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Nathan Helmuth

Land Protection Manager

 

Primary Responsibilities

  • Maintaining landowner and easement records
  • Annual monitoring of easements
  • Creating baseline documentation for new easement acquisitions

Past Experience

Graduate Research Assistant with Western Illinois University studying resource and habitat availability for waterfowl on the Mississippi River.

Biological Science Technician with USGS Avian Malaria Genomics Research Project in Hawaii.

Biological Science Technician with USGS in Florida, protecting nesting habitat for endangered shorebird and sea turtle species.

Research technician with Smithsonian, conducting census wide survey of Kirtland’s Warbler populations in Michigan.

Education
BA in Environmental Biology and Development (double major) from Houghton College

Favorite Protected Place
Yellowstone National Park

Hobbies
Rock climbing, running, reading, birding, fishing, and the New York Times crossword.