Catherine Wisniowski
Environmental Science Professional
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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 2016 Lake Simcoe Field TeamJune 2016 |  Catherine taking a GPS readingSeptember 2016 |
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 Blue Flag (Iris versicolor)Town of Georgina, June 2016 |  Wetland SiteRamara Township, August 2016 |
 Tree Hugger!July 2016 |  Turk's cap LilyJuly 2016 |
 Entire VSP Crew 2016Team of crews working with VSP on various projects in Southern Ontario. |
Widlife Technician: Sept 2015 - Dec 2015
Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry, Aurora, ON
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Provide technical expertise, advise, education and awareness regarding human-wildlife management
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Conduct field work and surveys
 Water sampling on Lake SimcoeOctober 2015 |
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 Atlantic salmonSeptember 2015 |
 Wild Rice Planting Lake SimcoeSeptember 2015 |
 Water Solider RemovalOctober 2015 |
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
 Lake Simcoe Muskie Habitat ProjectCatherine planting aquatic plants in Lake Simcoe (August 2014). |  Lake Simcoe Muskie Habitat ProjecUsing seine net to assess the near-shore small-bodied fish community near planting site on Lake Simcoe (August 2014) |
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 Lake Simcoe Muskie Habitat Projec18 ft. jon boat used for Lake Simcoe projects (August 2014). |  Lake Simcoe Muskie Habitat ProjecLake Simcoe site visits and evaluations (July 2014). |
 Catherine conducting water measurements (June 2014) |  Peregrine Falcon Banding(Toronto, June 2014) |
 Catherine in the FieldAugust 2015 |  Lake Simcoe VSP Crew(June 2015) |
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 Catherine in the FieldCarden Alvars, Kawartha Lakes (August 2015) |  Catherine using Trimble Nomad GPSJune 2015 |
 Catherine and Field PartnerCarden Alvars, Kawartha Lakes (August 2015) |  Wetland Habitat(June 2015) |
 Sampling in a Swamp!(August 2015) |
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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).
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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:
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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
Other Field Work:
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Site visits to stormwater ponds in construction sites (Brampton, ON)
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Deploying data loggers into stormwater ponds for endangered red sided dace (Clinostomus elongatus) habitat monitoring (Morningside & Brampton, ON)
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Assisting with electrofishing and fish sampling survey (Credit River, Caledon, ON)
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Assisting with Peregrine Falcon banding (Toronto, ON)
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Conducting site visits for an inventory of public fishing sites within MNRF Aurora district