Meagan Keschner

Assist hundreds of guests on a weekly basis with professional assistance on care and maintenance of indoor and exotic houseplants at one of Orange County’s most renowned plant and garden nursery.

Assisted in tagging over 3,000 wildlife camera photos under graduate student in locations across Southern California to study wildlife populations, behavior, and activity.

Helped lead environmental education program (BioTrek) at California State Polytechnic University, Pomona for K-12th grade students across California. Emphasized in teaching native California ecosystems, indigenous ethnobotanical practices and history, as well as hands-on and interactive education on California flora and fauna to promote the importance of conservation.

Assisted in ecology-based lab under a graduate student focusing on insect populations in citrus and avocado groves in various locations in the Inland Empire using a variety of scientific methods.

Field entomologist for the Rivers and Lands Conservancy based in Riverside, CA. Studied and conducted research on habitats and insect populations to support conservation planning and land management.

Horticulturist for a private client on a micro-farm based in North Pomona, CA emphasizing on conservation-based agriculture.

Conducted 10-day personal research on coral reef ecology and ecosystems on the Big Island of Hawaii (Kona, Waikoloa) using field surveys and data collection. Focused research on the behavioral aspects of Yellow Tang fish populations.