Natalie (Nat) Clawson

"The Great Basin Institute promotes environmental research, education and service through agency partnerships, such as those with the Bureau of Land Management, United States Forest Service, US Fish & Wildlife Service, and the National Park Service. Under Cooperative or Assistance Agreements, the institute furthers professional development and workforce advancement by collaborating with resource management agencies, supporting the next generation of natural resource professionals." (https://www.thegreatbasininstitute.org/)

• Extensive 4x4 driving on unmaintained roads and experience driving trailers.
• Experience driving UTV and ROHVA e-course certified.
• Successfully completed: Sierra Rescue International Wilderness First Aid: 8-hour course
• Prioritized regular, professional communication between crew leads, GBI staff, and agency staff like BLM district AIM coordinators.
  • Navigating off-trail to sampling sites and setting waypoints using various mapping software, apps, or handheld GPS.
  • Establishing sampling plots and transects
  • Collecting vegetation data (including species inventory, forb diversity, species abundance, sagebrush shape, foliar cover, canopy gap, herbaceous and woody heights, etc.)
  • Taking photo points and keeping miscellaneous data organized and stored accordingly in the cloud through company devices.
• Excelled at identifying unknown plants in the field using various resources; familiar with dichotomous keys and using taxonomic deduction skills.

• Provides expert salesmanship to customers using an array of horticultural knowledge. At Kollar Nursery, core principles revolve around maintaining a strong focus on native plant landscaping with its various practical and aesthetic applications. I assist customers with any of their horticultural questions.
• Applies interdisciplinary knowledge to provide more in-depth landscape designs for potential or existing customers. I occasionally work with them closely to develop these landscape designs in congruence with a variety of factors including but not limited to hydrology and topography, soil type, light availability, and ecological interactions with the environment such as pollinator habits or preferences.
• Planted bulbs, trees, bushes and flowers for residential and commercial clients.
• Carefully maintains plant health through watering and proper fertilization to minimize losses and waste.
• Planted, cultivated and harvested various types of trees, shrubs and plants. Skilled in plant propagation via seed-starting, divisions, and cuttings.
• Identified plant diseases and researched methods for mitigation and treatment.
• Assist with expert landscape care on landscaping/reforestation projects through pruning for natural or desired shape, mulching to maintain moisture and weed control, or restoration of the soil profile's fertility and stability through assessing nutrient/biological parameters and/or factors of erosion.
• Familiar with pruning fruit trees
• Experienced with plant identification in the field using dichotomous keys or other platforms of research for identification. This is including the identification of invasive or even escapee ornamental plants; a well-versed understanding of the distributions of native or naturalized plants found in the Northeastern U.S.
• Familiar with plant taxonomy

● Helped to establish a baseline in wetlands extent and current conditions.
Collected specimen tree measurements (DBH, canopy shape, identification of tree species).
● Monument and flag areas along wetland boundaries for land surveyors to take GPS points
for later mapping of the area.
● Collected soil samples along survey boundaries (using a soil probe) to view soil profile;
experience utilizing the USDA Soil Survey or Munsell Soil Chart to assess and confirm the presence of hydric soils.
● Note index plant communities and significant species inventory.
● Assisted in the mark-up of delineation maps and served as an assistant to the consultant (i.e. handling and transporting documents, keeping detailed notes, occasionally communicating with clients, etc.).
● Exhibited strong outdoor work ethic and time management skills to assist in delineating
larger properties and development projects before their set deadlines.
● Assisted with the delineation of a large tract of recently-preserved land (347-acre property).
● Analyzed problematic drainage areas to provide recommendations and solutions.
● Displayed a sufficient understanding of wetland ecology