Professional Development Plan:
Mission:
What is your mission?
·
My
purpose or mission is to restore natural areas back to their original state.
This may be in the forms of creating policies to keep the lands natural, it may
be in the act of physically removing the undesirable plant species, or
designing programs that educate youth about why it’s important to continue to
preserve and care about the natural landscapes. Incorporate sustainable
practices into Forest Service practices.
Goals:
What goals do you have to reach the mission? How will this help you feel
accomplished?
·
Volunteer
restore a stream per year with Trout Unlimited
·
Work
on forest restoration with Forest Service
o
Hopefully
I can get a job with the USFS after graduation
·
Participating
Member of Natural Areas Association
o
Present
research at the NAA even after graduated from college
Strategy:
·
Involvement
with NAC, GS and Sustainability Specialist position
·
Environmental
Science Degree/Plant Science, GIS, SDD
·
Outdoor
Classroom ReLEAF grant
·
Graduate
UW-Stout (1 year)
·
Attend
conferences to continue education growth
·
Graduate
School
·
Obtain
a career in the US FS
Enduring
(Values): What do you value?
·
I
value friends, family, social hours, hard work, intelligence, financial
freedoms. Also renewable energy to power my home, moss lawns, plants, trees, mountains,
and the earth. These things make happiness in my life, and I hope to always be
around the wilderness.
Skill list:
Developed:
·
Plant
ID/Tree ID
·
Ecology
Theories
·
Forest
Service
·
GPS
·
Organization
o Planning
o Sustainability integration
·
Growing
plants
Emerging:
·
GIS
o ArcGIS programs
o Analysis
·
Forestry
·
Greenhouse
Management
·
Restoration
Management
o Fire- Type 2 Certified
o Stream- Worked with Trout
Unlimited
o Soil- Outdoor Classroom
·
Water
quality
·
Soil
Knowledge
·
Science
writing/formatting
·
Poster
making
·
Grant
writing
Missing:
·
Chemistry
skills
·
Animal
biology
·
CPR
and other Certifications
·
Writing
for non-profits
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