Ilana Williams
Staff Ecologist at Wyoming Outdoor Council- Claim this Profile
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Bio
Credentials
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Wildland Firefighter II
NWCGMay, 2009- Oct, 2024
Experience
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Wyoming Outdoor Council
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United States
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Public Policy Offices
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1 - 100 Employee
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Staff Ecologist
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Aug 2013 - Present
Provide sound ecological and scientific resources and advocacy to support protections of Wyoming’s iconic western landscapes, its world-renowned wildlife, and its clean air and water. Experience in scientific and technical writing including scientific comments on NEPA documents, Environmental Impact Statements (EISs) and Environmental Assessments (EAs). Experience in project and budget management. Provide scientific testimony to state legislative committees on important wildlife and conservation issues.
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Resource Specialist
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Mar 2013 - May 2013
Trained as crew leader to conduct environmental assessments for federal land management contracts. Certified National Resource Inventory technician; conducted planned data collection using accepted rangeland and ecological monitoring techniques. Trained as crew leader to conduct environmental assessments for federal land management contracts. Certified National Resource Inventory technician; conducted planned data collection using accepted rangeland and ecological monitoring techniques.
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Senior Lands Management Specialist
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Feb 2012 - Dec 2012
Conducted rangeland health monitoring and managed contract administration and agreements with grazing lessees on Wyoming state trust land. Interpreted policy and procedure and made appropriate recommendations to maintain or improve ecological function of native mixed-grass prairie, sagebrush steppe, riparian areas, and mixed-forested ecosystems to improve livestock grazing and wildlife habitat. Conducted rangeland health monitoring and managed contract administration and agreements with grazing lessees on Wyoming state trust land. Interpreted policy and procedure and made appropriate recommendations to maintain or improve ecological function of native mixed-grass prairie, sagebrush steppe, riparian areas, and mixed-forested ecosystems to improve livestock grazing and wildlife habitat.
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Oklahoma State University
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United States
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Higher Education
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700 & Above Employee
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Graduate Research Assistant
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Aug 2009 - Dec 2011
Master's student in the Division of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources - Rangeland Ecology and Management. Designed, operated, and analyzed a graduate research project examining the interaction of native and domestic ungulate grazers in combination with prescribed burning in an upland sagebrush and mixed-grass prairie ecosystem to fulfill the requirements for a Master's of Science. Master's student in the Division of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources - Rangeland Ecology and Management. Designed, operated, and analyzed a graduate research project examining the interaction of native and domestic ungulate grazers in combination with prescribed burning in an upland sagebrush and mixed-grass prairie ecosystem to fulfill the requirements for a Master's of Science.
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Education
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Oklahoma State University
Master's degree, Rangeland Ecology and Management -
California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo
Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Animal Sciences