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Professional Work Experience

Crew Lead - Lake Simcoe Watershed Monitoring Project: May 2016 - Sept 2016

Univeristy of Toronto & Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry, Aurora, ON

 

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  • Summer 2016 was Catherine's second summer supporting the University of Toronto's forestry research project within the Lake Simcoe Watershed. 

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  • Catherine will stay on working with UofT as a reserach assistant through Fall and Winter 2017, where she will assist with data management and report writing.

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Widlife Technician: Sept 2015 - Dec 2015

Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry, Aurora, ON

  • Provide technical expertise, advise, education and awareness regarding human-wildlife management

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  • Conduct field work and surveys

Crew Lead - Lake Simcoe Watershed Monitoring Project: May 2015 - Sept 2015

Univeristy of Toronto & Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry, Aurora, ON

 

 

 

Assistant Resource Management Technician: May 2014-August 2014

Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry, Aurora, Ontario

 

 

  • Responsible for leading a crew in terrestrial monitoring within various natural heritage features including grasslands, woodlands, and wetlands within public and private lands of the Lake Simcoe watershed (southern region).

 

  • Used the‘Vegetative Sampling Protocol (VSP)’ to conduct vegetation sampling and field data collection including tree measurements, tree and understory plant species abundance, soil samples and wildlife observations.

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Field Work:                              

  • Assisted with ‘Muskellunge Spawning Habitat Enhancement Project’ on Lake Simcoe which involved:

            -Shoreline planting of various native aquatic plant species (bulrushes, lily pads etc.)

            -Evaluating conditions and suitability of candidate planting sites
            -Fish and aquatic plant identification
            -Monitoring water quality – dissolved oxygen, temperature, turbidity
            -Operating 18 ft. jon boat & attaching trailer
            -Assessing the near-shore small-bodied fish community using seine net
            -Assisting with care and storage of aquatic plants before planting

            -Talking with local residents and property owners, responding to inquiries regarding project

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Other Field Work:

  • Site visits to stormwater ponds in construction sites (Brampton, ON)

  • Deploying data loggers into stormwater ponds for endangered red sided dace (Clinostomus elongatus) habitat monitoring (Morningside & Brampton, ON)

  • Assisting with electrofishing and fish sampling survey (Credit River, Caledon, ON)

  • Assisting with Peregrine Falcon banding (Toronto, ON)

  • Conducting site visits for an inventory of public fishing sites within MNRF Aurora district

 

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