Marla Larson

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location of Marla LarsonGuelph, Ontario, Canada
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  • Timeline

    Jun 2015 - Aug 2015

    Stewardship Youth Ranger

    Ministry of Natural Resources
    Jun 2016 - Aug 2016

    Maintenance Student

    Ontario Parks
    May 2017 - Aug 2017

    Summer Research Student

    The Quetico Foundation
    May 2018 - Sept 2018

    Stewardship Youth Ranger Team Lead

    Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry
    May 2019 - Aug 2021

    Research Assistant

    University of Guelph
    Current Company
    May 2022 - now

    Terrestrial Ecologist

    Stantec
    Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
  • About me

    Terrestrial Ecologist

  • Education

    • University of guelph

      2016 - 2021
      Bachelor of science - bsc environmental science
  • Experience

    • Ministry of natural resources

      Jun 2015 - Aug 2015
      Stewardship youth ranger
    • Ontario parks

      Jun 2016 - Aug 2016
      Maintenance student
    • The quetico foundation

      May 2017 - Aug 2017
      Summer research student

      Conducted field research on multiple interior canoe trips dealing with songbird and bat monitoring, pre-prescribed burn sites (Vegetation Sampling Protocol), white pine blister rust, and studying rusty crayfish as an invasive species in the boundary waters.

    • Ontario ministry of natural resources and forestry

      May 2018 - Sept 2018
      Stewardship youth ranger team lead

      o Supervised youth rangers throughout their daily projects and outings.o Provided safety training and encouraged leadership growth among students.o Planned, coordinated, and participated in eight weeks of events which included projects such as SEM work with local foresters, small mammal monitoring with resource technicians, and aided park biologist in fire scar sampling/dendrochronology.

    • University of guelph

      May 2019 - Aug 2021
      Research assistant

      o Investigated temperature regimes in hollow stemmed herbaceous plants.o Observed variations in morphology and phenology of study plants with correlated implications due to climate change.o Conducted field work, collected data using data loggers to record plant stem temperatures, selected specimens (hollow and solid stemmed) to be preserved for identification purposes.o Analyzed and processed data collected from the field.o Performed microscopy on various plant tissues to identify their structures. Show less

    • Stantec

      May 2022 - now
      • Terrestrial Ecologist

        May 2023 - now
      • Junior Ecologist

        May 2022 - May 2023
  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Ecological land classification

      Ecopa environmental
      Aug 2022
    • Standard first aid, cpr and aed

      St. johns ambulance
      May 2022
    • Ontario wetlands evaluation system (owes)

      Ministry of natural resources
      Jun 2024
    • Wilderness first aid

      Wilderness medical associates international
      Nov 2014
  • Honors & Awards

    • Awarded to Marla Larson
      Governor General’s Sovereigns Medal for Volunteering Governor General Nov 2017 Any person who is a Canadian citizen and who has made significant, sustained and unpaid contributions to their community in Canada or abroad. Candidates must have demonstrated an exemplary commitment through their dedicated volunteerism.
  • Volunteer Experience

    • Student Volunteer

      Issued by Me to We on Aug 2015
      Me to WeAssociated with Marla Larson
    • Volunteer

      Issued by International Volunteer HQ on Apr 2017
      International Volunteer HQAssociated with Marla Larson
    • Student Volunteer

      Issued by MAXIMO NIVEL on Apr 2018
      MAXIMO NIVELAssociated with Marla Larson