forest development projects, road layout projects, amongst other miscellaneous duties. Assisted professional Foresters by gathering a variety of resource information used to prepare the forestry portion of Resource Management Planning document. Performed stocking surveys to monitor reforestation efforts in project areas and ensure quality control on plantings from contracted planting crews. Conducted stand exams to examine and document forest composition and structure. Marked and designated timber to be removed in timber sales or for use disposals. Compiled data points and maps of forest and woodland areas, cutover area, burned areas and special use areas in preparation for timber sales.Routinely worked with the interdisciplinary team. Participated in IDT meetings, providing input on relevant field sites and conditions throughout Marys Peak. Assisted field office Fish Biologist with fish shocking to detect and document presence/absence of fish species in project areas. Oversaw contracted restoration projects, mainly large woody debris (LWD) placement. Conducted stream inception point surveys to determine location and periodicity of water within BLM boundary areas. Performed restoration work in timber sale areas via revegetation of landings and other disturbed areas with native plant species. Collected native seed from Areas of Critical Environmental Concern (ACEC) to contribute to district seed bank and revegetation efforts. Created exhibit maps for use in timber sale contracts for GIS specialists using ArcGIS Pro and data collected through FieldMaps.

Kamiah, Idaho, United States

Fish habitat assessment and monitoring. Fieldwork involves measuring cobble embeddedness, stream bank-full, and channel typing. Monitoring work usually involves eDNA sampling and in-stream data collection. Collaborating on several large-scale, interagency restoration projects. Restoration work entails collecting biological material, constructing and maintaining beaver-dam-analogs (BDAs), post assisted log structures (PALs).

Montrose, Colorado, United States

AmeriCorps position in partnership with the Bureau of Land Management focused on assessment, inventory, and monitoring (AIM) of ecosystems across multiple landscape-types - focusing on plant and soil health. Conducted 80+ AIM plots on BLM vegetation manipulation projects to alter wildfire behavior (e.g. reduce fuels) and or restore areas due to a lack of wildfire from fire suppression.

Denver, Colorado, United States

Greater Denver Area

Greater Denver Area

Baja California, Mexico

Assisted Dr. Donald Sullivan in his environmental science and field methods course in the desert southwest - including Arizona and southern California in the United States as well as the Mexican states of Baja California and Baja California Sur. The course took an interdisciplinary look at the physical geography, geology, ecology, biogeography, and cultural geography of these areas.My duties included maintaining the course's smooth execution, fielding student questions post-lecture and throughout the day, organizing lecture material, and managing the course itinerary; among other things. This course was physically demanding: camping every night of the trip with weather conditions varying from hot and humid, to cold and rain; hiking regularly in order to access geographic features and terrains; lifting and carrying heavy items when setting up camp every night.

Naperville, Il

• Assisted customers dropping off and picking up dry-cleaning items, informed customers about quality services offered, answered any questions customers had, and monitored other employees to maintain efficiency as the shift leader• Resolved issues for customers related to unsatisfactory quality and late or missing orders by communicating with store managers and by using SPOT software to track store progress, store inventory, and to locate items using itemized bar codes