Jason Milks

Jason Milks

Waterfowl Technician

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    US Reforestation Program Director- North America Region at The Nature Conservancy

  • Education

    • University of Arkansas at Monticello

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      M.S. Forest Ecology

      thesis on advanced oak regeneration response to combination prescribed burned and thinned oak/hickory ecosystem of the Boston Mountains of Arkansas

    • University of Arkansas at Little Rock

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      B.S. Fish and Wildlife Management

      Aktywność i stowarzyszenia:Sigma Nu

  • Experience

    • Ducks Unlimited

      Jan 2002 - Jan 2002
      Waterfowl Technician

      Implemented field work for waterfowl nest success surveys on private land in northern South Dakota, and coordinated banding effort at Lake Ilo NWR in North Dakota.

    • Arkansas Natural Heritage Commission

      Jan 2003 - Jan 2005
      Field Ecologist
    • The Nature Conservancy

      Jan 2005 - now

      Oversee conservation program in the Mississippi Alluvial Valley of Arkansas for The Nature Conservancy. Our program is diverse, but focuses on working with private and public landowners to reduce nutrients and sediment into area rivers, and improve energy efficiency and economic opportunities that provide for a biologically diverse and sustainable Delta for people. Most of our work occurs through the Farm Bill conservation programs, and in close partnership with public agencies, private organizations and foundations that support our work. Pokaż mniej Manage ecosystem restoration projects for the benefit of people, water, and wildlife for the Conservancy in the Mississippi Alluvial Plain of Arkansas. Projects include reconnection of meanders along 4.0 miles of the Cache River, 12,000 acre reforestation project through the Mississippi River Basin Initiative, hydrological reconnection of rivers/wetlands to adjacent floodplain, and hydro geomorphic stability analyses for river restoration projects. Experience coordinating multiple grants with private, state, and federal stakeholders. Chair of multi-partner, landscape-scale project delivery group. Pokaż mniej

      • US Reforestation Program Director

        Jan 2023 - now
      • Director Of Strategic Partnerships, Freshwater

        Jan 2022 - Jan 2023
      • Delta Program Director

        Jan 2017 - Jan 2022
      • Delta Projects Manager

        Jan 2012 - Jan 2016
      • Prescribed Fire Management Specialist

        Jan 2005 - Jan 2012
  • Licenses & Certifications

    • NWCG Type 2 - Burn Boss

      National Wildfire Coordinating Group