Petitcodiac
Fish Recovery Coalition (PFRC) fish trap near the head of tide on the
Petitcodiac River, in Salisbury New Brunswick
Work Experience:
Petitcodiac Fish Recovery Coalition (Canada)
Fisheries Technician
Fort
Folly Habitat Recovery / Amec Enivronment
& Infrastructure
Salisbury, New Brunswick,
April 2011 to November 2011
- managed fish trap monitoring species return as part of the Province of New Brunswick's Petitcodiac River Restoration Project
- analyzed data and wrote report on results of the 2011 field season
Fort Folly Habitat Recovery (Canada)
Forest Technician
Dorchester, New Brunswick, October & November 2009 and June to October 2010
- established a baseline assessment of the state of the Fort Folly First Nation’s forested landbase by laying out and inventorying a network of permanent sample plots
- maintained, upgraded and expanded the forest trail network within the Fort Folly First Nation Reserve
- contributed photos and helped develop, edit, and produce a series of interpretive panels on traditional Mi'kmaq usage of native plants for the Fort Folly Medicine Trail (Amlamgog Nnue’gati M’pisun Awti’j)
- supervised and supported FFHR crew working with Parks Canada doing the 2010 vegetation monitoring on existing PSPs within Fundy National Park
- supervised and supported FFHR crew working with the Fundy Model Forest to assess water crossings on the Big Salmon River for barriers to fish passage
Nursery Manager
Lake Mead NRA Native Plant Nursery
Boulder City, Nevada, November
2003 to November 2005
Placed as an Associate employed by the Environmental Careers
Organization
- coordinated day to day operations at the nursery, managing a crew of 3
- developed and implemented planting schedules to supply orders from the park, and other government agencies
- performed maintenance and repairs on nursery infrastructure
- carried out seed collection, propagation, and research on selected species
Restoration Intern
Native Plant Nursery & Restoration Contractor
Winthrop, Washington, May 2002 to November 2002
- implemented riparian restoration project for U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
- collected seeds and propagated plants in nursery for use in restoration projects
- monitored and maintained restoration projects from previous year
Oil Sands Research and Information Network (Canada)
Network Coordinator
University of Alberta
Edmonton, Alberta, October 2000 to August 2001
- designed and constructed the original Network website
- represented the Network at meetings with government and industry
- contacted researchers and institutions to invite their participation in the Network.
Agroforestry Extensionist
Ololulunga, Rift Valley Province, June 1995 to August 1997
- worked with farmers, schools, and self help groups on tree planting, soil conservation, and alternative energies (particularly solar)
- trained primary school teachers in seed collection, nursery establishment, planting out and protection of seedlings, and management of trees
- wrote a field guide to collection and propagation of seeds and seedlings of 50 commonly used tree species, subsequently distributed to Peace Corps Kenya's incoming agroforestry extensionists
Centre for Rainforest Studies (Australia)
Intern / Teaching Assistant
School for Field Studies
Yungaburra, Queensland, January 1991 to December 1991
- lectured, led field labs, and managed use of research equipment
- established and maintained an herbarium
- developed field guide for 92 common local plant species
- designed and planted an arboretum
- constructed a trail network
- installed solar
panels to provide lighting for remote housing on site
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Striped
Bass caught in on the Petitcodiac River in the 
