Joshua P.

Experience

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  North Carolina State University

  Aug 2017 - May 2021

  Student
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  Marbles Kids Museum

  Sept 2017 - May 2018

  Schools Program Assistant

  Assisted staff with K-8 student field trips. Set up activities with students and interacted with them to fulfill Marble's mission of learning by play.

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  Center for Marine Sciences and Technology (CMAST)

  Jun 2018 - Aug 2018

  Research Assistant in Marine Biology

  Assisted NCSU graduate student in research of invasive marine species. Field work and data analysis intensive experience. Presented our findings at the end of the summer to audience of faculty and staff of CMAST. Part of commitment to Doris Duke Conservation Scholarship Program.

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  North Carolina State University College of Natural Resources

  Oct 2018 - May 2021

  Research Assistant in Forestry Department

  Traveled to sites in North Carolina to measure tree diameter at breast height (DBH) for bioenergy research.Conduct research on loblolly pines irrigated with municipal wastewater to determine optimal genetic variation for bioremediation in dynamic soil conditions.Determine effects of increased frequency and intensity of flooding on tree growth by taking tree cores, DBH, and height of trees in forests impacted by Hurricane Florence.Results presented at the Society of American Foresters conference in 2019 Show less

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  Sky Island Alliance

  May 2019 - Jul 2019

  Intern

  Interned with the Sky Island Alliance (SIA) as a Doris Duke Conservation Scholar. Supported the mission of SIA in protecting and restoring the natural heritage and biodiversity of the Sky Islands. I removed invasive Vinca minor from stream banks with a group of volunteers, populated a database with water quality assessments, and worked with local nurseries to save native flora.

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  U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS)

  May 2020 - Aug 2020

  Directorate Fellowship Program Intern

  I worked with the Parker River National Wildlife Refuge and the Atlantic Coast Joint Venture (ACJV) to improve communication for salt marshes that are at risk of being lost to sea level rise and the salt marsh sparrow whose population has declined by 80% since 1998 due to nest loss from flooding. My main responsibility was to populate the ACJV project inventory on ArcGIS Online (AGOL) with past, present, and future salt marsh conservation efforts along the Atlantic Coast to serve as a central hub of information to be used by conservation partners and the general public. The project inventory included the project description, objective, management strategies, contact information, timeline, and other useful information that could be used to identify conservation hotspots and places that may need more attention. Show less

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  North Carolina Botanical Garden

  May 2021 - Apr 2022

  Plant Conservation Intern

  Collect seeds from wild populations to store in seed banks and propagate for use by conservation partners and for reintroduction of native plant communities.Sow and transplant thousands of plant plugs for use in restoration projects. Monitor and protect rare plant populations as part of recovery program. Conduct vegetative monitoring on rare plant species measuring reproductive health, growth, and distribution as part of the Rare Plant Recovery Program to support biodiversity.Clean and curate seed collections for banking. Show less

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  Bureau of Land Management

  May 2022 - Jul 2022

  Biological Science Technician

  Monitor native plants and measure moisture to support wildfire prevention. Plant monitoring methods include line point intercept, nested quadrat, and photo point. Secondary wild land firefighter for the West Desert District of Utah. Safely operate UTVs and trailers on and off road.

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  U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS)

  Oct 2022 - now

  Biologist

  Biologist at Bear Bluffs National Fish HatcheryManage plant program to restore native plant populations of coastal South Carolina. Collaborate with Charleston County Parks to establish pollinator gardens and monarch byways. Correctly identify and collect seed from wild populations of native plants to represent appropriate ecotypes of species in pollinator gardens. Collect scientific data from endangered Atlantic sturgeon in addition to routine feeding and maintenance.