Ouen Moore
Rimrock,USA
Summary
Hardworking environmental conservation professional with demonstrated integrated pest management and crew supervision experience in the Southwest. Proven track record in executing successful invasive plant control projects, enhancing ecological restoration efforts, and leading teams to achieve project goals. Skilled in herbicide application and project management, ensuring compliance with industry standards.
Overview
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Certification
9
9
years of professional experience
Work History
Lead Biological Science Technician (Exotic Plants)
Lake Mead Invasive Plant Management Team (IPMT)
Boulder City, Nevada
11.2024 - Current
- Supervises up to five technicians, providing instruction and oversight of tasks to ensure safe and efficient project completion and recommending beneficial changes to program manager. Creates annual performance plans and conducts reviews.
- Leads crew in invasive plant control and revegetation by manual, mechanical, and chemical means (including chainsaws, tank sprayers, and augers). Maps treatment areas in FieldMaps and documents weather conditions and chemical mixes for all treatments.
- Provides project reconnaissance and development through site visits, GPS data collection, and communication with collaborating personnel. Performs post-treatment monitoring to determine efficacy. Recommends beneficial changes to treatment techniques to project partners.
- Repairs and maintains small engines, hand tools, herbicide spray equipment. Safely handles, transports, and stores pesticides in compliance with all laws and industry standards. Conducts inventories and reports equipment status and purchasing needs to supervisor.
Natural Resources Technician
Montezuma Castle & Tuzigoot National Monuments
, Arizona
01.2023 - 11.2024
- Independently planned, executed, and monitored invasive weed treatments. Inventoried and monitored new and known populations of exotic plants. Instructed and led seasonal technicians in safe and efficacious control of invasive weeds by manual, mechanical, cultural, and chemical means. Mapped treatment areas in FieldMaps and documented chemical mixes for all treatments.
- Served as the Park Integrated Pest Management (IPM) Co-Coordinator. Recorded pesticide use and submitted logs annually into PUPS in accordance with federal laws.
- Built collaboration with mining representatives to enhance cross-jurisdictional invasive plant control efforts.
- Collected seeds and cuttings from native plants following sustainability standards. Scouted for populations of species extirpated within Park units and maintained a Forest Service collection permit for propagules.
- Managed two Park greenhouses, overseeing irrigation, climate control, and pest management. Developed species-specific SOP for native plant seed collection and propagation; authored Job Hazard Analysis (JHA) for safe collection and propagation of Datura wrightii.
- Documented vandalism of sycamore trees, tested graffiti concealment techniques, and applied protective burlap wrapping with appropriate signage. Acted as subject matter expert for journalist inquiries regarding burlap wrapping.
- Maintained wildlife camera network across three park units. Processed photos in Photo Mechanic and RStudio, interpreted data, and wrote an annual report. Provided non-sensitive photos of public interest to the Interpretation Division for outreach and education. Reported crimes caught on camera to law enforcement.
- Collaborated with other agencies to enhance landscape-scale wildlife population management and conservation efforts. Experienced in survey methodology, safe handling, and identification of a variety of endangered, threatened, and venomous wildlife.
- Collected monthly stream discharge measurements using topsetting wading rod and maintained USGS stream gage and staff plate. Conducted quarterly ground-well monitoring in Tavasci Marsh with In-Situ TROLL level loggers and produced monthly reports with FlowTracker software to provide baseline hydrological data for ecosystem monitoring and support water rights adjudication.
- Presented natural resources interpretive programs to the public several times annually, including elementary to collegiate level field trips, Careers in Parks, and annual local festivals. Proposed, planned, scheduled, created advertisements, and led public stewardship events, including tree planting and manual weed removal days with as many as 15 participants.
- Represented the Natural Resources Division on the Park Safety Committee.
- Fulfilled role of government purchase cardholder for Natural Resources Division to manage procurement.
Biological Science Technician (Plants)
San Bernardino National Forest
, California
05.2022 - 01.2023
- Scheduled and conducted botanical resource surveys of planned management actions areas. Used dichotomous keys to identify plants to species level and summarized findings for site specific species lists. Monitored sensitive habitats for disturbance and documented new weed infestations. Wrote invasive plant treatment project plans and coordinated with Forest Service resource specialists and with Tribal, State Parks, and nonprofit organization partners.
- Controlled invasive plant infestations by manual, mechanical, and chemical means including weed wrenches, shovels, saws, and herbicide application.
- Surveyed native oak stands for injury caused by infestations of invasive Golden-Spotted Oak Borer Beetle and assisted with monitoring following enclosure constructions and insecticide applications.
- Established monitoring plots and conducted surveys for larval host plants of the endangered Quino Checkerspot Butterfly.
- Entered TESP-IS (Threatened, Endangered, Sensitive Plants – Invasive Species) geospatial and demographic data from field surveys into NRIS (Natural Resource Information System). Performed quality control on TESP-IS data.
Botany Technician, Ancestral Lands Conservation Corps
Glen Canyon National Recreation Area
, Arizona
01.2022 - 04.2022
- Managed native plant materials production and greenhouse operations, including climate and irrigation control and pest management. Irrigated and documented survival of restoration planting projects.
- Sustainably collected native seed, cuttings, and other propagules from wild plant populations. Catalogued, organized, prioritized, and properly stored seed collections. Researched and compiled propagation protocols of restoration priority species into plant materials best management practices document.
- Assisted with the regular pruning of domestic fruit trees at an historic orchard in accordance with Eutypa fungus best management practices.
- Documented and treated populations of invasive plant species. Surveyed for sensitive plant populations at Paria Beach and served as a natural resource advisor during the controlled burn of invasive plant populations at the site.
- Supported Natural Resources staff with miscellaneous projects, including annual bird diversity monitoring, bat mist-netting, invasive green sunfish electrofishing, and invasive brown trout spawning site scouting
Botany Technician, American Conservation Experience (ACE) Americorps
Inyo National Forest
, California
05.2021 - 10.2021
- Monitored for botanical resources and invasive species before and after planned management actions, including prescribed burns, conifer thinning, hazard tree removal, and trails restoration.
- Patrolled recreational and agricultural use areas to identify and mitigate habitat impacts of livestock grazing, backpacking, dispersed camping, and off-highway vehicle usage.
- Summarized results of monitoring and used independent judgement to make recommendations on proposed management actions.
- Conducted botanical resource surveys of wildfire impacted areas and recommended stabilization and rehabilitation actions as part of the Burned Area Emergency Response (BAER) program to prevent degradation of natural resources.
- Identified potential habitat for species of concern from records and aerial data; surveyed for sensitive plant species populations and threats to them.
- Contributed to forest wide natural resource programs, including the collection of field data vital to the development of algorithms for detecting hardwood stand die-off through remote sensing.
- Completed habitat restoration projects such as seeding, planting, mowing, and weed management.
- Removed invasive plant species by manual, mechanical, and chemical means including weed wrenches, shovels, and herbicide application.
Habitat Restoration Team Member, ACE Americorps
Pinnacles National Park
, California
02.2020 - 07.2020
- Identified and removed invasive plant species by hand, hoe, herbicide application, and brushsaw.
- Used handheld GPS technology to map weed infestation and treatments.
- Sustainably collected native plant seed for use in restoration projects.
- Identified native and naturalized plants in the field as they came into bloom to update peers in both natural resources and interpretation to track phenology and to inform visitors.
- Supported peers and interacted with the public via iNaturalist to identify plant species from visual data.
- Curated and documented verifiable observations of rare plant species for Pinnacles Rare Plants Project on iNaturalist to support conservation efforts.
- Participated in a habitat quality assessment and burrow occupancy survey for California ground squirrels, a keystone species.
- Contributed to the restoration project plan for the Bottomlands area by sampling residual dry matter, surveying for California ground squirrel occupancy, writing a land acknowledgement, researching and writing a site description, and collaboratively creating a grazing management plan.
Native Plant Nurseries Intern
Irvine Ranch Conservancy (IRC) Community Programs Dept.
Irvine, California
05.2018 - 08.2018
- Raised healthy seedlings of a variety of native plant species for use in restoration projects.
- Researched and summarized native plant nursery practices, updating operations and literature to ensure seamless transition of ongoing projects between departments.
- Wrote operational manual and compiled relevant forms for two native plant nurseries, recommending improvements in integrated pest management, disease prevention, and public outreach.
- Coordinated volunteer efforts to establish interpretive garden showcasing native plants and antique ranching equipment, enhancing community engagement and education.
- Ran volunteer meetings, represented volunteer interests to staff members, and led events to clear brush, debris, and invasive plant species from the garden’s intended site.
Native Seed Farm Intern
Irvine Ranch Conservancy (IRC) Science & Stewardship Dept.
Irvine, California
05.2017 - 08.2017
- Harvested, cleaned, and stored native seed for restoration projects, ensuring high-quality seed availability for ecological initiatives.
- Removed invasive and weedy plant species from the farm property using hand tools, shovels, and weed wrenches.
- Engaged diverse volunteers and public participants, leading interpretive and safety talks multiple times weekly.
- Aided with the design and implementation of a seed bank protocol for longer term seed storage in order to preserve the genetic diversity of local native plants.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Biology
Boise State University
Boise, ID05-2019
Skills
- Integrated pest management
- Herbicide application
- Botanical resource surveys
- Species identification
- Crew supervision
- Project management
Certification
- Agricultural Commercial Pesticide Applicator Certification with the Arizona Department of Agriculture (PUC 64059; categories Aquatic and Forest)
- Non-Private Applicator Restricted Use Pesticide Certificate with the Nevada Department of Agriculture (C-9767; categories Aquatic, Forest, and Right-of-Way)
- Wilderness First Aid, National Outdoor Learning School 2024
Timeline
Lead Biological Science Technician (Exotic Plants)
Lake Mead Invasive Plant Management Team (IPMT)
11.2024 - Current
Natural Resources Technician
Montezuma Castle & Tuzigoot National Monuments
01.2023 - 11.2024
Biological Science Technician (Plants)
San Bernardino National Forest
05.2022 - 01.2023
Botany Technician, Ancestral Lands Conservation Corps
Glen Canyon National Recreation Area
01.2022 - 04.2022
Botany Technician, American Conservation Experience (ACE) Americorps
Inyo National Forest
05.2021 - 10.2021
Habitat Restoration Team Member, ACE Americorps
Pinnacles National Park
02.2020 - 07.2020
Native Plant Nurseries Intern
Irvine Ranch Conservancy (IRC) Community Programs Dept.
05.2018 - 08.2018
Native Seed Farm Intern
Irvine Ranch Conservancy (IRC) Science & Stewardship Dept.
05.2017 - 08.2017
Bachelor of Science - Biology
Boise State University