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Reese Jensen

Scranton

Summary

I grew up in rural South Dakota and worked hard on our ranch throughout high school. Now I attend college in Grand Forks where I am majoring in Environmental Science and minoring in Sustainability Studies. I took a pathways position with the USDA-NRCS in the summer of 2022 which continued in the summer of 2023. I enjoyed this rewarding, challenging, and enjoyable opportunity and look to continue my career with USDA-NRCS.

Overview

8
8
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Student Trainee Soil Conservationist

USDA-NRCS
05.2023 - 08.2023
  • Gained more experience with the NRCS and a deeper understanding of how the agency operates by working with experienced professionals in the NRCS.
  • Attended many trainings and events including the Grazing Management Bus Tour, Monarch Butterfly Workshop, Soil Training with Kent Cooley, Shelterbelt Establishment Training, and more.
  • Learned from employees in surrounding field offices while helping certify conservation practices.
  • Operated the Grazing Tool to make a mock grazing plan and assessed the soil, plant, and livestock health benefits that could result from the grazing plan.

Student Trainee Soil Conservationist

USDA-NRCS
05.2022 - 08.2022
  • Gained experience with the NRCS and learned how the agency operates by working with experienced professionals throughout the surrounding area.
  • Learned about the many conservation practices we offer, how we implement them, their specifications, and the goals we want to attain through their implementation.
  • Attended many trainings including Highly Erodible Land Field Training, Field Maps Training, Range Camp, Wild Flowers and Grazing Lands, Conservation Desktop Training, and 2022 Herbaceous Establishment Roadshow.
  • Met with producers and observed how interactions with them should look like as an NRCS employee.

Water Pipeliner

D.C. Inc.
06.2021 - 08.2021
  • Worked full-time at D.C. Inc. in the summer of 2021 helping install water pipelines and water tanks for local ranchers in Harding County.
  • This job required the use of heavy equipment and a lot of time on my feet accompanied by hard labor.
  • Equipment I operated include backhoes, skid steers, ditchers, and bulldozers

Ranch Hand/Laborer

Echo Valley Ranch
05.2015 - 08.2020
  • I worked on this ranch full-time during the summer breaks between school years
  • I worked when available during the school year, primarily during calving season
  • Duties I performed while working on Echo Valley Ranch include: Operating farm and ranch machinery including trucks and tractors, helping in the haying operation by raking, baling, or moving hay bales, feeding, watering and working livestock, cleaning and bedding livestock pens, building and repairing fences, repairing and replacing various items around the ranch, mowing the lawn, trimming trees, and many other miscellaneous tasks.

Education

Bachelor of Science - Environmental Studies

University of North Dakota
Grand Forks, ND
12.2023

High school diploma -

Harding County High School
Buffalo, SD
05.2019

Skills

  • Animal Care
  • Heavy Equipment Operation
  • Farming
  • Mowing
  • Hand Tools
  • Groundskeeping
  • Power tools
  • Plant ID

Certification

  • Drivers License - 04/26/2021, 08/16/2026
  • UTV Training - 06/14/2022

Additional Information

  • Commonly help many other ranchers work their livestock and help with other tasks back home.

Awards

American Legion Certificate of School Award, 05/2019

  • States that the recipient of this award possesses high qualities of courage, honor, leadership, patriotism, scholarship, and service.

Timeline

Student Trainee Soil Conservationist

USDA-NRCS
05.2023 - 08.2023

Student Trainee Soil Conservationist

USDA-NRCS
05.2022 - 08.2022

Water Pipeliner

D.C. Inc.
06.2021 - 08.2021

Ranch Hand/Laborer

Echo Valley Ranch
05.2015 - 08.2020

Bachelor of Science - Environmental Studies

University of North Dakota

High school diploma -

Harding County High School

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