Erik Rodriguez

Hello! My name is Erik Rodriguez, I have over 5 years of experience in agriculture and ecology. My emphasis and goal is to help land owners and managers rebuild habitat or minimize potential negative effects on surrounding areas. I enjoy spending time outdoors in my free time hunting and fishing, and am excited to join a team that has a similar passion for ecosystem management.

Experience introducing new students to the scientific method and research in agriculture (CSU Fresno), Vegetable Farm Management [equipment maintenance, fertilization, planting, harvesting] (CSU Fresno), Intern and Soil Conservationist [plan design, data collection, producer relations, policy and project education] (USDA NRCS), Environmental Data Collection [invertebrate sampling, plant species identification, species composition determination, off trail navigation, research plot establishment, soil data collection, vegetative sampling and analysis] (National Ecological Observatory Network), Sustainable Groundwater Management Act Education [creation of educational materials, summarization of Groundwater Sustainability Plans, small farmer education, collaboration with broader small farms team] (UC ANR)

California State University Fresno (B.S. , Natural Resource Management)

University of Idaho (M.S. , Natural Resource Management [Restorative Ecology and Habitat Management])