Ryan Phaneuf, Cerp, Cae, Suas Email & Phone Number

California, United States

Santa Ana

Trabuco Canyon

• Conducted biological monitoring, data collection in the field, and data entry. • Identified plant, bird, and butterfly phenotypes for several Southern California species.• Surveyed plants, birds, butterflies and adhered to surveying protocols.

Mission Viejo, California

• Development of field-based native plant identification opportunities for students.• Developing and identifying resources and materials to aid students in the plant identification process.• Leading training events focusing on plant identification techniques, developing botanical knowledge, and increasing skill with identification tools.

Orange County, California Area

• Mapping the political boundaries, habitat types, species distributions of the proposed Orange Coast River Park. • Utilizing Esri ArcGIS to create a GIS for the proposed system of parks.• Designing habitat, land use, and conceptual maps for distribution to stakeholders.

Santa Ana, California

• Responsible for managing the day-to-day functions of the Back to Natives Nursery, including propagation of over 100 native plant species, nursery irrigation and drainage projects, sales, and nursery maintenance.• Assisting the landscape designer and project manager in implementing landscape design projects.• Leading landscape crew in installation and maintenance of native plant landscapes.• Installing drip irrigation and drainage systems, and other hardscape for southern California native plant landscapes. • Leading volunteer groups in community based habitat restoration and service-learning projects.

600 E Memory Lane, Santa Ana, California 92705

- Habitat restoration: invasive species removal (Fountain Grass, Tocalote, Star Thistle, Mustard), planting of native plants in degraded habitats (Giant Creek Nettle)- Plant propagation- seeding, treatments, transplanting a variety of native plants- Native plant care, nursery maintenance, irrigation, drainage construction- Preparing plants for retail, landscape design purposes, and habitat restoration purposes.- Plant sales: customer service, ringing up customers, fielding questions about native plant growth habits, soil preferences, and habitat needs. - Assisting in Intern I training- safety, nursery procedures, project procedures

Santa Ana

• Native plant care, nursery maintenance, invasive species removal.• Preparing plants for retail and landscape design purposes.

La Mirada

• Managed lab preparation, prepared equipment and botanical specimens. • Facilitated student learning by fielding questions and grading.• Coordinated lab activities and materials.

Claremont, Ca

• Maintained botanical specimen collections, processed and sorted specimens.• Entered specimen records in database.

La Mirada

• Executed vital tasks related to the Introduction to Environmental Science class.• Assisted with research, including the use of Endnote software and MS Office.• Managed aspects of the La Mirada Creek Restoration Project, including invasive plant removal, planting, and caring for native plants.

Laguna Hills

• Managed office related tasks, made appointments.• Oversaw aspects of website maintenance.• Addressed customer service needs, processed payments, fielded questions.

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

Associate Of Arts (A.A.), General Studies