Elena Ludwig
Shasta,CA
Summary
Community-oriented and rooted in fire and water restoration efforts in California.
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
Work History
Project Support and Volunteer
Winnemem Wintu Tribe
08.2023 - Current
- Supports the Winnemem Wintu Tribe’s various land restoration projects as a volunteer and part-time employee
- Ongoing restoration of endangered nur (winter-run Chinook salmon)
- Beginning stages of implementing cultural burn project
Archival Researcher and Facilitator
Berkeley Student Farms
03.2023 - 08.2023
- Coordinates and hosts open hours at student farm locations, participates in general meetings and land care
- Supports public outreach and education regarding the field of agroecology
- Utilizes greenhouse research lab for operations
- Archival researcher to historicize farm locations and land usage
Community Voices Writer
Shasta Scout
10.2022 - 01.2023
- Collaborated with UC Davis PhD Candidate and Indigenous Affairs Journalist Marc Dadigan to write op-ed article on the importance of Indigenous fire stewardship restoration
- Link to article: https://shastascout.org/after-the-carr-fire-i-sought-to-understand-catastrop hic-wildfires-i-learned-the-solution-is-supporting-indigenous-stewardship -and-landback/
Paraprofessional II Indian Education
Gateway Unified School District
09.2022 - 12.2022
- Taught after school academic support and cultural program for Native students at Grand Oaks Elementary and Shasta Lake School
- Students primarily from Wintu, Pit River, Karuk, and Yurok Tribes
- Funded by the U.S Dept. of Education’s Title VI Indian Education Grants Program
Entomology Research / Imaging Assistant
Essig Museum of
09.2021 - 07.2022
- Photographed various groups of the Essig Museum’s insect collection and filed them to build their online database
- Learned how to use the software IrfanView to change the names of JPEG files
- Familiar with data required for entomology collections and handling of collections materials
Laboratory Assistant
Shasta College Chemistry Laboratory
03.2018 - 07.2018
- Prepared labs independently for a summer chemistry course
- Trained on laboratory safety and how to maintain organization and cleanliness of the laboratory and its equipment
Education
Firefighter Type 2 -
Host Unit: Fire Forward
Stewarts Point, CA11.2023
Save California Salmon Educator’s Training -
Cal Poly Humboldt
Arcata, CA02.2023
Bachelor of Science - Conservation and Resource Studies
UC Berkeley
Berkeley, CA05.2022
Associate of Arts - English
Shasta College
Redding, CA06.2019
Timeline
Project Support and Volunteer
Winnemem Wintu Tribe
08.2023 - Current
Archival Researcher and Facilitator
Berkeley Student Farms
03.2023 - 08.2023
Community Voices Writer
Shasta Scout
10.2022 - 01.2023
Paraprofessional II Indian Education
Gateway Unified School District
09.2022 - 12.2022
Entomology Research / Imaging Assistant
Essig Museum of
09.2021 - 07.2022
Laboratory Assistant
Shasta College Chemistry Laboratory
03.2018 - 07.2018
Firefighter Type 2 -
Host Unit: Fire Forward
Save California Salmon Educator’s Training -
Cal Poly Humboldt
Bachelor of Science - Conservation and Resource Studies
UC Berkeley
Associate of Arts - English
Shasta College
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