Jarod J. Blades Address: 354 Taylor Ave, Apt 8. Moscow, Idaho 83843 Country of Citizenship: USA Cell: 208.310.0450 Email: jblades@uidaho.edu Education Overview PhD Candidate, Natural Resources Conservation Social Sciences University of Idaho Cum GPA: 4.0 Expected Graduation: Summer 2013 Xi Sigma Pi Forestry Honors Society Outstanding Graduate Student Award Mr. Blades has over 13 years of combined natural resource and social science experience in the public, private, and academic sectors. His professional work experience includes state and federal natural resource planning, managing interdisciplinary land management projects, public involvement, science communication, environmental education, field biological research leadership, data collection and analysis, and multiple styles of technical writing. MS Environmental Science Alaska Pacific University Graduated Spring 2008, Honors Cum GPA: 4.0 Work Chronology (duties and projects are in below sections) BS Biological Environmental Science University of Idaho Graduated Fall 2001, Dean’s List Key Skills Natural Resources Social Sciences Public Involvement and Partnerships Environmental Education Natural Resources Planning/NEPA ESRI Geographic Information Systems (GIS)/Mapping Upland/Riparian Ecology Field Biological Monitoring Selected Certifications, Training Certified Project Manager Federal Lands URS Group Leader Interdisciplinary Toolbox (’12) BLM Planning Nuts and Bolts (‘08) ArcGIS Adjunct Professor (’07, ‘08) BLM Multiple Indicator Upland and Riparian Monitoring and Lotic/Lentic PFC Monitoring Biological Assessment Preparation Training; Idaho Trans. Dept. Trimble GPS Certification Research Fellow University of Idaho Moscow, Idaho (GS-12 equivalent) National Science Foundation IGERT Program and Joint Fire Science Program Employment Dates: 8/2010-current (26 hours/week) Project Manager/Group Leader/Biologist URS Corporation Boise, Idaho and Anchorage, Alaska (GS-12 equivalent) Employment Dates: 03/07/2005 – 07/09/2010 (40+ hours/week) Adjunct Professor Alaska Pacific University Anchorage, Alaska Course: Introduction to ArcGIS (BS and MS students) Employment Dates: 09/2007 – 05/2008 (10 hours/week) Natural Resource Specialist: Upland and Riparian Ecology Bureau of Land Management and Environmental Careers Org Owyhee County, Idaho, based in Boise (GS-8 equivalent) Employment Dates: 04/15/2002-1/15/2005 (40 hours/week) Biological Technician (Upland Ecology) Idaho Army National Guard- Environmental Management Employment Dates: 5/2000-9/2000 and 5/2001-9/2001 (40 hours/week) Jarod Blades 2013 Selected Academic Research Projects Communicating Complex and Controversial Research across Boundaries: Social and Ecological Resilience of Forests of the Northern Rockies, USA. Ph.D. Candidate, National Science Foundation Fellow – Integrative Graduate Education and Research Traineeship (IGERT). Mr. Blades serves as the social scientist on this interdisciplinary research team, and has led journal publications and presentation at international conferences. As an interdisciplinary group of graduate students and faculty, this team conducted new research focused on understanding and communicating the shifts in forest landscapes due to changing climate. Mr. Blades research focused on effectively communicating complex information across policymaker-land manager-scientist boundaries, evaluating the social-ecological sensitivity to local climate change effects in selected forests of the Northern Rockies, and exploring different modeling and interaction tools for incorporating scientific research into forest management and policy decisions. Specific questions included: How did workshop participation influence stakeholder and decision maker understanding and perception of multi-scale climate change effects on forests of the Northern Rockies? How effective were a) boundary organizations/learning organizations/deliberative workshops, and b) modeling tools at serving as boundary objects to be used in forest management decisions and communication between forest stakeholder groups? This project also included curriculum development and presentation to K-12 and college students at the McCall Outdoor Science School (MOSS). Project website: http://projweb.cals.uidaho.edu/northernrockies/ Public Perceptions of Wildland Fire Smoke: Contrasting Tolerance amongst WUI and Urban Communities in the Interior West and the South-central United States. Ph.D. Candidate. Joint Fire Science Program, Grant 10-1-03-2 This study investigated the factors that affect tolerance of smoke from wildland fire and how tolerance differed among regions, community types, and a variety of other variables. This information will help land managers plan fires that fall within acceptable tolerances, anticipate public reaction, and develop strategies to communicate with the public. Mr. Blades is the lead on survey design & data analysis, development of multiple course curriculums, an Rx 410 training module, and a (co)lead author on journal publications. Exploring How Deliberation on Scientific Information Shapes Stakeholder Perceptions of Wildland Fire Smoke and Forest Management. Ph.D. Candidate. JFSP Graduate Research Innovation (GRIN) Grant. This research represented a unique opportunity for Mr. Blades to complement the two research projects described above (i.e., public perceptions and tolerance of smoke, and social-ecological resilience in northern Rockies forests) with an mixed-methods investigation of participatory deliberation, focusing on how stakeholders process and use technical biophysical and social data related to forest health, fire, and smoke to inform management decisions. Four interactive workshops were held in northern Rockies areas identified as the most sensitive to climate change effects (Missoula, Boise, McCall, Grangeville). The theoretical focus was Boundary Organizations/Boundary Objects. Mr. Blades was the lead on workshop, survey, and interview design. He also led data analysis and is a (co)lead author on journal and agency publication(s). These data also contributed to curriculum developed for the McCall Outdoor Science School and other University courses. A Geospatial Analysis of Breeding Bird Communities in Five Wetland Ecosystems Across the Western Kenai Peninsula Lowland, Alaska. MS Thesis. EPA Grant # CD-96033501 This project involved a comprehensive GIS spatial analysis of the Kenai Peninsula landscape as it relates to breeding wetland bird species richness and relative abundance across various wetland types. Avian point counts and vegetative cover estimation were used for field methods. Additionally this study evaluated relationship of spruce bark beetle and wildfire on bird species richness and abundance. This project required substantial interaction/coordination with various agencies, organizations, and Ninilchik Tribal members. Mr. Blades developed the sampling design and field work protocols, authored progress reports for the Ninilchik Tribe and EPA, and developed EPA safety and contingency plans. Selected Professional Project Experience Boardman to Hemingway / Gateway West 500kV Transmission Line Project. Biologist/Planner , (URS Corporation, ID Power, 2008 – 2010). This project involved the preparation of a third party multi-jurisdictional EIS for the proposed siting a 260 mile long 500kV transmission line through eastern Oregon and southwestern Idaho. Work included extensive public participation and outreach (see http://www.boardmantohemingway.com/default.aspx), and coordination with Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife, BLM, USFS, and USFWS regarding habitat mapping criteria and mitigation (e.g., restoration and conservation easements). Mr. Blades was responsible for coordinating the public involvement plan, biological work plan and execution, and a mitigation strategy for wildlife. A key component of this Jarod Blades 2013 2 project was coordination and cooperation with a diversity of agency and public interests, while using a variety of communication techniques and strategies. Bureau of Land Management, Four Rivers Field Office Resource Management Plan (RMP/EIS). Project Manager/Biologist (URS Corporation, 2008 – 2010). Resource Management Plan for 800,000 acres of BLM managed lands in southwestern Idaho. Mr. Blades was the project manager for this project, as well as the principal investigator/author for fish and wildlife resources, water resources, and special status animals. He managed an interdisciplinary team from URS and extensively coordinated with the BLM. He was responsible for the first integration of new nationwide BLM planning and word processing software called ePlanning. He conducted several public meetings in the region as part of the NEPA process. China Mountain Wind Power Project, Bureau of Land Management. Environmental Assessment. Biologist/Planner (URS Corporation, 2008 – 2010). This project involved the preparation of a third party EA for the proposed siting of meteorological towers on lands under the administration of the BLM in Twin Falls County, Idaho. Mr. Blades coordinated and authored the EA. Mr. Blades worked with BLM biologists to develop and protocols for sagegrouse monitoring and mitigation (e.g., conservation easements and restoration) within and near the proposed project area. Bureau of Land Management, Environmental Consequences Analysis for the Bruneau Planning Area and Birds of Prey National Conservation Area/RMP/EIS. Biologist (URS Corporation, 2005 – 2008). For these two EIS documents, Mr. Blades authored the chapters on environmental consequences for fish, wildlife, and special status animals. Analysis revolved around various threatened and endangered species, including the Idaho springs snail, bald eagle, sage-grouse, bighorn sheep, Columbia spotted frog, and yellow-billed cuckoo. Elmore-Ada Water Pipeline Project, environmental feasibility and alternative analysis. SPF Water Engineering. Deputy Project Manager/Biologist (URS Corporation, 2008). Feasibility study for alternative surface water supply pipeline to East Boise and Mountain Home. Environmental resources were analyzed, summarized, and discussed across three alternatives. Mr. Blades authored and coordinated the alternative analysis feasibility document. FEMA Hazard Mitigation Technical Assistance Program, Confederated Tribes of Coos, Lower Umpqua, and Suislaw Indians, Hazard Mitigation Plan. Planner, Risk Management (URS Corporation, 2007). Mr. Blades was author of the tsunami and earthquake sections of the risk assessment, and he peer-reviewed other sections of the risk assessment. The work included a comprehensive GIS data analysis and professional map production. FEMA Hazard Mitigation Technical Assistance Program, Lake County, California Repetitive Loss Flood Mitigation Plan. GIS Specialist (URS Corporation, 2008). Mr. Blades conducted comprehensive GIS data analysis and professional map production required for this Flood Management Plan. County parcel, flood, population density, and critical facility information and data were compiled and analyzed in an effort to determine risk levels. National Marine Fisheries Service, Spinner Dolphin EIS, Hawaii, Comment Review, Scoping. Biologist (URS Corporation, 2007). Mr. Blades contributing to extensive comment review and analysis, and provided input for biological issues to address proposed management measures to limit human interaction with spinner dolphins throughout the Hawaiian Islands. Bureau of Land Management, Biological Assessment. Cotterel Mountain Wind Power Facility, Burley, Idaho. Biologist (URS Corporation, 2006). Mr. Blades compiled and authored this biological assessment, under senior review, regarding the development of a proposed wind power facility on Cotterel Mountain near Burley, Id. The Threatened and Endangered species analyzed in the document were the bald eagle and gray wolf. Bureau of Land Management, Greater Sage Grouse and Raptor Mitigation Plans. Cotterel Mountain Wind Power Facility, Burley, Idaho. Biologist (URS Corporation, 2006). Mitigation and monitoring that included annual spring lek counts and winter aerial surveys. Radio-tagging and tracking of grouse captured at the leks in the spring was planned to provide important documentation of displacement, if any, on sage grouse as a result of the proposed wind plant. Further, mortality monitoring around each turbine for all avian and bat species was included. Bureau of Land Management, Idaho Rangeland Health Standards and Guidelines, Comprehensive Riparian, Aquatic, and Fisheries Analysis, Boise District. Biologist (URS Corporation, 2002 – 2006). Mr. Blades was responsible for collecting upland, riparian, and fisheries data, and also writing standards and guidelines reports related to grazing permit renewals in the Lower Snake River District of the BLM. His primary Jarod Blades 2013 3 responsibilities involved leading a field crew, compiling collected field-monitoring data, and analyzing and preparing the results. Considerable ArcGIS and GPS software and equipment was utilized for the project. Remote area navigation, map interpretation, backcountry 4x4 driving, and extensive backcountry camping was common. Survey types and general responsibilities were: Redband Trout Population Surveys, Lentic/Lotic Proper Functioning Condition Assessments, Water Quality Monitoring (temperature and bacterial, authored the Water Quality section of Rangeland Health Assessments), Riparian Stubble Height Monitoring, Browse and Bank Alteration Studies, Riparian Quantitative Greenline Studies, Upland Vegetation Trend Studies, Sage Grouse Lek and Habitat Surveys (Breeding/Late Brood Rearing). National Park Service, Denali National Park- Road Improvement EA, Alaska. Biologist (URS Corporation, 2006). Mr. blades was responsible for wildlife affected environment, impacts, and cumulative effects analyses resulting from road improvement projects. Bureau of Land Management, Idaho Rangeland Health Standards and Guidelines, Boise District. Biologist (BLM, 2002 – 2005). Mr. Blades was involved with collecting riparian and fisheries data and writing water quality analysis reports for livestock grazing permit renewals. His primary responsibilities involved leading a field crew to collect qualitative and quantitative upland/riparian data (rangeland health assessments, proper functioning condition, multiple indicator monitoring), compiling collected field-monitoring data, then analyzing and preparing the results. Considerable ArcGIS and GPS software and equipment was utilized for the project. Remote area navigation, map interpretation, backcountry 4x4 driving, and extensive backcountry camping was common. Idaho Department of Transportation, Biological Assessment. Snake River Bridge Replacement Project, United States Highway 95 Spur, Washington County, Idaho and Malheur County, Oregon. Author/Biologist (URS Corporation, 2005). For this biological assessment Mr. Blades was responsible for analyzing the impacts on sensitive and endangered species resulting from the removal of the existing structure and reconstruction of the Snake River Bridge near Weiser, Idaho. Major duties involved interpreting bridge engineering diagrams and construction protocols for the project, then projecting the potential impacts to primarily Idaho springsnails and bald eagles. Land Condition Trend Analysis, Idaho Army National Guard, Orchard Training Area, Boise, Idaho. Field Biologist (Idaho national Guard, 2001-2002). Mr. Blades worked as a biologist involved in Land Condition Trend Analysis, NEPA, and ESA data collection for the Environmental Management office of the Idaho Army National Guard. Collected data was use for NEPA compliance, military impact studies, and overall vegetative trend analysis. Other responsibilities included plant and mammal transects and population studies, daubenmeyer plots, tracked vehicle impact studies, restoration plots, invasive weed control, photopoint analysis, rain gauges, and vegetation signature mapping plots. Directed Study: A comprehensive historical overview of the progressive limnology and water quality of Payette Lake (Univ. of Idaho, 2000-2001). Research and data analysis of previous studies. Cooperation between involved agencies and specialists. Focus on total phosphorus, dissolved oxygen, and chlorophyll a. Surveying and PowerPoint presentation. Senior Thesis: An analysis of the GLOBE science education programs of the Clearwater Valley and Elk City Schools (Univ. of Idaho, 2001). Extensive field and literary research. Involved writing a proposal, 3’x 4’ Poster, final PowerPoint presentation. Competition at the Moscow Engineering Exposition. Received 3rd place overall. Grants and Fellowship Awards Joint Fire Science Program - Graduate Research Innovation (GRIN) Grant (2011). Exploring How Deliberation on Scientific Information Shapes Stakeholder Perceptions of Smoke and Forest Management Joint Fire Science Program Grant 10-1-03-2 (2010). Lead Researcher - Public Perceptions of Smoke: Contrasting Tolerance amongst WUI and Urban Communities in the Interior West and the Southeastern United States National Science Foundation IGERT (Integrative Graduate Education and Research Traineeship) Fellowship (2010). Social and Ecological Resilience in Forests of the Northern Rockies, USA. Environmental Protection Agency Grant # CD-96033501 (2006). A Geospatial Analysis of Breeding Bird Communities in Five Wetland Ecosystems Across the Western Kenai Peninsula Lowland, Alaska. Jarod Blades 2013 4 Peer Reviewed and Refereed Publications Blades, J., Hall, T. H. (in prep). Using an Expanded Risk Perception Theory to Predict Public Tolerance of Smoke from Wildland and Prescribed Fire in the Northern Rockies and South-Central U.S. Society and Natural Resources. Blades, J., Hall, T. E., & Shook, S. (in prep). Deconstructing public preferences and tradeoffs about smoke from wildland fires in the U.S. Northern Rocky Mountains and South-central U.S. using conjoint analysis. Blades, J., Kemp, K., Klos, Z., Tinkham, W., Hall, T. H., Force, J. E., Morgan, P. (in prep). Forest managers’ response to interdisciplinary climate change science: Understanding the impact of boundary objects’ on perceptions of risk and efficacy. Science Communication. Kemp, K., Blades, J., Klos, Z., Tinkham, W., Hall, T. H., Force, J. E., Morgan, P. (in prep). Climate change in forest management of the northern Rocky Mountains: Implication and barriers for application and management. Blades, J., Perkins, C., & Sanyal, N. (in prep). Taking aim at conservation officers: Public perceptions of Idaho conservation officers and management. Blades, J., Hall, T. H., & McCaffrey, S. M. (2013). Chapter 11.2: Public perceptions and tolerance of smoke. Smoke Management Guide for Prescribed and Wildland Fire: National Wildfire Coordination Group. Conference Presentations and Proceedings Blades, J., Kemp, K., Klos, Z., Tinkham, W., Hall, T. H., Force, J. E., Morgan, P. (2013). Forest managers’ response to interdisciplinary climate change science: Understanding the impact of boundary objects’ on perceptions of risk and efficacy. Paper presented at the International Symposium on Society and Resource Management (ISSRM), Estes Park, CO and at the America Geophysical Union (AGU) Chapman Conference in Granby, CO. Kemp, K., Blades, J., Klos, Z., Tinkham, W., Hall, T. H., Force, J. E., Morgan, P. (2013). Climate change in forest management of the northern Rocky Mountains: Implication and barriers for application and management. EPSCoR Climate Change Science for Effective Resource Management Conference. Blades, J., Kemp, K., & Klos, Z. (2012). Multi-scale Climate Change Information for Forests of the Northern Rockies. Presentation and Poster presented at the University of Idaho IGERT Annual Conference Meeting, Moscow, ID. Blades, J., & Hall, T. E. (2012). Enhancing Public Communication by Comparing Tolerance of Smoke from Wildland Fires in the Northern Rockies and South-Central U.S. Paper presented at the International Symposium on Society and Resource Management, Edmonton, Canada. Blades, J., Hall, T. E., & Shook, S. (2012). Deconstructing public preferences and tradeoffs about smoke from wildland fires in the Northern Rockies using conjoint analysis. Paper presented at the 3rd Human Dimensions of Wildland Fire Conference, Seattle, Washington. Blades, J., & Hall, T. E. (2012). The future is smoky: Toward explaining public tolerance of smoke from wildland fire and fuels management. Paper presented at the 3rd Human Dimensions of Wildland Fire Conference, Seattle, Washington. Kemp, K., Blades, J., & Klos, Z. (2011). Understanding and communicating the local effects of climate change and social-ecological vulnerability: Enhancing resilience within forests of the U.S. Northern Rockies. Proposal. College of Natural Resources. University of Idaho Moscow, ID. Blades, J., Klos, Z., & Kemp, K. (2011). Understanding and communicating the local effects of climate change and social-ecological vulnerability: Enhancing resilience in forests of the U.S. Northern Rockies. Poster presented at the 2nd Annual Pacific Northwest Climate Science Conference, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington. Klos, Z., Kemp, K., & Blades, J. (2011). Understanding and communicating the local effects of climate change and social-ecological vulnerability: Enhancing resilience in forests of the U.S. Northern Rockies. Paper presented at the CONFOR West – Interdisciplinary Environmental Conference, Canmore, Alberta, Canada. Kemp, K., Klos, Z., & Blades, J. (2011). Understanding and communicating the local effects of climate change and social-ecological vulnerability: Enhancing resilience in forests of the U.S. Northern Rockies. Poster presented at the American Geophysical Union: Fall Meeting, San Francisco, CA. Klos, Z., Blades, J., Kemp, K., & others. (2010). Disappearing Snow: Understanding local effects of climate change upon resilience of social-ecological systems within the U.S. Northern Rockies. Poster presented at the National Science Foundation: 2010 IGERT Poster Competition, Washington, D.C. Jarod Blades 2013 5 Invited Talks Guest Lecture: Climate Change Information for Forests of the Northern Rockies – a summary of workshop findings, lessons learned, communication theory and climate change, and curriculum implications, McCall Outdoor Science School (MOSS), January 27, 2013 Guest lecturer: Interdisciplinary Climate Change Seminar (Geography 501), University of Idaho, April 9, 2012 Guest lecturer: Ecology and Conservation Biology (Natural Resources 200), University of Idaho, April 13, 2012 Annual Conference: National Science Foundation: Integrated Graduate Education and Research Traineeship, Presentation on the Northern Rockies Interdisciplinary Team Research, August 2011. Membership and Affiliations International Association for Society and Natural Resources International Association of Wildland Fire Reviewer for the Journal: Society & Natural Resources Service and Awards Outstanding Graduate Student Annual Award, College of Natural Resources, 2013 Volunteer professional facilitator for the Clearwater-Nez Perce National Forest’s Collaborative Forest Plan Revision Effort 2012/2013 Kindergarten and First Grade Sunday school teacher, 2010-2013 Graduate student representative to the Conservation Social Sciences Department 2012-2013 Graduate student representative for the Full Professor Promotion Review Team for J.D. Wulfhorst, professor or rural sociology, Agricultural Economics & Rural Sociology Department, College of Ag Sciences. 2012 Joint Fire Science – Proposal Review Team. RFA 2 Task 1 “New Science Initiative – Fire Social Sciences.” March 6, 2012, Boise, Idaho Joint Fire Science – Proposal Review Team. Graduate Research Innovation Program (GRIN), February 2013 University of Idaho Vandal Boosters – Latah County Board Member – Student Representative Idaho State Veterans Home – regularly volunteer through activities office, serve lunches, and play cribbage Idaho Department of Fish and Game – Sagebrush and bitterbrush plantings along the Boise Front Big Brothers of America – Was a big bro for several years Idaho Food Bank – Coordinate food drives through URS Great Place to Work Coordinator – Serve as the Boise Office GP2W coordinator, organizing volunteers and charity Jarod Blades 2013 6