Erika Mittermaier

Partner biologist with NRCS-NV,

• Performed duties of a Farm Bill Biologist (Conservation Planner II) working in the interest of farmers and ranchers in Lyon and Elko County and surrounding areas. Implemented conservation strategies and practices under various USDA-NRCS programs
• Participated in strategic conservation programs supporting the Bi-State Sage-Grouse (BSSG) initiative (Yerington) and local rangeland management working groups (Elko)
• Participated in outreach events, informing public about available NRCS programs
• NRCS Supervisor: Jessica Gwerder, 775-782-3661 x 3827, jessica.gwerder@usda.gov
• Pheasants Forever Supervisor: Kaelie Pena, 775-444-3089, kpena@pheasantsforever.org

EMMA - Assessment, Inventory and Management program (AIM), Lead technician

• Conducted standardized surveying of vegetation and soil of the Snake River Plain/ lava flow/ steppe habitat surrounding Twin Falls, Burley, and Shoshone, Idaho
• Procedures included a soil pit, soil assessment, plot characterization, and vegetation data using the spoke transect design
• Skills used included soil texturing, using a botanical key, navigating rough terrain and data management
• Schedule was 8 days on (camping) and 6 days off
• Supervisor: Kay Hajek, PhD (University of Montana)(315) 552-8342 (mobile); karyn.hajek@mso.umt.edu

Tahoe National Forest - Yuba River Ranger District

GS-6

• Surveyed for California Spotted Owl in lower elevation area for Cornell Ornithology pilot protocol using auditory recording units (ARUs)
• Conducted Northern Goshawk surveys in recreation and OHV areas, using established protocols
• Surveyed for Sierra Nevada Yellow-legged frogs in high-elevation restoration project areas and Foothill Yellow-legged Frogs in problem OHV area of Greenhorn Creek
• Participated in bat surveys to inform appropriate closure of mines and adits
• Camera trapping done in select areas as well as vegetation monitoring (aspen and fuels restoration project)
• Additional duties included: acting as a supervisor-crew liaison (scheduling crew when necessary), Yuba Restoration Project correspondent, and data input manager
• Programs for field data input included Avenza, Collector, and Survey123
• Supervisor: Alonzo Henderson (retired) (530) 338-7193, alonzo.henderson@usda.gov

• Instructed the lab section for General Microbiology, a course designed to inform nursing students on the various microbes that affect human health
• The labs reinforced course lectures on the genetics and population microbiology of medically significant microorganisms and clinical disease pathogenesis
• I graded assignments, cultured bacteria, prepared samples (smears) and coached students in proper use of lab equipment
• Supervisor: Betsey Pitts (Dept. Chair at time of hire) (208) 535-5333, betsey.pitts@cei.edu

Conducted bird survey efforts in the Coast Range of Oregon, on varied-ownership forest lands for a PhD project under the Matt Betts Lab at OSU

• Also completed fixed-point vegetation surveys for the predetermined plots of a former study
• Scott Harris - PhD candidate/ project manager (541) 609 – 0902/ scott.harris@oregonstate.edu

Umpqua National Forest - Swiftwater District

• Conducted spotted owl and eagle surveys as well as other sensitive species habitat assessments (ex: marbled murrelet habitat)
• Conducted soils surveys for timber sales, participated in interdisciplinary team planning meetings and wrote the preliminary soils analysis for final NEPA documents
• Utilized ESRI ArcGIS Pro to do initial project reviews and planning, create maps for documentation and record observations in the national wildlife and soils databases
• Red-carded for fire
• Supervisor: Jacob Winn, (541) 915-3662

Sierra National Forest - Bass Lake Ranger District

• California spotted owl surveys for French Fire Salvage project
• Goshawk surveys for the French Fire project and other raptor surveys as needed
• OHV trail monitoring for wildlife impacts
• Bat surveying with Linda Angerer using mist netting and Anabat
• GIS/ArcMap/DNR and Garmin use
• Red-carded for fire
• Supervisor: Theresa Lowe, (559) 374-1877/ tmlowe@fs.fed.us

El Dorado National Forest - Placerville Ranger District

• California spotted owl surveys for General Sherman Forest Health Project, Fred’s Fire Litigation, and Trestle Project
• Goshawk surveys for the above-mentioned projects and other raptor surveys as needed
• Bat mist-netting and identification using Anabat device
• OHV trail monitoring for wildlife impacts
• Fence removal from Steely and Caldor Range Allotments
• Conservation education for 'Farm Days' in Placerville
• Management of interns and externs (2 teachers) included guiding them through protocols and field work
• Individual pollinator project requiring attendance of a pollinator workshop, creating Powerpoint reports and giving presentations to co-workers
• Red-carded for fire
• Supervisor: Susan Yasuda (retired), (530) 647-5317/ syasuda@fs.fed.us

Lassen National Forest - Almanor Ranger District

• GS-5: Conducted forest stand exams, stand exam inspections, mapping of Aspen stands, flagging of stand boundaries, planting and survival plot measurements in previously burned areas
• Worked individually and in teams
• Made maps of survival plots using ArcMap 10.1 and used the Trimble GeoExplorer XT for all data logging (data dictionary done via Pathfinder Office)
• Knowledge of Cascade/Sierra Mountain Range vegetation and forestry measurements was required
• Supervisor: Laura Corral (RPF) – (530) 310-4269/ lcorral@fs.fed.us

Pacific Southwest Research Station - Almanor Ranger District

GS-5

• Used voice response to locate individual California Spotted Owls on night surveys of Lassen National Forest
• Mapped locations of located owls using GPS units and triangulations
• Applied spatial knowledge of nest locations to capture and band California Spotted owls
• Conducted night-time broadcast surveys individually with a state issued vehicle; often hiking alone to call-points, requiring orientation skills
• Supervisor: Paula Shacklee – (530) 867-3913/ pshacklee@fs.fed.us

• GS-4/5: Aided in installing a new micro-movement capturing system and downloaded the data for analysis
• Conducted field research on Lassen Cascades frog populations as part of a two-person team for a five year long, mark-recapture study
• Identified, surveyed and captured frogs, examined each frog and took measurements, assessed habitat and recorded data
• Implanted pit tags and elastomer dye into frogs
• Swabbed for Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis loads of multiple amphibian species
• Conducted egg mass and larval surveys
• Surveyed potential and historical Cascades frog habitat and constructed breeding ponds
• Components of the job included: sterilizing equipment, snowshoeing, hiking and camping in inclement weather for extended periods of time
• Supervisor: Monty Larson; (707) 845-0451/ mdlarson603@gmail.com
• Principle Investigator: Karen Pope (USFS Ecologist); (707) 825-2900/ Kpope@fs.fed.us

• Conducted wildlife surveys using established protocols for the following species: osprey, bald eagle, spotted owl, goshawk, yellow legged frog, great grey owl, and willow flycatcher
• Surveys performed independently and often at night
• Located and identified owls and goshawks by sound and determined nesting and reproductive status
• Assisted in fisher study (capture, radio telemetry, traps) done on SCE
• Provided public education on native wildlife and fire management
• Maintained accurate field notes
• Use of GPS and topographic maps in the field
• Timber vegetation surveys and use of 4x4 vehicles
• Supervisor: Steve Byrd (Biologist) - (559) 972-3849/Stephen.Byrd@sce.com

• Captured tadpoles of the recently renamed species, Rana draytonii and Hyla regilla, and obtained specific information on the individuals to assess the health of each population in the light of chytridiomycosis and ranavirus outbreaks
• This was done by taking blood samples, mouth swabs, measurements, pictures and recording any signs of edema or predation
• Supervisor: Valentine Hemingway, Phone: (831) 227-4037