Otis Wood
Lebanon
Summary
Aspiring ecological forester versed in forestry, invasive control, timber stand improvement, horticulture and wilderness safety.
Overview
2026
2026
years of professional experience
Work History
Forestry/Woodland Services Technician
Longview Forest
05.2022 - Current
- Conducted timber cruises, harvest layouts, and timber marking, both alone and with a supervising forester.
- Made management decisions, wrote forest management plans and proposals.
- Identified and treated woody and herbaceous invasive plants using a variety of mechanical and chemical techniques.
- Conducted timber stand improvement using chainsaws and brush cutters.
- Safely operated large trucks, trailers, forklifts and UTVs in off-road settings.
Farm Hand/ Assistant Cidermaker
Poverty Lane Orchards
0 2000 - Current
- Supervised field crews, fruit-packers and retail workers during harvest, 2008, '13, '14, '19 and '24.
- Operated heavy machinery (forklifts, tractors, large trucks, trailers, farm implements including tractor-mounted boom sprayer and orchard fan sprayer).
- Performed field labor (fruit tree-pruning, sapling training, rock-moving, brush-clearing).
CFI Intern
Baxter State Park
07.2021 - 08.2021
- Assisted the Baxter Forester in all aspects of completing annual Continuous Forest Inventory plots on the ~30,000 acre Scientific Forest Management Area on the north end of the park.
- Daily use of basic forest measurement tools (dbh tape, ground tape, prism, Haglof clinometers and rangefinders, compass, flagging, paint, etc.)
Seasonal Ranger
Golden Gate Canyon State Park, Colorado Parks and Wildlife
05.2018 - 10.2018
- Customer service, interpretation and education of park users.
- Ticketing, ensuring park regulation compliance, dealing with problematic visitors, incident reports and other aspects of law enforcement.
- Maintenance and repair of park facilities and trails.
- Interagency communication with police and fire services.
- Search and rescue, escaped livestock roundup, fire suppression.
Solar Technician
Aqua Care Solar LLC
11.2017 - 05.2018
- Mounted and installed photovoltaic and solar thermal panels on homes in the Denver area, and assisted in connecting plumbing and heating system installation.
- Roof work, ladder safety, hand and power tools, basic plumbing, carpentry and insulation.
Reserve Technician
American Prairie Reserve
08.2016 - 08.2017
- Conducted weekly maintenance on over 90 miles of high tensile, solar-powered electric wildlife-friendly bison fence.
- Operated and maintained reserve equipment such as tractors, skidsteers, ATV/UTVs and large pickup trucks/trailers.
- Undertook fence construction and building upkeep on reserve.
- Assisted reserve science teams and collaborators in various field-science (black-footed ferret surveys, prairie dog town translocations, camera-trapping etc.) and bison-handling projects.
Data Collection Intern
Adventure Scientists
05.2016 - 08.2016
- Conducted prairie wildlife survey transects, monitored town growth and interspecies interactions on prairie dog towns, monitored golden eagle fledglings for maturity.
- Set and regularly checked wildlife cameras for Wild Sky Beef's incentive-based carnivore conservation program.
Research Intern
Fordham University
05.2014 - 08.2014
- Trapped and sampled Norway rats for genetic and virological study in New York City.
Wild Toledo Research Intern
Toledo Zoo
05.2013 - 08.2013
- Monitored and maintained experimental native prairie plantings.
- Conducted mark-recapture surveys of turtles and snakes in the Lake Erie Marshes.
- Tracked and recorded movements of suburban mesopredators using radio telemetry.
Animal Care Volunteer
Inti Wara Yassi Animal Refuge
04.2009 - 08.2009
- Provided one on one, hands-on care for a captive adult male jaguar, adult male and female pumas, and various amazon birds, reptiles, monkeys and other small mammals.
Education
Master of Forestry - Forestry
University of Maine
Orono, ME05.2022
Bachelor of Science - Biology
Fordham University
Bronx, NY2014
Skills
- Forestry
- Field Science
- Horticulture
- Heavy Equipment/Tools
- Camping/Hiking/Navigation
- ATVs/Firearms
Timeline
Forestry/Woodland Services Technician
Longview Forest
05.2022 - Current
CFI Intern
Baxter State Park
07.2021 - 08.2021
Seasonal Ranger
Golden Gate Canyon State Park, Colorado Parks and Wildlife
05.2018 - 10.2018
Solar Technician
Aqua Care Solar LLC
11.2017 - 05.2018
Reserve Technician
American Prairie Reserve
08.2016 - 08.2017
Data Collection Intern
Adventure Scientists
05.2016 - 08.2016
Research Intern
Fordham University
05.2014 - 08.2014
Wild Toledo Research Intern
Toledo Zoo
05.2013 - 08.2013
Animal Care Volunteer
Inti Wara Yassi Animal Refuge
04.2009 - 08.2009
Farm Hand/ Assistant Cidermaker
Poverty Lane Orchards
0 2000 - Current
Master of Forestry - Forestry
University of Maine
Bachelor of Science - Biology
Fordham University
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