Christopher Terry
Forks,USA
Summary
Highly organized and dependable candidate skilled in managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude. Proven track record of taking on extra responsibilities to achieve team goals. Committed to delivering outstanding results and fostering a collaborative work environment.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Timber Fish and Wildlife Biologist
Quileute Natural Resources
05.2023 - Current
- Attended WA DNR's Forest Practice trainings including Unstable Slopes, Channel Migration Zones, and developed familiarity with forest practice rules and relevant Washington administrative codes.
- Reviewed forest practice applications for impacts to salmonid populations including stream buffers, stream type breaks, and culvert installations/replacements and maintained a database of reviewed applications, revisit dates, and potential concerns.
- Served as the tribal representative for DNR interdisciplinary team meetings with landowners, WA Department of Ecology, and WDFW to form a consensus on strategies and regulations to minimize impacts to the tribe's fisheries.
- Monitored known cedar poaching/theft sites for recent activity.
- Assisted the tribe's Fish Passage Biologist in developing maps of priority culvert replacement or removal sites to present to the US Forest Service.
- Developed and maintained familiarity with the Northwest Forest Plan amendment, its alternatives, and potential impacts to tribal resources.
- Renovated the shared TFW workshop to improve cleanliness, organization, and security.
- Acquired and maintained a WSDA pesticide applicator license with aquatic endorsement.
- Acquired the proper pesticide application permits, submitted notice of intent, and kept accurate records in accordance with EPA and WSDA regulations.
- Annually led a field team of 2-3 seasonal technicians and one permanent tech to apply herbicide on foot or via raft to invasive Knotweed species (Pogonum spp.) on public and private land in the Quillayute River watershed, and Scotch Broom (Cytisus scoparius) on the reservation and on tribal members' property.
- Utilized ArcPro and Garmin GPS units to map treatment locations for presentation to the annual Olympic Invasives Working Group meeting organized by Clallam County Noxious Weed Control Program.
- Piloted a successful Arc FieldMap and ArcOnline collection methodology created by NWIFC to modernize and streamline data collection and dissemination efforts.
- Revitalized the tribe's hunting tag database to self-reference and autofill key metrics, increasing accuracy and decreasing work load.
- Contacted hunters in the community to accept call-in tag submissions to increase accuracy reports.
- Input hunting tag data and prepared graphics for presentation to the Quileute Natural Resource Committee, and submitted harvest data to the Northwest Indian Fisheries Commission.
- Collaborated with Makah Wildlife in ground based efforts to deploy collars on elk calves and deer fawns in the Dickey GMU 602.
- Acted as a member of a 2-3 person quick-reaction ground team during collaborative aerial elk capture efforts in GMU 602 with Makah Wildlife.
- Team duties included: collar deployment, subcutaneous and intramuscular injection of veterinary medicines, supplements, and sedative reversals, ear tag application, and DNA sample collection.
- Coordinated with landowners and the tribal school to organize the Tribe's annual cedar bark gathering event.
- Distributed cedar bark to elders and weavers in the community.
- Collected cedar boughs and alder firewood for community cultural events.
- Completed QUIL 121 through Peninsula College and developed the ability to read and write in the Quileute language and speak simple sentences.
- Coordinated with WA DNR to establish tribal access to gathering sites on public land.
- Assisted the fisheries department in conducting salmon redd surveys used for escapement reports and to inform harvest strategies and regulations.
- Assisted the tribe's Hatchery Manager and WDFW's Sol Duc hatchery in brood stocking efforts including scanning for Cold Water Tags, preparation of scale cards, and data collection.
- Assisted NWIFC in collection of environmental DNA samples.
Biologist II - Technical Writer
Yakama Nation Wildlife
08.2020 - 04.2022
- Prepared grant applications, and coordinated with program biologists when requesting federal and private funding for wildlife monitoring, research, and land management projects.
- Assisted in the development of long-term range management plan.
- Conducted audio point surveys for spotted owl (Strix occidentalis).
- Recovered remote audio recording devices set to detect spotted owl activity.
- Collected samples with outside organization conservation canines, for carnivore scat surveys.
- Assisted WA DFW and USFWS employees in conducting surveys for federally threatened Oregon Spotted Frogs.
- Deployed photonic avian deterrents to discourage gull predation of salmon smolt.
Consulting Utility Forester
CN Utility Consulting
04.2020 - 08.2020
- Operated as Pre-Inspector for PG&E's Enhanced Vegetation Management program, and their routine program.
- Traveled to line segment locations, often through hazardous terrain and inclement weather.
- Contacted customers to explain the project and acquire permission to access facilities on their land.
- Collected data on trees using DBH tape and a rangefinder.
- Identified native and ornamental tree species.
- Prescribed work in accordance with the utility provider's scope of work to reduce forest fire risk.
Consulting Utility Forester
Leslie Environmental Industries
08.2019 - 03.2020
- Operated as a Pre-Inspector for PG&E's Enhanced Vegetation Management program.
- Traveled to line segment locations, often through hazardous terrain and inclement weather.
- Contacted customers to explain the project and acquire permission to access facilities on their land.
- Collected arboriculture/silviculture data including DBH and height.
- Identified native tree species.
- Prescribed work in accordance with the utility provider's scope of work to reduce forest fire risk.
- Input data points on ArcCollector, and fill associated Survey 123 forms.
Field Technician
Santa Lucia Conservancy
03.2019 - 07.2019
- Manually removed invasive French Broom (G. monspessulana), Thistle spp., and Poison Hemlock (Conium maculatum), etc.
- Applied a selective herbicide (Frontline, Garlon-4 Ultra) to eliminate several thistle species.
- Operated UTV to carry equipment to remote locations.
- Transported equipment via covered trailer.
- Operated a brush mower to remove large stands of invasive broom spp. before they went to seed.
- Mapped treatment areas using ArcCollector.
Student Assistant
University Corporation
12.2018 - 05.2019
- Used a dichotomous key to identify insects to family, genus, and species.
- Lead physical habitat training of dry stream assessment.
- Collected water quality and discharge data using YSI probe and an Acoustic Doppler Velocimeter.
- Downloaded data from remote data loggers.
- Trained new employees on sample sorting protocols and performed regular quality control checks.
- Collected environmental DNA samples from streams and ponds for the detection of herpetofauna.
- Mapped wet and dry sections of ephemeral streams using Arc Collector.
UROC Researcher
University Corporation
02.2018 - 12.2018
- Sorted over 500 vegetation samples and identified over 10,000 arthropods to taxonomic order.
- Compiled dataset on terrestrial invertebrate abundance for statistical analysis.
- Recorded data concerning stream morphology and characteristics.
- Assessed and quantified riverine stressors.
- Presented results describing the viability of using arthropods in vegetation as a means of dry stream bioassessment to the Society for Freshwater Science at U.C. Davis and C.S.U. Monterey Bay.
Education
B.S. - Biology
California State University Monterey Bay
Seaside, CA12-2018
Skills
- Wildlife research
- Writing reports
- Conference presentation
- Environmental assessment
- Water quality monitoring
- Wildlife management
- Ecological assessment
- Population monitoring
- Inter-agency collaboration
Certification
- Certified Pesticide Applicator License with Aquatic Endorsement, Quileute Natural Resources, June 2023 to Present
Timeline
Timber Fish and Wildlife Biologist
Quileute Natural Resources
05.2023 - Current
Biologist II - Technical Writer
Yakama Nation Wildlife
08.2020 - 04.2022
Consulting Utility Forester
CN Utility Consulting
04.2020 - 08.2020
Consulting Utility Forester
Leslie Environmental Industries
08.2019 - 03.2020
Field Technician
Santa Lucia Conservancy
03.2019 - 07.2019
Student Assistant
University Corporation
12.2018 - 05.2019
UROC Researcher
University Corporation
02.2018 - 12.2018
B.S. - Biology
California State University Monterey Bay