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CAREERS

Careers Exploration LEAF Guide • 9-12 UNIT242

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SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATIONGroundwater Specialists work to ensure thatgroundwater is both available and suitable fordrinking and other human and ecological needs;include geologists, geographers, planners, andresearchers.

Watershed Managers work to conserve lake,river, and stream water resources for current andfuture human and ecological needs; include cityand community planners, rural land managers,hydrologists, and fisheries biologists.

Hazardous Waste Management Specialists identifyhazardous wastes, ensure their safe handling anddisposal, and reduce waste production.

Soil Conservationists develop plans to helpland users such as farmers, developers, andhomeowners, meet their land use objectiveswhile conserving soil resources.

Agriculture Specialists work to provide agriculturalproducts; include crop and soil scientists, engineers,botanists, entomologists, and animal scientists.

PARKS AND RECREATIONResource Recreation Managers manage outdoorareas for activities such as backpacking, camping,fishing, hunting, snowmobiling, and birdwatching.

Environmental Educators/Interpreters work toeducate the public about environmental, cultural,or historical resources.

Community Development Specialists work withgovernments, businesses, and citizens to createdevelopment plans that provide social, economic,and environmental benefits to communities.

Eco-Tourism Specialists work to promoteresponsible travel to natural areas.

FORESTRYForest Ecologists study the interrelationshipbetween the living and nonliving components offorest ecosystems to better understand how theycan be sustained.

Forest Managers work with government agencies,community leaders, businesses, and landownersto provide the economic, social, and environmentalbenefits of forests to current and future generations.

Procurement Foresters work with private andpublic forest landowners to measure, harvest, andsell trees.

Urban Foresters work with the political, physical,and social aspects of cities to plan, plant, andmanage trees in cities and towns.

International Foresters work with local and foreigngovernments, organizations, and businesses tomanage forested areas and manage the trade offorest products.

Wildland Fire Specialists work with landowners,communities, and other natural resourceprofessionals to prevent and control wildfires as well as use fire as a management tool.

WILDLIFEWildlife Managers work with landowners,businesses, organizations, and governmentsto manage outdoor areas for animal habitat.

Range Managers work with governments,landowners, industries, and farmers to manageundeveloped areas for wildlife habitat, cattlegrazing, and other human uses.

Wildlife Researchers study animal speciesto better understand their evolutionary history,range and distribution, habitat needs, andpopulation health.

Law Enforcement Officials enforce laws governingthe human use of wild animal, fish, and plant species.

PAPER AND WOOD SCIENCEWood Scientists study the physical, biological,and chemical characteristics of wood to improvethe manufacture of wood products.

Wood Products Researchers study woodcharacteristics, manufacturing processes, andsocietal needs to develop new wood productsand production methods.

Pulp and Paper Scientists study the physical,biological, and chemical characteristics of wood,paper pulp, and paper to improve the papermanufacturing process.

Facilities Managers and Engineers overseeand manage manufacturing processes in sawmills,veneer mills, secondary wood products facilities,and paper mills.

Careers ExplorationLEAF Guide • 9-12 UNIT 243

��2A• STUDENT PROFILE •

NAMERebekah Berger

COLLEGE MAJORWildlife and Biology

COLLEGE MINORCaptive Wildlife

PLAN(S) AFTER GRADUATIONVeterinary School to become a certifiedwildlife veterinarian or Graduate Schoolto research wildlife behavior

CAREER GOAL(S)Work with captive wildlife and integrateknowledge of animals in the wild to benefitcaptive wildlife

EDUCATION• Saint Mary High School• Bachelor of Science in Wildlife and Biology

EXPERIENCE• JOB(S): Fox Cities YMCA - conducting ecological surveys to lay the groundwork for a

future nature reserve• CLUB(S): Wildlife Society - vice-president• PROJECT(S): Flying Squirrel Project - co-leader, studied the competition between

Northern Flying Squirrels and Southern Flying Squirrels and home range delineation;Small Mammal Project; Raptor Surveys

• VOLUNTEER WORK: Mead Wildlife Area - deer aging; Sandhill Wildlife Area - deer agingand wolf tracking; Archibald Lake Association - waterfowl surveys, water quality surveys;Gordon Bubolz Nature Preserve - bluebird surveys

SKILLS• Critical thinking and problem solving • Knowledge of statistical programs• Native flora and fauna identification • Radio-telemetry• Communication skills • Mammal trapping techniques• Geographic Information Systems (GIS) • Bird surveying techniques


��2B• STUDENT PROFILE •

NAMEGreyling Brandt

COLLEGE MAJOR Forest Management and Forest Recreation

COLLEGE MINORNone

PLAN(S) AFTER GRADUATIONWork as a recreation land use planner withthe U.S. Forest Service

CAREER GOAL(S) Become a district range manager with theU.S. Forest Service

EDUCATION• Rock Falls High School• Bachelor of Science in Forest Management and Forest Recreation

EXPERIENCE • JOB(S): Wisconsin Conservation Corps - trout stream restoration and timber stand

improvement; Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources fire prevention team - heavyengine unit; Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources - hazard tree removal andtrail rehabilitation

• INTERNSHIP(S): Superior National Forest - Student Career Experience Program

SKILLS• Geographic Information Systems (GIS) • Budgeting and management• Global Positioning Systems (GPS) • Interpretive science• Database management • Writing and verbal communication• Chain saw safety and maintenance• Knowledge of Wisconsin environmental regulations


��2C• STUDENT PROFILE •

NAMEKelli English

COLLEGE MAJOREnvironmental Educationand Interpretation

COLLEGE MINORNone

PLAN(S) AFTERGRADUATIONWork as a Park Ranger forIndiana Dunes NationalLakeshore

CAREER GOAL(S)To supervise interpretive operations for a place such as a National Park Service unit or bedirector of education at a nature center

EDUCATION• Whitney M. Young Magnet High School• Bachelor of Science in Anthropology (Biological Anthropology)• Master of Science in Natural Resources (Environmental Education and Interpretation)

EXPERIENCE• JOB(S)/INTERNSHIP(S): Schmeeckle Reserve Visitor Center - graduate assistant; Indiana

Dunes Environmental Learning Center - outreach education specialist; National Institutesof Health - research assistant; Cambridge Youth Enrichment Program - counselor

• CLUB(S): National Association for Interpretation; Fire Crew; National Parks ConservationAssociation

• VOLUNTEER WORK: Indiana Dunes National Lake Shore; Harvard Club of Chicago

SKILLS• Public speaking and presenting • Acting and interpretation• Certified Wildland Firefighter • First Aid, CPR, and First Responder• Education Programming (Project • Traveled throughout Southeast Asia, Europe,

WILD, Project Learning Tree, Hoosier Mexico, Brazil, and the CaribbeanRiverwatch, Leopold Education Project) • Highly proficient in written and spoken Spanish

• Highly proficient in violin, vocal, and theatrical performance


��2D• STUDENT PROFILE •

NAMEStacy Lueck

COLLEGE MAJORWater Resources and Wetlands

COLLEGE MINORSoil Science

PLAN(S) AFTER GRADUATIONGraduate School in Environmental CivilEngineering

CAREER GOAL(S)Work in wetland and water qualityrestoration

EDUCATION• Chippewa Falls High School• Bachelor of Science in Water Resources

EXPERIENCE• JOB(S): Department of Natural Resources lake restoration program, University of

Wisconsin Extension - design and construction of lakeshore restoration projects,sampled lakes for water quality

• INTERNSHIP(S): Wisconsin Department of Transportation - reviewed permits, monitoredand delineated wetlands, created mitigation plans

• CLUB(S): Isaac Walton League; American Water Resources Association

SKILLS • Wetland delineation • Environmental regulations• Plant identification • Water sampling• Wildlife identification • Boat and ATV safety• Project leadership• Computer programs (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Access)


��2E• STUDENT PROFILE •

NAMEEd Moye

COLLEGE MAJORWater Chemistry

COLLEGE MINORChemistry and Math

PLAN(S) AFTER GRADUATIONLaw School

CAREER GOAL(S)Work with environmental regulations andpolicies, specifically focusing on waterquality regulations and water allocationincluding working with the Clean Water Actand National Environmental Protection Act

EDUCATION• Neenah High School• Bachelor of Science in Water Chemistry

EXPERIENCE• JOB(S): Research Assistant - greenhouse gas emissions from water; USGS - global

warming studies contractor• CLUB(S): American Water Resources Association (AWRA); Soil and Water Conservation

Society (SWCS)• PROJECT(S): Aquatic biodiversity survey of a river system in sub-Saharan (southern)

Africa; Wisconsin Department of Transportation and Wisconsin Department of NaturalResources - studies concerning the eradication of purple loosestrife

SKILLS• Various laboratory tests and procedures • Global Positioning Systems (GPS)• Writing grants and research proposals • Public speaking skills• Geographic Information Systems (GIS)


��2F• STUDENT PROFILE •

NAMESarah Orlofske

COLLEGE MAJORBiology and Wildlife

COLLEGE MINORChemistry

PLAN(S) AFTER GRADUATIONGraduate School

CAREER GOAL(S)Become a college professor of herpetologyor do research with amphibians

EDUCATION• Homeschooled• Bachelor of Science in Wildlife and Biology

EXPERIENCE• JOB(S): Department of Natural Resources - researched threatened species; Wisconsin

Humane Society - wildlife rehabilitation assistant • INTERNSHIP(S): Racine Zoo - worked with captive wildlife; USGS - aquatic invertebrate

research• CLUB(S): Herpetology Society - numerous positions including president; Undergraduate

Research Symposium Committee; Wildlife Society• PROJECT(S): Amphibian-parasite research; Ecological research on new skink species

in Portage County; Global amphibian decline related to ecotourism in Peru• VOLUNTEER WORK: Tutor for biology and natural resource college classes

SKILLS• Knowledge of research process • Radiotelemetry• Grant writing • Numerous computer programs• Research proposals• Monitoring methods for reptiles and amphibians• Knowledge of microscopes (electron, dissecting, and compound)


��2G• STUDENT PROFILE •

NAMEAlexis Sandy

COLLEGE MAJORSoil and Land Management

COLLEGE MINORWater Resources

PLAN(S) AFTER GRADUATIONAttend Graduate School at VirginiaPolytechnic Institute and State Universityin the Crop and Soil EnvironmentalScience Department

CAREER GOAL(S)Maintain employment with the NaturalResource Conservation Service (NRCS)and eventually move into private consultingin soils and forestry

EDUCATION• Little Falls Community High School• Bachelor of Science in Soil and Water Conservation

EXPERIENCE• INTERNSHIP(S): NRCS - soil conservationist (summers and part-time during the past

two academic years), developing conservation plans, worked with landowners to developand implement conservation practices and management (nutrient management, wastestorage, erosion control, water quality)

• CLUB(S): Student Chapter of Soil and Water Conservation Society (SWCS) - vicepresident

• PROJECT(S): Horicon Marsh Research Project - presented research and projects atnational conventions

• VOLUNTEER WORK: Highway cleanup

SKILLS• Knowledge of GIS and remote sensing • Leadership skills from jobs and clubs• Certified Grazing Planner • Soil taxonomy• Organic farming training


��2H• STUDENT PROFILE •

NAMEAdam Schmidt

COLLEGE MAJORPaper Science

COLLEGE MINORChemistry and Business Administration

PLAN(S) AFTER GRADUATIONGet a job in the paper industry, either ina paper mill or chemical sales

CAREER GOAL(S)Obtain an MBA and become a vice presidentor president of a company in the paperindustry

EDUCATION• Mishicot High School• Bachelor of Science in Paper Science

EXPERIENCE• JOB(S)/INTERNSHIP(S): Menasha Co. (tissue mill) - process engineer, conducted

various tests and used a standardizing process to make sure the operations were runningsmoothly; Chemical sales company in Hinckley, Maine - service position; University ofWisconsin-Stevens Point - worked with the university paper machine

• CLUB(S): Paper Science Student Organization• PROJECT(S): Installed a new biocide to kill bacteria• VOLUNTEER WORK: Teach basic papermaking process to third and fourth grade

students

SKILLS• Time management • Tests for bacteria and fungi• Ability to multitask • Chemical tests on properties of pulp/paper• Troubleshooting and critical thinking skills• Knowledge of microscope use and workings• Knowledge of general paper machine workings


��2I• STUDENT PROFILE •

NAMETakahiro Seki

COLLEGE MAJORResource Management

COLLEGE MINORInternational ResourceManagement

PLAN(S) AFTERGRADUATIONWork for a few yearsto gain experience inwatershed managementand then attend GraduateSchool

CAREER GOAL(S)Work toward the sustainable management of resources in developing countries

EDUCATION• High School Diploma, Japan• Bachelor of Science in Resource Management

EXPERIENCE• JOB(S): University Center - building assistant• CLUB(S): Wildlife Society; United Nations Student Organization; International Club

SKILLS• Speak fluent Japanese• Knowledge of GIS and remote sensing• International experiences in Europe and New Zealand


��2J• STUDENT PROFILE •

NAMEChris Tyrrell

COLLEGE MAJORForest Ecosystem Management andRestoration and Biology

COLLEGE MINORNone

PLAN(S) AFTER GRADUATIONGraduate School to pursue a master’s degree

CAREER GOAL(S)GIS specialist with federal governmentor Conservation Biologist at the statelevel working with Natural HeritageInventory Program

EDUCATION• Charles B. Whitnall High School• Bachelor of Science in Forestry and Biology

EXPERIENCE• JOB(S): Nature Merit Badge Counselor; National Park Service - biological science

technician; Contractor for botany and wildlife monitoring and inventory; Researchassistant; University Herbarium Student Database Manager

• INTERNSHIP(S): Wehr Nature Center - land management assistant• CLUB(S): Society of American Foresters - treasurer; Society of Ecological Restoration -

president; Wildlife Society; Research Symposium Committee; Fire Crew• PROJECT(S): Research and publication on oak savanna forest succession

SKILLS• Computer skills • Creating/managing websites• Geographic Information System (GIS) • Knowledge of research process• Computer programming• Knowledge of vegetation monitoring and inventory methods


��2K• STUDENT PROFILE •

NAMEKristin Wild

COLLEGE MAJORSoil Science

COLLEGE MINORNone

PLAN(S) AFTER GRADUATIONWork as a soil scientist for the NaturalResource Conservation Service (NRCS) inNorth Dakota immediately after graduation;duties include soil mapping, data analysisand computer mapping

CAREER GOAL(S)Become a project leader and oversee soilprojects and scientists in the NRCS, be amom, eventually go back to school to get a teaching degree to teach children aboutsoil science

EDUCATION• Oshkosh West High School• Bachelor of Science in Soils

EXPERIENCE • JOB(S)/INTERNSHIP(S): Teaching assistant for a college soils field class; NRCS North

Dakota - soil conservationist; NRCS North Dakota - soil scientist• CLUB(S): Student Chapter of Soil and Water Conservation Society (SWCS) - president,

research project leader• PROJECT(S): Horicon Marsh research; Soil judging• VOLUNTEER WORK: Teaching soils to second grade students; High school career

workshops; Teaching with Wisconsin Groundwater Guardian Program

SKILLS• Interpersonal skills • Geographic Information Systems (GIS)• Communication • Soil taxonomy

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