Michael McNorvell, M.S.

Experience

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  University of Washington

  Jan 2018 - Mar 2021

  School of Environmental and Forest Sciences School of Environmental and Forest SciencesThe Harvey LabFire Ecology College of the Environment Examined tree-level interactions between wildfire and tree mortality as a function of species, size, and fire-severity.Advisor: Dr. Brian J. Harvey School of Environmental and Forest SciencesVogt LabCanopy EcologySoil Health School of Environmental and Forest SciencesStand Management CooperativeForest Biometrics

  • Administrative Assistant

    Oct 2018 - Mar 2021

  • Lead Field Technician

    Jun 2019 - Oct 2020

  • Student Ambassador

    Sept 2019 - Jun 2020

  • Undergraduate Research Assistant

    Jun 2019 - Jun 2020

  • Field and Lab Technician

    Oct 2018 - Mar 2020

  • Field Technician

    Jan 2018 - Mar 2019
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  U.S. Forest Service

  Jun 2018 - Sept 2018

  Field Ranger

  Mount Baker - Snoqualmie National ForestDarrington Ranger DistrictValuing People and Place Program - Big 4 Ice CavesEnvironmental Education and Interpretation

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  Colorado State University

  Jan 2022 - Jul 2023

  Fire, Fungi, Flora, and Flow: Post-fire fungal community assemblages, vegetation establishment, and soil hydrophobicity in forests of the Southern Rocky Mountains. Forestry 324 - Fire Effects and Adaptations

  • Graduate Research Assistant

    Apr 2021 - Jul 2023

  • Graduate Teaching Assistant

    Jan 2022 - May 2023
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  Underwood Conservation District (Washington State Conservation Comission)

  Nov 2023 - now

  Wildfire Resilience Specialist

  Coordinating technical services for community wildfire resilience, including home ignition zone assessments, forestry health surveys, community outreach, environmental education, and other best-management conservation practices.