Thomas Wansleben

Experience

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  US Forest Service

  May 2000 - Oct 2003

  Wildlife Technician

  Conducted systematic inventories and assessed productivity for Mexican Spotted Owls and Northern Goshawks for federal compliance within proposed ecological restoration management areas

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  National Park Service

  May 2006 - Sept 2006

  Wildlife Technician

  Utilized distance sampling on point and line transects to collect data on avian composition and density throughout Grand Teton National Park

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  Mount Grace Land Conservation Trust

  Nov 2006 - Apr 2015

  Stewardship Biologist

  Manage a stewardship program that is responsible for the oversight of 5000+ acres of Conservation Easement land and 1400+ acres of fee owned land. The fee land responsibility includes ecological planning, where the natural resources of each property are inventoried and used to prepare management plans; ecological restoration, where degraded ecosystems are identified and restored; and sustainable forest management, where long term forest stewardship plans are developed and implemented. The conservation easement duties include annual monitoring of all easements, preparing baseline documentation reports, and assisting landowners with their property management challenges. I also annually train and supervise one AmeriCorps Regional Land Steward Show less

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  Massachusetts Division of Fisheries and Wildlife

  Apr 2015 - now

  Provide a range of grassland, shrubland, and forested habitats for species and communities of conservation concern on state wildlife management areas. Develop, plan, bid, and administer a range of habitat management activities on state lands using both private sector vendors and MassWildlife staff; and provide technical assistance on habitat enhancement to private and public landowners and organizations. Manage and oversee Wildlife Management Area (WMA) and Wildlife Conservation Easement (WCE) properties including annual monitoring, boundary marking, signage installation and investigating illegal trespass/encroachment. Participate in habitat restoration and management projects including operating machinery, prescribed burns, herbicide application or other habitat management techniques.

  • Habitat Biologist (Game Biologist III)

    May 2017 - now

  • Wildlife Stewardship Specialist (Game Biologist I)

    Apr 2015 - May 2017