Kyle Fabbro

Experience

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  National Park Service

  May 2012 - Aug 2012

  Vegetation Management Intern

  Assisted biologist Glenn Taylor and vegetation managers with forest insects and disease, and exotic vegetation management. Participated in the monitoring and implementation of integrated pest management plans for hemlock woolly adelgid, balsam woolly adelgid, and emerald ash borer (soil drenching and systemic insecticide applications, and biological control assessments). Compiled and organized field data from permanent forest health/ecological inventory plots.

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  Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission

  Feb 2013 - May 2013

  Wildlife Technician

  Participated in prescribed burns, vegetation monitoring studies, and wildlife surveys (e.g. white-tailed deer, bobwhite quail, and wading birds). Provided timber inventory data and management recommendations to the land manager for slash pine plantations at the CREW Wildlife and Environmental Area.

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  The Forestland Group

  May 2013 - Aug 2013

  Forest Inventory & Economics Intern

  Installation and data collection from permanent forest inventory plots in Arkansas and North Carolina. Participated in timber inventory and marking of bottomland hardwood forests with Larson & McGowin forestry consultants. Completed a discounted cash flow analysis of longleaf pine plantation management (harvest scheduling and pine straw raking alternatives) and restoration.

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  University of Florida

  Aug 2013 - May 2015

  Forestry Technician

  Measure and maintain PPINES and PINEMAP slash pine and loblolly pine plantation research plots, implement silvicultural treatments (weed control and fertilization), data management, and equipment/machine maintenance.

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  Florida FGT, LLC

  Nov 2013 - now

  Eucalyptus Genetic Improvement & Economics Research

  Genetic improvement of Eucalyptus grandis with a strong emphasis on freeze tolerance and blue gum chalcid resistance. Experience includes progeny test assessments (individual tree status, height/diameter measurements, freeze tolerance score, chalcid damage, and stem form/branching score), reevaluation of clonal and seedling seed orchards for pest resistance, estimation of genetic parameters, and inventory of Eucalyptus grandis genotype x silviculture research installations. Perform a financial analyses (optimal coppice stage and cycle lengths) of four Eucalyptus grandis cultivars established in clone x spacing x fertilization demonstration trials on former citrus lands and phosphate-mined clay settling areas. Show less

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  GreenWood Resources, Inc

  May 2014 - Aug 2014

  Forest Economics/Finance Intern

  Complete an irrigation optimization study of the Boardman Tree Farm, a 25,800-acre drip-irrigated hybrid poplar plantation in eastern Oregon. Additional responsibilities include the support of acquisitions, operations, and other investment management activities.

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  Weyerhaeuser

  Jun 2015 - Feb 2021

  Tree Improvement Research Forester

  Responsible for coordinating all genetics field tests across Southern Timberlands as well as supporting research activities for other areas of timberlands technology by working with key scientists across the Weyerhaeuser organization in Tree Improvement, Production Forestry, and Environmental Research. Ensure field test sites are properly selected, site prepared, established, maintained, and measured, document test establishment, and conduct research on various aspects of tree genetics, tree physiology, and silviculture. Show less

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  Lykes Bros. Inc.

  Mar 2021 - now

  Forestry Division Manager

  Responsible for managing +30k acres of Slash Pine and Eucalyptus plantation forests in the south-central Florida region. Develop and manage annual budgets, silvicultural strategic plans, and harvest schedules. Developed an internal Eucalyptus grandis growth and yield model. Coordinate tree planting operations. Maintain internal Eucalyptus seed orchards and collect commercial seed. Negotiate and administer timber sales. Coordinate and oversee post-establishment silvicultural treatments. Track and review monthly financial performance. Train and assign forestry and equipment division team members. Coordinate the sale and harvest of non-timber commodities. Design and implement research and development projects. Show less