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Bachelor of Science Degree
in Business (e-Business Concentration),
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Bachelor of Science Degree
in Wildlife Management,
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High School Graduate,
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Eagle Scout, Troop 190,
Ž Certified Wildlife Biologist, The Wildlife Society (lifetime
certification).
Ž Grade V Biological Wastewater Operator License, State of
Ž Grade I Physical/Chemical (Industrial) Wastewater Operator License,
State of
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Certified
Grade IV Collections Systems Operator License,
Ž Certified Wildlife
Biologist with spatial forest modeling skills, extensive field experience, and extensive
habitat management experience.
Ž Professional photography, darkroom, and digital-imaging skills and experience.
Ž Many years of experience in all aspects of project management.
Ž Strong skills in data
management and analysis, with proficiency in
various computer software program applications including Microsoft Word (word
processing), Microsoft Excel (spreadsheet), Microsoft Access (database),
Microsoft PowerPoint (presentation), and Remsoft Spatial Woodstock (forest
simulation modelling).
Ž Web page design skills and experience.
Ž Strong record of involvement in cooperative efforts to meet goals, not
only involving wildlife, but also to support and promote the arts, including being
one of the founding members of the Artisan’s Alliance of Northern Maine (AANM), a member
of the Aroostook Visual Arts Coalition (AANM), participant in Southern
Aroostook Cultural Arts Project (SACAP) events, and Director of the ArtisTree
Gallery in Fort Kent Maine in 2004. Have
had 12 solo photography exhibits in
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Morrison,
S, Forbes, GJ, and Young, SJ. 2002. Browse occurrence, biomass, and use by
White-tailed deer in a northern
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Morrison,
S, Forbes, GJ Young, SJ and Lusk, S. 2002. Within-yard habitat use by
white-tailed deer at varying winter severity.
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Ballard,
W., Whitlaw, H., S. Young, R. Jenkins, and G. Forbes. 1999. Predation and
survival of White-tailed Deer fawns in north central
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Ballard,
W. B., H. A. Whitlaw, D. L. Sabine, R. A. Jenkins, S. J. Young and G. F. Forbes.
1998. White-tailed Deer, Odocoileus
virginianus, capture techniques in yarding and non-yarding populations in
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Whitlaw,
H., W. Ballard, D. Sabine, S. Young, R. Jenkins, and G. Forbes. 1998. Survival
and cause-specific mortality rates of adult White-tailed Deer in
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Instructor,
Photography,
Ž Instructor, Photography of Art Work
Seminar, Houlton
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Adjunct Professor of “Wildlife Conservation and
Management”,
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Adjunct
Professor of “Photography”,
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Honorary
Research Associate,
One World
Artisans (www.oneworldartisans.com)
This business, which he
operates with wife Jan, offers photography art and services, habitat planning
services, stained-glass art and supplies, and Fair Trade products. Photography is being marketed through www.sjvphotography.com, www.viewcameraphotography.com,
and www.archivaldigital.com, and
forest habitat and biodiversity management through www.habitatplanning.com.
Responsible for treatment plant operation,
laboratory analysis, reporting to government agencies, and all official
correspondence related to the treatment plant.
Responsible for wildlife management on 2.3 million
acres of land managed by Fraser Papers in
To tackle the daunting task of managing wildlife on
a 2 million acres of land, I systematically reviewed available wildlife
research, established and managed research projects to address gaps in
available information on the habitat requirements of local wildlife; established
and maintained a habitat management program,
incorporating available research results, and advice from regional experts from
government and academia in Maine, New Brunswick, and Quebec who I contacted; established and managed systematic monitoring
programs to document wildlife use, assess habitat management effectiveness, and
assess water quality and aquatic ecosystem health; and conducted conservation
and restoration efforts for species and habitats of special concern. I have outlined some of my specific achievements
in these areas of research, habitat management, monitoring, and conservation &
restoration, and also in communications & public relations in the following
section.
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Developed
and managed wildlife and fisheries R&D projects on biodiversity, deer
mortality and habitat selection, habitat requirements of year-round resident
birds, and function of vernal pools. Some
of this research was recognized by the Natural Science Research Council of
Canada (NSERC) by the prestigious Synergy Award for “Research on Forest
Management Practices and the Maintenance of Critical Wildlife Habitat and
Biodiversity” in 1998.
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Developed
habitat management standards and guidelines to support wildlife that require
mature forest conditions for private forest land in Maine and New Brunswick,
Canada;
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Worked
successfully with biologists from the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and
Wildlife to develop a landmark agreement for habitat management with the State
of
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Developed
spatial and temporal GIS-based forest simulation models which enable spatial
shading of current and projected habitat as well as shading of best timing and
location of specific forest treatments to meet habitat objectives; and
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Developed
numerous management plans for individual habitat management areas on privately
owned industrial forest in
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Developed
and conducted a systematic winter habitat-use monitoring program from 1996-2004
involving standardized helicopter grid monitoring, capture of GPS positions for
track and animal sightings of moose, deer, coyote, otter, snowshoe hare, and
cats, and subsequent incorporation of information into a GIS system to allow mapping
of activity by species over time;
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Monitored
water quality, temperature, and aquatic invertebrates in over 20 rivers and
large streams from 1999-2004, and developed a database to assess water quality
and aquatic ecosystem health; and
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Monitored
fish populations, invertebrates, and water quality in over 20 managed ponds and
small lakes from 1996 to 2004. Used ages
determined by fish scales to establish lake-specific conservation regulations
on all these water bodies.
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Designated “Special Sites”
based to ecological, geological, or other unique properties;
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Established angling
regulations for managed lakes to conserve fish stocks based on growth and
productivity information gathered in my lake monitoring program;
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Established guidelines for
protection of nest sites of herons and birds-of-prey, and maintained and
communicated records of nest site records through addition to all forestry maps
generated; and
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Established partnerships
with public, aboriginal, and government groups for restoration of Atlantic
Salmon, including smolt research, salmon rearing and stocking, and habitat
inventory.
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Acted
as the main contact for fish & wildlife issues on land managed by Fraser
Papers, maintaining open communications with company personnel, government,
aboriginal groups, special interest groups, academia, and the general public;
and
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Made
numerous internal and external presentations related to fish & wildlife
management.
Responsible during various periods for
ambient air quality monitoring, water quality monitoring, environmental quality
assurance (QA), and landfill environmental monitoring for Fraser Papers’ pulp
and paper mills.
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Developed and implemented
the groundwater monitoring program for solid waste landfill sites;
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Performed effluent
monitoring, and conducted environmental quality assurance (QA) laboratory
analysis for the pulp and paper mill facilities;
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Operated and maintained the
ambient air quality monitoring program in
Ž Operated the U.S.G.S. river monitoring station on the St. John River in
Hamlin
Sampled Chinook and Coho Salmon caught by sport and
commercial fishermen at
N.O.A.A. ,
Was
a foreign fisheries observer (for the
Bedford Institute of Oceanography
Member
of a two-person team studying Common Eider Ducks on islands in coastal
Had
responsibility for several projects for this consulting firm (which went out of
business in 1981) including shipboard and aerial seabird and whale surveys on
the North Atlantic off Newfoundland, waterfowl brood and breeding pair surveys on
marshes in New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island, Canada, and identification
and tallying of invertebrates from ocean benthic samples.
Performed
a variety of duties including bait trapping and banding of ducks, capture and
banding of ducks from airboat, capture and radio telemetry monitoring of Lynx,
capture and tagging of Muskrat, autopsies of Snowshoe Hare and small mammals, preparation
of small mammal study skins, identification of hunter returned waterfowl wings,
and analysis of data from waterfowl band returns.
Responsible for wildlife inventory, vegetative studies and habitat
evaluation on Penobscot Indian Nation islands on the
Wildlife Division
Gathered biological data from hunter-shot White-tailed deer and Black
Bear.
Captured and banded waterfowl in the
Assisted
the U.S.D.A. Wildlife Biologist and graduate school students. Fed, observed, and noted behavior of captive
White‑tailed Deer and Moose, and tabulated data on songbirds.
Fisheries Division
Conducted angler surveys on
Fisheries Division
Performed
a variety of tasks including lake and pond surveys to gather biological, physical,
and water chemistry data, electro‑fishing, angler surveys (creel census),
fish-scale reading, statistical analysis of fishery data, and deer yard
inventories.
Interviewed elderly, blind, and disabled people in
the