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Bethany Lund

Bethany Lund

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Restoration Technician at Tualatin Soil and Water Conservation District

  • Education

    • Arizona State University

      2005 - 2008
      Masters Plant Biology

      Thesis: The Vascular Flora of Hummingbird Springs Wilderness, AZConducted a vegetation inventory of the wilderness in order to evaluate the plant community diversity and establish baseline data for future studies. Seed bank samples collected from several locations and grown in a greenhouse in order to capture greater species diversity. Resulted in over 800 plant specimens collected, total of 270 species identified in the study area.Advisor: Dr. Leslie Landrum, ASU Herbarium… Show more Thesis: The Vascular Flora of Hummingbird Springs Wilderness, AZConducted a vegetation inventory of the wilderness in order to evaluate the plant community diversity and establish baseline data for future studies. Seed bank samples collected from several locations and grown in a greenhouse in order to capture greater species diversity. Resulted in over 800 plant specimens collected, total of 270 species identified in the study area.Advisor: Dr. Leslie Landrum, ASU Herbarium CuratorCoursework: AZ Trees & Shrubs, Soil Ecology, Statistics, Fundamentals of Geographical Information Systems (GIS), Plant Phylogenetics, Plant Fossils and Evolution, Spring Flora (Total of 30 semester hours in Plant Biology) Show less

    • Portland State University

      2011 - 2013
      Graduate Certificate GIS

    • Oregon State University

      2001 - 2005
      BS Botany and Plant Pathology, Biology

      Minor in Chemistry, Graduated Summa Cum Laude, Undergraduate TA for Plant Systematics in 2005Coursework: Plant Systematics, Aquatic Botany, Mycology, Plant Pathology, Plant Physiology, Aquatic Botany, Plant Structure, Agrostology, Plant Ecology, Ecology, Genetics, Evolution, Microbiology, Vertebrate Zoology, Biochemistry, Chemistry, Organic Chemistry, Biology, Physics, and Statistics (Total of 36 credit hours in Botany)

  • Experience

    • Institute for Applied Ecology

      Jan 2003 - Jan 2004
      Intern

      Participated in various projects such as assisting in website maintenance, data entry, transplanting plants for a greenhouse study, and independent weekly vegetation monitoring and seed sorting for a Common Garden study on Festuca roemeriOctober 2002 to April 2003, Spring 2004

    • US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

      Jun 2004 - Aug 2005
      Intern with Center for Water & Environmental Sustainability (CWESt)

      US EPA National Health and Environmental Effects Research Laboratory, Western Ecology Division (WED), Corvallis, OR Independent projects for Dr. Dixon Landers and the Western Airborne Contaminants Assessment Project, included preparing, organizing and packing gear for summer field work, and developing and carrying out a detailed laboratory protocol for preparing willow bark for chemical analysis Independent projects for Dr. Mary Kentula as part of a wetland monitoring project in the John Day Watershed, included pressing and identifying plant specimens, plant surveys, processing soil samples, data collection, updating and verifying data sheets and developing a small research project Show less

    • Arizona State University

      Aug 2005 - Dec 2007
      Graduate Teaching Assistant

      School of Life Sciences, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ Instructed laboratory sections of Concepts of Plant Biology course. Responsible for writing and grading quizzes, teaching laboratory techniques such as microscope use and slide preparation, and presenting plant biology concepts.

    • Columbia Land Trust

      Sept 2009 - Aug 2010
      AmeriCorps Restoration Coordinator

      AmeriCorps member with Northwest Service Academy. Invasive species removal, volunteer coordination, assisted with Backyard Habitat Certification Program, conservation easement monitoring and other stewardship activities. Worked with Three Rivers Land Conservancy before it combined with Columbia Land Trust.

    • The Nature Conservancy

      Sept 2010 - Aug 2011
      AmeriCorps Stewardship Member

      AmeriCorps Member of Project Conserve, placed at the Nature Conservancy. Habitat restoration at Southern Appalachian bogs including invasive species removal, prescribed burns and livestock grazing. Preserve management activities, GIS data steward, and stewardship equipment maintenance.

    • Clark Public Utilities

      Apr 2012 - Oct 2016
      Invasive Species Coordinator

    • Tualatin Soil and Water Conservation District

      Nov 2016 - now
      Restoration Technician

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Public Pesticide Applicator License

      Oregon Department of Agriculture
      Jan 2017

    • Pesticide Applicator License

      North Carolina
      Sept 2010

    • Type 2 Wildland Firefighter Certification

      The Nature Conservancy - North Carolina
      Jan 2011

    • Pesticide Applicator License

      Washington State Department of Agriculture
      Jan 2012