Katlyn Kadow

Experience

• 

  University of Wisconsin Milwaukee Office of Sustainability

  Sept 2012 - Oct 2016

  • Garden and Compost Operator

    Aug 2015 - Oct 2016

  • Student

    Sept 2012 - May 2016
• 

  City of Milwaukee- Forestry

  May 2015 - Aug 2015

  Urban Forestry Intern

  Mitigating the effects of the emerald ash borer by administering restricted use pesticide through specialized tree injection.

• 

  Milwaukee County Parks

  Apr 2017 - Mar 2021

  Implement all on-the-ground ecological restoration and management projects/plans and oversee all restoration equipment management as well as train incoming staff in land management techniques, plant identification, native/invasive plant surveys and safety. Provide guidance and training to volunteers who serve as Weed Out Coordinators. The program is comprised of volunteers who give their time to remove invasive species within the park system in cooperation with Milwaukee County Parks. Show less

  • Restoration Ecologist

    Aug 2018 - Mar 2021

  • Field Technician

    Apr 2017 - Aug 2018
• 

  Savanna Institute

  Mar 2021 - Dec 2021

  Farm Field Crew Lead

  Assists to expand the Savanna Institute's farm management capacity by training and overseeing field crew on new and existing demonstration farms, formalizing tree establishment and management protocols, and ensuring robust data tracking and management. Stewards associated research projects within demonstration farms, including variety trials, management trials, and carbon sequestration monitoring.

• 

  Canopy Farm Management

  Jan 2022 - now

  Establishing and managing perennial agroecological systems involving driving company trucks, towing trailers, operating tractors with a wide range of implements, operating a range of other specialty equipment and tools, and performing manual field work.

  • Project Manager

    Sept 2022 - now

  • Farm/Restoration Technician

    Jan 2022 - now