Background, Experience, Memoirs!

Bio-graphical: aka - Memoirs  

Stanley R Olmstead; 122 Town and Country Drive, Jonesborough, Tennessee 37659

stanolmstead@gmail.com

Independent:

October 1, 2012 – Present: Environmental Advocate, Writer, and Consultant:

Promote communication of environmental issues (local and national) to encourage an environmental awareness for political change and public understanding. Networking the public, conservation organizations, government agencies and industry to improve the environment and reduce natural resource degradation. Letters, scoping meetings and other works associated with NEPA. Land surveys to identify environmental values, plant monitoring on the Appalachian Trail, mapping and biological assessment. Comment on draft generic EIS for NRC’s nuclear waste confidence. Addressing BLM’s non-producing energy well abandonment by submitting FOIA requests. Working with Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility. Comment, appeal, and NPDES permit challenge to Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation associated with water quality. Communication with media outlets as well as the Government Accounting Office associated with public land use, energy development and natural resources. Earth Day Science March D.C. 2017 and Climate March Johnson City TN April 29, 2017.  Jonesborough - Ardinna Woods - Arboretum and Butterfly Garden maintenance.

blog: stanolmstead.blogspot.com 

Vernal Field Office –BLM; 170 South 500 East, Vernal, UT 84078

May 2005 – September 30, 2012, Natural Resource Specialist, retired ($72,700/year)

Conduct water quality sampling and coordination with the State Water Quality Division. NEPA analysis for water quality, riparian, floodplains and rangeland management for Environmental Assessments & Environmental Impact Statements. Monitoring riparian habitat and water rights specialist. Rangeland management. Environmental Assessments to analyze grazing permit renewals. Implement Federal Land Management Policy and grazing regulations.

Vernal Field Office – BLM; 170 South 500 East, Vernal, Utah 84078

May 2003 – November 2003, Natural Resource Specialist

Perform resource management objectives in wildlife, botany, range and watershed. Conduct T&E plant surveys, vegetation management projects and riparian inventories. Evaluate past seeding and rehabilitation to determine existing conditions, evaluate invasive or noxious weed conditions and determine effectiveness of control. Botanist for “Emergency Stabilization and Rehabilitation” due to “wildland” fires. Conduct surveys for raptor nesting activities. Population transects and habitat mapping for prairie dogs. Black footed ferret surveys. Provide NEPA review, consultation and input associated with Environmental Impact Statements and Resource Management Plan development.

Vernal Field Office - BLM              

170 South 500 East, Vernal, Utah 84078: Nov. 92 – May 2005; Environmental Scientist

Monitor oil & gas operations for environmental compliance. Reviewing oil & gas lease sales, evaluating environmental impact of surface use, inspecting oil & gas facilities, and evaluating reclamation of public land after abandonment. Conducted interdisciplinary surveys to evaluate potential impacts to Special Status Animal and Plants and T & E species, wildlife, and watershed by proposed development. Writing biological assessments for oil & gas analysis and compliance. Communicate with energy representatives, general public, land management professionals, and Office staff. Public presentations to industry representatives, office staff and schools. Writing Environmental Assessments. Fire suppression. Utah State pesticide applicators license.

Ecology and Animal Behavior Project/APHIS/USDA

Utah State University, Logan, Utah 84322: June 85 - Nov. 92 Biological Technician

Research coyote behavior to reduce or prevent predation to livestock. Perform field, pen, and laboratory studies on predators. Conduct wildlife observation and documentation associated with research. Edit research findings in preparation of publication. Animal capture and handling to mark and telemeter predators and prey species. Conducted telemetry work to monitor wildlife movements, monitor predation, wildlife behavior, and wildlife reproduction activities, animal husbandry of a colony of captive coyotes exceeding 100 animals and Animal Damage Control operations. Weed control efforts to minimize noxious weeds on a 170-acre field facility.  Assisted Wildlife Services to minimize geese numbers (hazing) along the shores of the Great Salt Lake to reduce impacts to agriculture activities. Utah State pesticide applicators license.

Forest Animal Damage Project/APHIS/USDA

Olympia, Washington: March 79 - June 85 Biological Technician

Work to research forest animal behavior to reduce or prevent damage to reforestation. Research wildlife species (rodents, lagomorphs, ungulate, and carnivores), causing damage to reforestation.  Monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of vegetation modifications, chemical repellents, physical barriers and population reduction to reduce animal damage to forests. Evaluating forest and range utilization by wildlife and livestock. Plant taxonomy and forest nursery propagation. Animal; capture, handling, marking, and telemetry work. Maintaining captive animals (rodent, lagomorphs and ungulate) to perform pen studies on methods to reduce forest damage by wildlife. Three months study on Northern Prairie waterfowl in the Canadian pothole region for the U.S.F.&W.S. Physical, chemical, and biological weed control at a 160-acre facility for wildlife research. Assisted the Nisqually Wildlife Refuge staff with winter bird counts and capture trap installation. Washington State Pesticide Applicators license.

Mapleton Ranger District/Siuslaw National Forest/USFS

Mapleton, Oregon: June 78 - March 79 Biological Technician

Total Resource Inventory of Mapleton Ranger District’s resources: timber, fisheries, wildlife, fire, roads, watershed, and soils. Graphically identifying the District's numerous resources to compile resource data in a common data format. Orthophotos and computerized data development and entry. Timber inventories, stream hydrology work, wildlife studies, fisheries projects, controlled burns, and wildland fire suppression.

Willamette Timber Systems

Springfield, Oregon: October 75 - September 76 Tree planter

Planting tree seedlings throughout western Oregon using hoe-dad, shovel, and auger. Planting Douglas fir, cedar and pine. Over 100,000 trees planted.  Conducted Pre-commercial thinning of young growth timber. Chain saw work to “release” young growth forests by removing surplus seedlings and interfering brush that compete with tree growth, herbicide application treating brush, grasses, and trees interfering with reforestation.

Fresno Community Hospital

Fresno, California: August 73 - September 75 Nursing Assistant

Patients care, orderly duties, cardiopulmonary resuscitation and emergency room service.

National Park Service/Rocky Mountain National Park

Estes Park, Colorado: Summer 74 Park Technician

Remote backcountry law enforcement officer.  Public contact providing information on natural history of the Park and regulatory requirements. Reporting special status wildlife species observations to Park resource personnel.

U.S. Army:  October 70 - July 73 Medic (Airborne-Infantry)

Army medic; operating a battalion aid station, conducting sick call, managing health records, and immunizations. Emergency field medical treatment during airborne and infantry training maneuvers. Patients care at Womack Army hospital.  Parachute qualified. Expert rifleman.

Fort Ord, CA; Fort Polk, LA; Fort Benning, GA; Fort Sam Huston, TX and Fort Bragg, NC.

U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service/Kenai National Moose Range

Kenai, Alaska: Summer 70; Trail crew

Constructing hiking trails. Law enforcement associated with hunting. Wildlife inventories.

National Park Service/Yosemite National Park

Yosemite, California: Summer 68 & 69; Blister Rust Control Checker

Blister rust control work to locate potential out breaks of the white pine blister rust disease.   Direct vegetative survey work within the Park to locate blister rust outbreaks. Fire suppression

Education:

Utah State University, Logan, Utah - Sept 85 to June 92     

University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon - Sept 76 to Mar 78

California State University, Fresno, California - Sept 69 to Aug 75 (BA Biology)

Pierce College, Woodland Hills, California - Feb 67 to June 69

Job-Related Skills:

Word processing to include Word; GIS – ArcMap & ArcView; GPS units – Trimble and Garmin; Excel (used in water quality & precipitation data); Public presentation to schools, industry, government agencies, etc.; Vehicle operations – Tennessee State driver's license; Wilderness travel capabilities are excellent; Mountaineering; back-packing, Canoeing; River rafting. Wood crafts: making finished wood furniture and wood household decretive items. Attended the past four years the Appalachian Public Interest Environmental Law Conference - Knoxville.  Membership: The Nature Conservancy, Natural Resource Defense Council, The Sierra Club, Citizens Climate Lobby and Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility.

Ethics, Education, Environment and economics:   E Pluribus Unum  

Prepared: May 1, 2017