Peter Schuyler - UNITED STATES PEACE CORPS/PHILIPPINES- supervised Agricultural Credit Technician: 6/1978 - 11/1978
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Peter Schuyler
EDUCATION
Yale University; School of Forestry and Environmental Studies
May 1991
Masters of Environmental Studies:
Conservation Biology Science & Management
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University of California At Santa Barbara
December 1976
Bachelor of Arts in Geography
with Highest Honors
HONORS & AWARDS
* Switzer Environmental Fellowship, 1990 - 1991 Yale University; Charles Wood Scholarship, 1989-90, 1990-91.
* The Nature Conservancy; Board of Governors' Resolution of Appreciation, 1989.
* University of California at Santa Barbara Geography Department;Outstanding senior award for academic excellence, 1977.
WORK EXPERIENCE
STATE of HAWAII
* Natural Areas Reserves Program Manager, Division of Forestry & Wildlife: 11/91 - Present. State wide administrative responsibility for natural area reserve system consisting of 19 reserves, 1 national estuarine research reserve and a system of state/private cooperative projects. Oversaw $2 million budget, developed program management plans and policies, provided staff support for field managers, worked with state legislature, Natural Area Reserve System Commission and other state, private and federal resource management agencies as well as local community members to further conservation goals and objectives in Hawaii.
OFFICE of TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT I U. S. Congress
* Consultant: 10/91 - 1/92; prepared selected analyses of survey data on introduced animal species issues and concerns. Prepared document to be incorporated into final OTA report.
THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
* Intern - California Field Office: 6/1990 - 12/1990. Proposed, developed and completed feasibility study of establishing an international, multi-disciplinary center to address issues created by the presence of introduced animal species. Additional responsibilities included developing and writing a feral pig removal plan for Santa Cruz Island. Plan included work guidelines, time-lines and $750,000 budget.
* Preserve Director - Santa Cruz Island: 1/1987 - 7/1989. Overall responsibility for 55,000 acre nature preserve. Duties: design and implementation of stewardship, monitoring and research programs; long range resource planning; budgeting; liaison with landowner, govt. and private agencies; hired and supervised staff/volunteers; assisted development efforts; Supervised CA Conservancy's prescribed burn program.
* Preserve Manager - Santa Cruz Island: 10/1980 - 12/1986. On-site preserve management responsibility. Duties: implemented major feral animal control program; supervised staff/volunteers, established vegetation monitoring, exotic plant removal and research programs; maintained facilities and equipment in remote, rugged environs; liaison with landowner; assisted development efforts. Worked on other CA stewardship projects.
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA AT SANTA BARBARA
* Associate in Geography Department: 1/1980 - 3/1980. Teaching assistant for upper division navigation class. Presented lectures and laboratory exercises.
SANTA BARBARA BOTANIC GARDEN
* Groundsman: 4/1979 - 3/1980. Maintained areas of a native plant garden.
UNITED STATES PEACE CORPS/PHILIPPINES
* Supervised Agricultural Credit Technician: 6/1978 - 11/1978. Supervised the use and implementation of bank loans to small, rural farmers for agricultural projects.
SELF-EMPLOYED
* Yacht Delivery Skipper/Navigator: 6/1972 - 7/1980. Served as skipper, navigator or crew on racing yachts for long distance ocean passages.
VOLUNTEER WORK
* Officer: Yale Student Wildlife Society; 1990/91. Helped establish first student chapter of the Society for Conservation Biology.
* Board Member: Friends of the Channel Islands National Park; 1988 - 1989.
* Board Member: Santa Barbara Country Dance Society; 1987 - 1989.
* Charles Darwin Research Station/Galapagos Islands; 1984. Assisted with feral animal surveys.
* Santa Barbara Botanic Garden and University of California Santa Barbara; 1976 - 1989.
* Participated on botanical collecting trips.
* Santa Barbara Mus. of Natural History; 1977/78. Channel Islands Natural Resources Survey.
SYMPOSIA
* "The Control of Feral Sheep on Santa Cruz Island"; presentation at the 3rd Channel Islands Symposium, Santa Barbara, CA. 1987.
PUBLICATIONS
* Schuyler, P. T. 1987. 1992 Santa Cruz Island preservation plan. Planning document for The Nature Conservancy.
* -------. 1989. Feral animal control: Santa Cruz Island, California. Natural Areas Journal; Stewards Circle. 9(4):265.
* -------. 1991. Introduced animal species issues: current status and problems including a feasibility study for the establishment of a multi-disciplinary introduced animal species center. TRI Working Papers # 56 & 56A. Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies, New Haven, CT.
* ------. In press. Control of feral sheep on Santa Cruz Island in Advances in California Islands research: proceedings of the 3rd California Islands Symposium. F. G. Hochberg (ed.). Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History. Santa Barbara, Ca.
* ------- and Sterner, J.D. 1990. Feral pigs (Sus scrofa) removal from Santa Cruz Island, California by The Nature Conservancy. Planning document for The Nature Conservancy.
ADDITIONAL SKILLS
* Emergency Medical Technician 1A - (EMT-IA); CPR
* Firefighting; US Forest Service S-160 & S-390 Class; Basic Fire-fighting, Fire Behavior
* Workshops, 1985, 1987; USFS/UC Berkeley Extension Class; Prescribed Fire Behavior and Management Workshop. 1985; The Nature Conservancy - Fire Manager Training, 1986.
* Photographic skills
* Mechanical Abilities - auto, carpentry, plumbing, general
* Computer Skills - WordPerfect, dBase IV, Lotus 123, GIS, Systat, TimeLine, Corel Draw
* Foreign Language ability: Spanish - Good reading, comprehension and speaking ability Ilokano - Fair; French - Fair
TRAVEL
* Extensive travel in continental United States and Hawaii;
* Australia, American Samoa, Costa Rica, Ecuador (esp. Galapagos Islands), Fiji, Mexico (esp. Baja California and islands), New Zealand, Peru, Philippines, Puerto Rico
PERSONAL DATA
Born: July 31, 1953; Place: Lompoc, California, USA; Single
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