Thomas Pearce Email & Phone Number

Madison, Wisconsin Area

Manage wide variety of program and project needs for the DNR In-Lieu Fee Wetland Mitigation Program. Write administrative code, program guidance, and standard operating procedures. Manage a database for financial accounting for mitigation sales and project development and timelines for 13 wetland mitigation projects. Manage and oversee contractors and project budgets for wetland restorations across Wisconsin. Coordinate project submittals and approvals by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the EPA.

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Lead and facilitate one-week work skills trainings for new conservation crew leaders (21-30 years old). Organize project sites with public lands or non-profit agency contacts and act as communication liaison throughout the training. Work with SCA staff and fellow instructors to provide new leaders with relevant and applicable skills in trail construction and maintenance, carpentry, invasive species management, team building, project management, and risk management. Evaluate crew leader participants and instructors.

California And Alaksa

Co-led trail maintenance and camp site restoration projects in national parks with high school student volunteer crews. Managed food budgets, travel logistics, gear and equipment, and project tasks for 30 days of backcountry work. Taught NOLS-based conservation leadership curriculum to 6-8 high school students.

Madison, Wi

Lead volunteer work crews on invasive species management and native seeding on Arboretum lands.

Madison, Wi

Lead public tours in a 1,200 acre research institute with restored Wisconsin ecosystems. Teach visitors of all ages about Arboretum history and culture; ecological restoration; prairie, savanna, and forested ecosystems; Arboretum plants and animals; citizen science and phenology; and moon cycles and stars.

Madison, Wi

Analyze planning and policy tools and successful case studies for the Mequon Preservation Partners. Write reports for policy and program recommendations to the City of Mequon to use for open space protection.

Madison, Wi

Analyze the built and natural environment in small Wisconsin towns using ArcGIS and U.S. Census, Wisconsin DOT, Wisconsin DNR and county land use datasets. Summarize results from walk audits using the Rural Active Living audit (RALA) tool. Co-facilitate resident discussions, design workshops, and walks focused on active travel, town infrastructure, and travel experiences. Write reports with GIS map graphics for Living Design Lab and academic publications.

Madison, Wi

Assisted with a summer planning course for 25 Environmental Conservation graduate students from the UW-Madison Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies. Graded and provided written feedback for reports. Led discussion sections for land use planning topics such as zoning and ordinances, land trusts and conservation easements, farmland preservation, payment for ecosystem services, and climate change policy tools.

Monona, Wi

Taught ecology, cultural history, team building, and adventure education lessons to school students aged 4-15 in prairie, forest, pond, and wetland ecosystems with a focus on the Leopold Land Ethic. Led middle school student groups on natural history and backpacking programs.

Madison, Wi

Taught Biology 151 (cells, genetics, human physiology) discussion sections and Biology 152 (evolution, plant physiology, ecology) lab sections. Engaged students with disparate learning levels in complex biology content through small group learning strategies, Socratic questioning, and visual materials. Organized lessons and provided written feedback on reports for 40-120 students.

Madison, Wi

Facilitated monthly meetings for garden committee, registrar, and garden workers. Organized seed fair and plant sale events. Assisted at garden workdays, season opening and closing. Led garden orientations for new gardeners. Co-led hiring committee for open garden registrar position.

Madison, Wi

Worked with neighborhood board and residents to manage public flower gardens and fruit tree plantings. Reviewed development proposals and deliberated city planning issues at monthly meetings.

Madison, Wi

Worked with staff to increase membership base and promote awareness of the Bike Fed and Madison B-Cycle (bike share system) on UW-Madison campus. Assisted with research for bicycle infrastructure cost/benefit when compared to auto exclusive project cost/benefit.

Madison, Wi

Supported neighborhood-led initiatives through a small grants program focused on community capacity building and social equity. Conducted workshops with city stakeholders on civic engagement, community values, and neighborhood projects.

Duluth, Minnesota

Created forms and contact lists for volunteer events. Managed database with contacts and volunteer hours. Participated in discussions with Volunteer Coordinator and city and private stakeholders for planning initiatives such as community gardens, adopt-a-park programs, and city-wide parks clean-up events.

Saco, Me

Taught 12 different marine ecology courses to middle school students in forest, beach, sand dune, and tide pool ecosystems. Delivered organic food centered presentations to large groups of 50+ students.

Finland, Mn

Taught 30 different outdoor lessons in environmental, ecology, and adventure education to middle (majority), high school (some), and college students (least). Delivered living history and raptor presentations to large audiences of up to 150 people. Completed graduate level environmental education courses in pedagogy, teaching and learning principles, and experiential education curriculum. Participated in professional development seminars weekly on topics ranging from storytelling to goal achievement to wildlife tracking.

Vermont

Co-led planning, projects, education, and evaluation for an 8-person paid youth crew (18-21 years old) to complete trail maintenance and construction work on national forest, private, and municipality-owned trails in Vermont.

Hawley, Ma

Developed environmental education curriculum according to Massachusetts state learning standards. Taught environmental education and science lessons to public school K-6 students in classroom and outdoor settings. Completed new trail construction, trail closures and restoration, bridge construction, and invasive plant removal on Massachusetts public lands.

Master'S Degree, M.S., Urban And Regional Planning And M.S., Water Resources Management

Land use policy and planning, urban design, site planning, bicycle and pedestrian planning, water resources policy, environmental law.

Master'S Certificate Environmental Education

B.S. Secondary Education, B.A. History

Education focus in history, political science, economics, and sociology.