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Member Directory
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First Name:
Shane
Last Name:
Hetzler
Company Name:
Trout Mountain Forestry
Title:
Forester
Website:
www.troutmountain.com
Email:
shane@troutmountain.com
Phone:
541 257-8592
Services provided:
Forest management planning | Other | Wildlife management | Watershed management | Timber marking, harvest, or sales | Reforestation | Prescribed burning | Partnerships | Invasive species control | GIS/digital mapping | Forest inventory | Facilitation | Environmental education or presentations | Ecosystem services | Ecological monitoring | Consulting forestry | Conservation - general | Conservation easements or restrictions
Education, Training, Certifications, and Other Background Information:
Forester Company Name: Trout Mountain Forestry, LLC. Dates Employed: Jun 2016 – Present Employment Duration5 yrs LocationCorvallis, Oregon Area • Consulting forester working with a variety of clients across Oregon and Southern Washington with interest in ecologically-based forest management, ranging from private landowners to municipalities and non-profits. • Provides project management for oak restoration, variable density thinnings, riparian habitat restoration, variable retention harvests, and invasive species/vegetation controls. • Responsible for silvicultural prescriptions, harvest layout, and operator/contractor oversight on properties ranging in size from ~30-7,000 acres. • Delivers additional forest management services including management planning, forest sampling design and cruising, timber valuation, log marketing, and mapping. Principal Company Name: Back Forty Forestry, LLC. Dates Employed: Jul 2013 – Jun 2016 Employment Duration3 yrs LocationNew Haven, CT • Started a consulting firm focused on promoting working forests conservation through thoughtful and science-driven engagement • Responsible for all budget oversight, marketing campaigns, project development, and subcontractor management • Authored multiple management plans across the Northeast on properties ranging between 27-1,400 acres, complete with GIS mapping, forest inventory analysis, and robust strategic recommendations • Led a field course for Yale Forestry students in forest sampling design, measurement, and management plan writing • CT Certified Forester, NRCS TSP for CT & NY, PA 490 Evaluator Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies Total Duration: 1 yr 2 mos Title: Education and Outreach Coordinator, Global Institute of Sustainable Forestry Dates Employed: Oct 2012 – Jun 2013 Employment Duration9 mos Location: New Haven, Connecticut • Designed and implemented national webinars and workshops in conjunction with the Forest Service that train natural resource professionals how to more effectively engage private woodland owners • Created marketing plans and economic analyses for new webinars and workshops • Examined regional and state-level landowner data from the Forest Service's National Woodland Owner Survey to increase outreach effectiveness • Developed and managed a robust database of over 450 federal, state, municipal, nonprofit, and private natural resource professionals to serve as pilot participants for new trainings Title: Quiet Corner Initiative Coordinator Dates EmployedSep 2012 – Jun 2013 Employment Duration10 mos Location: New Haven, CT • Facilitated the growth of the QCI into a unique national model for watershed-based forest management • Responsible for development of the Woodland Partners, Renewable Energy, and Small-Scale Agriculture programs • Engaged over 100 landowners in rural northeastern Connecticut about landscape-scale conservation, sustainable timber harvests, invasive species control, conservation easements, management plans, and river assessments • Instrumental in grant research and writing, database management, landowner engagement, web/social media content • Developed and worked closely with the eight member QCI Advisory Board and supervised five student assistants • Increased federal, state, and nonprofit partner support for the QCI through presentations and direct networking see less Title: Apprentice Forester Dates Employed: May 2012 – Aug 2012 Employment Duration: 4 mos Location: Eastford, CT • Conducted forest measurement, inventory assessment and statistical analysis for timber, ecosystem services, and wildlife habitat • Developed silvicultural prescriptions for multiple forest types consistent with FSC, SFI, and state regulations • Carried out mapping, GIS analysis, stand and wetland delineation Student Company Name: Yale University- School of Forestry & Environmental Studies Dates Employed: Sep 2010 – May 2012 Employment Duration: 1 yr 9 mos Location: New Haven, CT Master of Forestry (MF), Ecologically-Based Forestry • • Awards: Doris Duke Conservation Fellow, 2011 • Research Assistant, Dr. Carol Carpenter (2010-2011) • Relevant Coursework: Leadership in Natural Resource Management, Silviculture, Management Plans for Protected Areas, Forest Management Operations for Professional Foresters, Modeling Geographic Objects (GIS), Economics of the Environment, Landscape Ecology, Environmental Hydrology, Fire: Science and Policy, Strategies for Land Conservation, Natural History and Taxonomy of Trees, Climate and Life, Environmental Communicator, Conflict and Negotiation, Qualitative Research Methods, Social Science of Development and Conservation • Student Activities: Westies (President), Society of American Foresters (member), Sage Magazine (contributor)
My philosophical approach to my work:
Forests have intrinsic values that transcend the monetary. Ecologically-based forest management supports these values through a variety of means.
State/Province served:
Washington | Oregon
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