Rose Graves - Monica Turner's Landscape Ecology Lab - University ...

Master’s Thesis Research. University of Vermont, 2009 – 2011. Activities included: developing wildlife
habitat suitability models, creating spatially explicit models of wildlife movement, delineating conservation
priorities based on landscape analysis.
Ecological Consultant. Raven Ridge Preserve Landscape Analysis and Management Plan,
University of Vermont. January 2010 – May 2010. Inventoried, mapped, and analyzed wetlands,
natural communities, wildlife habitat and use, geologic features, and human land use as part of a
comprehensive landscape assessment of a 365-acre preserve owned by the Nature Conservancy.
Research Assistant. Ecosystem Service Modeling: Viewshed Analysis. ARIES Team, University
of Vermont. January 2010 – May 2010. Developed an ecosystem service model to quantify
viewshed values associated with viewpoints located within a newly created Nature Conservancy
Preserve in the Chittenden County, Vermont.
Wildlife Biology Intern. Wildlife Habitat Conservation on State Forest Land. Montana
Department of Natural Resources and Conservation. March – August 2009. Completed a postburn
wildlife survey on the Sula State Forest and a wildlife survey in timber harvest mitigation
buffers for fishers on the Swan River State Forest; developed methods, collected and analyzed
vegetation data and wildlife observation data, and completed comprehensive reports for each.
Researched patterns of wildfire and other natural disturbance in Montana to inform layout of
timber harvest units.
Field Biologist. Bicknell’s Thrush and High Elevation Bird Population Monitoring, Vermont
Institute of Natural Science. May 2006 – August 2006. Mistnetted, banded, and collected blood
samples from Bicknell’s Thrush and other forest birds for a study researching mercury in the
blood of high elevation passerines.
Field Technician. Wildlife Movement Corridors Along Roadways in Northern New Hampshire,
New Hampshire Audubon. October 2005 - April 2006. Conducted field surveys investigating
wildlife crossings along New Hampshire roads. Field surveys included wildlife track location,
identification, and trailing as well as identification of landscape feature that may act as barriers to
wildlife movement. Contacted landowners and coordinated private land access.
Research Assistant. Effects of Logging on Bird Communities on the Tahuayo River, Peru,
Plymouth State University. September 2005. Assisted with point counts of tropical birds for two
weeks in the Amazonian forests in support of a long term study investigating the effects of
logging on bird communities on the Tahuayo River.
Consulting writer. Natural History of the Spruce Grouse, Wildlife Management Institute. Spring
2005. Authored a natural history of the spruce grouse for inclusion in the Spruce Grouse
Continental Conservation Plan.
Field Biologist. Common Loon Monitoring Program, Loon Preservation Committee Lake
Umbagog National Wildlife Refuge. May 2005 – August 2005. Located and monitored Common
Loon breeding populations. Prepared end of season reports on the loon population of Lake
Umbagog National Wildlife Refuge.
Research Assistant. Amphibian Disease Dynamics Among Wetlands in Acadia National Park,
University of Maine/Acadia National Park Bar Harbor, ME. May 2004 – May 2005. Monitored
vernal pools and wetlands in Acadia National Park for signs of amphibian disease.
Field Research Assistant. Parental Behavior of White-Throated Sparrrows, Penobscot
Experimental Forest, Bradley, Maine. May 2003 – August 2003. Monitored nesting birds to
determine parental behavior patterns.
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