Matthew Mellenthin Resume
MATTHEW MELLENTHIN
Forest Technician
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Science, Natural Resources – General Resource Management, 2004
University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point
Bachelor of Arts, Social Science – Native American Studies and Anthropology, 2004
University of Wisconsin – Stevens Point
CERTIFICATION AND LICENSES
Oregon Commercial Pesticide Applicators License, 2007, Lic. # AG-L1002792CPA
PROFESSIONAL HISTORY
June 2005-Present
Forest Technician
Integrated Resource Management
Responsibilities include:
- Cruise plot and permanent plot installation
- Leading crews in spraying of invasive species
- Fuel loading surveys
Spring 2004, Spring 2005
Educator
Sauk County Youth Conservation Days - Reedsburg, WI
Responsibilities included:
- Teaching students about the impacts of land use planning with an emphasis on environmental implications.
Fall 2003 - Spring 2004
Artifact Identification and Documentation
Midwest Archeology Center - Stevens Point, WI
Responsibilities included:
- Data collection, cataloging, dating, and identification of mid-western Archaic-Woodland artifacts.
Spring 2004
Raptor Road Survey
US Fish and Wildlife Service - Medford, WI
Responsibilities included:
- Breeding bird surveys of Red-shouldered hawks by broad cast calling to attract female birds to record nest locations.
Summer 2004
Summer Camp
Treehaven Field Station - Tomhawk, WI
Responsibilities included:
- Six weeks of intensive field exercises devoted to inventory and management of forest, soil, water, and wildlife resources.
- Skills taught were teamwork, oral, and written reports, GIS, GPS, orienteering, mapping, aerial photo interpretations, vegetation identification, and use and maintenance of tools and equipment.
Fall 2004
Hawk Ridge Annual Raptor Count - Duluth MN
Student Chapter of The Wildlife Society - University of Wisconsin
Responsibilities included:
- Application and mastery of flight identification of Northern Goshawk, Cooper's Hawk, Sharp-shinned Hawk, Rough-legged Hawk, Northern Harrier, Red-tailed Hawk, Bald Eagle, and Golden Eagle.
Fall 2003 - Fall 2004
Small/Large Mammal Survey
Student Chapter of The Wildlife Society - University of Wisconsin
Responsibilities included:
- Basic field identification techniques.
- Trapping techniques: snap traps, live traps (Sherman trap), foot snares, squeeze cages, conibear traps, leghold traps, padded leghold traps, grids and a trap lines.
- Use of trail camera/monitoring stations to monitor wildlife feeding behavior. Mark-recapture methods: PIT-tags, toe-clips, ear-tags, and radio collar/telemetry.
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