Eli Podyma
Community Forestry Specialist at Virginia Department of Forestry- Claim this Profile
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Bio
Credentials
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Riparian Buffer Certificate
Chesapeake Bay Landscape Professional CertificationDec, 2021- Nov, 2024 -
Certified Arborist
International Society of ArboricultureMar, 2022- Nov, 2024 -
Prescribed Burn Manager
Virginia Department of Forestry -
Tree Farm Inspector
American Tree Farm System
Experience
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Virginia Department of Forestry
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United States
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Environmental Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Community Forestry Specialist
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Feb 2020 - Present
Providing guidelines, plans, and technical recommendations for urban forestry practices in coordination with individual landowners, local government, and non-profit organizations. Providing guidelines, plans, and technical recommendations for urban forestry practices in coordination with individual landowners, local government, and non-profit organizations.
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U.S. Forest Service
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United States
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Government Administration
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700 & Above Employee
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Forestry Technician
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Mar 2019 - Aug 2019
Gathered data for timber sales in the national forest. Assisted with timber grading as well as leave-tree selection and layout for a variety of sylvicultural prescriptions. Gathered data for timber sales in the national forest. Assisted with timber grading as well as leave-tree selection and layout for a variety of sylvicultural prescriptions.
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Virginia Department of Forestry
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United States
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Environmental Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Forest Inventory Assistant
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Oct 2018 - Feb 2019
Gathered field data in forest plots in southeast Virgina for the state's Forest Inventory program. Gathered field data in forest plots in southeast Virgina for the state's Forest Inventory program.
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Frontier Culture Museum
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United States
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Museums, Historical Sites, and Zoos
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1 - 100 Employee
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Historic Interpreter
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2017 - 2018
Communicated specialized information to visitors and schoolchildren, performed daily farm and interpretive tasks such as animal care, garden work, chores, cooking, handcrafts.Developed educational programs relating to the history of the American forestry industry and 18th century surveying.Led a watershed program teaching sustainable practices regarding water use and water quality testing. Communicated specialized information to visitors and schoolchildren, performed daily farm and interpretive tasks such as animal care, garden work, chores, cooking, handcrafts.Developed educational programs relating to the history of the American forestry industry and 18th century surveying.Led a watershed program teaching sustainable practices regarding water use and water quality testing.
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Education
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Virginia Tech
Bachelor of Science - BS, Environmental Resource Management