Chad Wildermuth

Experience

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  Blooming Grove Hunting and Fishing Club

  Jul 2004 - Aug 2009

  Camp Director

  Seasonal camp work on 19,000 acre property during Summer of 2004-2006, and 2008-2009 starting as a Junior Counselor and advancing to Senior Counselor, Activities Coordinator, and Camp Director. Responsibilities included coordinating day to day activities for campers aged 4-15, working closely with management to accomplish camp mission, and maintaining an overall safe and inviting environment

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  Woodland Management Services

  May 2007 - Dec 2009

  Associate

  Part time work from spring of 2007 to fall of 2009 for a small business focused on forestry and overall land management. Duties include assistance of professional foresters and land consultants in both office and field work.

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  Peace Corps

  Jan 2010 - Feb 2012

  Sustainable Community Tourism Volunteer

  Working with local communities to create income generation opportunities through ecotourism and conservation efforts. Secondary projects including English lessons, youth soccer team, sea turtle conservation, waste management, environmental education, and guidance counseling.

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  Indiana University of Pennsylvania

  May 2012 - Jul 2012

  Biological Research Technician

  Research on populations of golden winged-warbler (Vermivora chrysoptera) in early successional forests of Northeastern Pennsylvania.• Utilized mist nets to capture male GWW and apply identification bands to each bird• Performed visual ID tracking of individual males within their territory • Recorded GPS points at vegetation used by males and interpreted data to delineate male territories• Conducted vegetation study after the breeding season using known nest location and random grid points to better understand the habitat needs of GWW Show less

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  US Fish and Wildlife Service

  Jul 2012 - Apr 2013

  Wildlife Biology Intern

  Long term monitoring projects on public and private lands (~180,000 acres) focusing on ocelot (Leopardus pardalis albescens), bobcat (Lynx rufus) and Texas tortoise (Gopherus berlandien) conservation and research. • Captured bobcats and ocelots for physical exam, blood sampling, and application of GPS or VHF radio collar• Researched fragmented ocelot population characteristics through radio tracking and camera traps • Maintained system of 80 field cameras and sorted photos by geographic camera position, date, time and species• Radio tracked tortoises weekly using triangulation (and direct location, when possible) to analyze normal home range size and frequency of major road crossings• Developed reports summarizing research data and results Show less

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  US Forest Service

  Apr 2013 - Aug 2013

  Biological Science Technician

  Monitoring of northern spotted owl (Strix occidentalis caurina) presence and nesting throughout largest National Forest in the lower 48 states. Remote work included monitoring and surveys for multiple other taxa. • Conducted hiking surveys and nighttime acoustic monitoring of northern spotted owls• Assisted with northern goshawk (Accipiter gentilis) acoustic surveys• Participated in other surveys and data collection including carnivore bait stations, mist netting, alpine lake biodiversity monitoring, bald eagle and peregrine falcon nest monitoring, and hummingbird surveys Show less

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  Utah State University

  Aug 2013 - Dec 2019

  MS Research Assistantship

  Managed a comprehensive, three-year research project investigating human-wildlife interactions in Bryce Canyon National Park.• Designed and implemented an observational study of human-wildlife interactions to determine variables that significantly increase the probability of a conflict occurring.• Created and administered a visitor questionnaire to gather data on park visitors’ perceptions and attitudes towards wildlife and human-wildlife interactions.• Coordinated research and presented periodic reports to the National Park Service.• Analyzed over 500 recorded interactions and 227 questions for significant relationships and patterns.• Developed manuscripts based on findings for publication in peer reviewed publications. Show less

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  Yellowstone Wolf Project

  Mar 2016 - Mar 2016

  Field Technician

  Assisted with data collection for long term data sets studying Gray Wolves (Canis lupus) in the northern range of Yellowstone National Park. • Participated in thirty-day ground tracking effort of a particular wolf pack.• Collected observational data on pack size, composition, movements, and interactions with prey and other wolves.• Assisted with necropsies of prey to assess species, sex, age, health, and probably cause of death.

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  Washington Department of Fish & Wildlife

  Jun 2017 - Jul 2021

  Assistant Wildlife Area Manager
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  U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS)

  Aug 2021 - Dec 2021

  Biological Science Technician
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  U.S. Forest Service

  Jan 2022 - now

  Wildlife Biologist