Joe Lovenshimer

Experience

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  Vermont Center For Ecostudies

  May 2012 - Aug 2012

  Mountain Birdwatch Technician

  Perform point counts and vegetation surveys focused on Bicknell's thrush across remote high elevation areas of New York, Vermont, New Hampshire, and Maine.

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  Beanstalk Builders

  Jan 2013 - Jun 2014

  Builder/Staff Trainer

  2012-2013, April 2016-CurrentDesigning and constructing high ropes courses and zip line courses while simultaneously overseeing safety of building crew. Upon completion of construction, I organized and facilitated multi-day trainings for course staff.

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  Southern Appalachian Highlands Conservancy

  Aug 2013 - Jul 2014

  Stewardship Associate

  I helped the land trust permanently protect new properties and to fulfill its stewardship obligation on previously protected properties. Day-to-day work varied with duties including monitoring conserved properties, performing active management projects, and creating management plans and baseline reports for new properties.

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  Appalachian State University

  Aug 2014 - May 2016

  Created and delivered material for upper level biology undergraduate students in classroom, computer lab, and field-work settings. Designing and implementing introductory courses in Biology in a laboratory setting.

  • Adjunct Instructor

    Jan 2016 - May 2016

  • Graduate Lab Instructor

    Aug 2014 - Dec 2015
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  Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute

  Aug 2015 - Dec 2015

  Adjunct Instructor

  Developed curriculum and instructed non-science majors in general biological concepts ranging from genetics to ecology in a laboratory setting

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  McKenzie River Trust

  Jan 2016 - Apr 2017

  Developed, coordinated, and promoted 13 annual ‘Connect with the Land’ tours on MRT properties.Created and implemented an organizational system for the trust’s GIS data allowing seamless use across programs.Performed spatial analysis, data mining, and conservation planning tasks to inform future investments for the trust.Aided in developing a five-year strategic conservation plan. Aided in planning and implementation of the landscape scale restoration project at the Green Island site. I also assisted in developing and carrying out restoration actions on other MRT properties with habitats including wet prairie, upland prairie, floodplain forest, and off channel habitat. Duties include site preparation, contractor coordination, grant oversight, developing restoration plans, and maintaining prior restoration work.

  • GIS and Events Coordinator

    Dec 2016 - Apr 2017

  • Stewardship Associate

    Jan 2016 - Dec 2016
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  The Nature Conservancy

  Mar 2017 - May 2018

  Willamette Basin Steward

  Planned and managed stewardship and restoration projects on conservancy owned preserves totaling 3,338 acres. Work involved extensive project management including directing contractors, managing $225,000 in annual budgets, and creating long-term work plans.Duties included directing all stages of large revegetation efforts, monitoring past restoration projects, directing vegetation management projects, and technical reporting. Success required robust ecological understanding of riparian, floodplain, and upland communities along with strong problem-solving skills, adaptability, and the ability to manage multiple complex projects simultaneously. Show less

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  Wildlands Engineering, Inc.

  May 2018 - now

  Lead Stewardship program for the company ensuring the establishment of native plant communities, restored streams, and functioning wetland systems on over 100 active restoration sites. Direct vegetation planning and conservation easement compliance efforts across the company. Grew Stewardship program from scratch and lead a team of nine full time staff.Project work includes stream, wetland, and floodplain restoration projects along with dam removals, flood storage, stormwater wetland, and watershed planning projects. Show less

  • Stewardship Manager

    Apr 2019 - now

  • Adaptive Management Specialist

    May 2018 - Apr 2019