Nicole Jurjavcic

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Nicole Jurjavcic

2204 #2 Freshwater Rd.
Eureka, CA 95503
(707) 445-1489
nljurjavcic@hotmail.com

EDUCATION

University of California at Davis, Davis, CA. BS in Biological Sciences, emphasis Ecology and Evolution. Graduated with honors in December 1995.

University of California at Davis, Davis, CA. MS in Ecology, emphasis Conservation Biology. Completed Thesis: “Competition, Abiotic Stress, and the Distribution of a Native Annual Grass (Vulpia microstachys) in a Mosaic Environment,” in December 2000.

WORK EXPERIENCE

2/02-present	Lead Botanist. LBJ Enterprises, Eureka, CA. As botanical project manager, in charge of all botanical surveys and associated informal consultation with CDF&G for development projects and THPs. Also responsible for all associated write-ups (e.g. report writing for the Hoopa project of 2002).
12/12 –12/13 .$500	Independent Contractor (Botanist). Sequoia & Kings Canyon NP, Three Rivers, CA Hired to teach a 2-day workshop on identification of Carex species, including of the workshop southern Sierra Nevada. Responsible for working with members of the vegetation mapping crew to ensure their ability to recognize Carex spp. groups and to properly identify specimens collected that summer in the park. Contact: Sylvia Haultain (559) 565-3769, Sylvia_Haultain@nps.gov.
9/01 – 11/01 $10 per plant	Independent Contractor (Botanist). Sequoia & Kings Canyon NP, Three Rivers, CA. Responsible for identification of 250 plant specimens (including Poaceae, Eriogonum spp., & Salix spp.) to subspecific level. Specimens were previously collected in summer of 2000 for the SEKI vegetation mapping project. Contact: Sylvia Haultain (559) 565-3769, Sylvia_Haultain@nps.gov.
6/00 – 6/01 40+ hrs/wk $2800/mo	Post Graduate Researcher (Plant Ecologist). Dept. of Environmental Science & Policy, UCD. Responsible for piloting a project that investigated rare plant management and monitoring efforts in the Bay Area (10 counties). Duties included: conducting a survey of representatives from all public agencies (45 total) in order to gauge overall activity levels; co-writing one manuscript submitted to Nature in February 2001 and one to BioScience in June 2001; and summarizing our findings in a grant application aimed at Packard. Given survey results and our various interactions with the agencies, CNPS members and conservation groups in the area, we were asking the Packard Foundation for seed money to establish a program to use volunteers to monitor rare plant occurrences in the San Francisco Bay Area. Contact: Dr. Mark Schwartz (703) 292-7199, mschwart@nsf.gov.
1/01 – 3/01 200 plants $10 per plant	Independent Contractor (Botanist). Sequoia & Kings Canyon NP, Three Rivers, CA. Responsible for identification of 200 Carex and Poaceae specimens to subspecific level. Specimens were previously collected in summer of 2000 for the SEKI vegetation mapping project. Contact: Sylvia Haultain (559) 565-3769, Sylvia_Haultain@nps.gov.
11/99-12/99 40+ hrs/wk GS-5	Biological Science Technician (Botanist). Sequoia & Kings Canyon NP, Three Rivers, CA. Responsible for identification of plant specimens (including grasses and sedges) to subspecific level that were previously collected in alpine meadow locations of Sequoia and Kings Canyon. Also hired for two weeks in August in order to visit backcountry meadows and read established species composition plots; with one assistant, I was responsible for on-site identification of species and collection of unknowns. Contact: Sylvia Haultain (559) 565-3769, Sylvia_Haultain@nps.gov.
6/99-11/99 40+ hrs/wk GS-5	Biological Science Technician (Fire Effects). Sequoia & Kings Canyon NP, Three Rivers, CA. Primary duties included: surveying burn and control plots at various stages before and after prescribed fire; identifying plant specimens collected; monitoring plots during prescribed fire in order to take weather and fire behavior observations; and participating in a variety of fire-related projects carried out in the park. Additionally –as the primary botanist on the team –I was responsible for: creating/editing species list files by monitoring type; developing and indexing a voucher specimen catalogue; and leading a grass identification workshop. Contact: Georgia Dempsey (559) 565-3705, Georgia_Dempsey@nps.gov.
9/98-5/99 20+ hrs/wk $1000/mo	Research Assistant. Dept. of Environmental Science and Policy, UC Davis, CA 95616. Assisted Dr. Harrison and Dr. Wolf in their respective studies of serpentine vegetation of the North Coast ranges. Dr. Harrison in investigating invasion issues of serpentine versus non-serpentine grasslands at the UC McLaughlin Reserve. Duties included scouting of sites, preparation of species lists, and mapping projects. Dr. Wolf is researching the pollination biology of a serpentine endemic, Fritillaria purdyi, and continuing work on another endemic, Calsytegia collina. Duties included pollination observations, vegetation mapping, and assistance in pollination manipulations. Contacts: Dr. Harrison / Dr. Amy Wolf; spharrison@ucdavis.edu / wolfa@uwgb.edu.
7/98-9/98 40+ hrs/wk GS– 5	Biological Science Technician (Botanist). Sequoia & Kings Canyon NP, Three Rivers, CA. Assisted in the park’s meadow monitoring project, which assesses the impact of stock use on a number of backcountry meadows. Responsible for identifying all unknown plant specimens in the field and collected (primarily grasses and sedges). Also assisted in all field surveys: species composition plots and residual biomass sampling. Contact: Sylvia Haultain (559) 565-3769, Sylvia_Haultain@nps.gov.
4/98-7/98 20+ hrs/wk $1000/mo	Research Assistant. Dept. of Environmental Science and Policy, UC Davis, CA. Assisted in a study comparing diversity of serpentine and adjacent non-serpentine grasslands. Duties included: identification of all grass species; assistance in collecting samples/ recording transect data in the field; processing of soil samples collected; compilation of species lists. Contact: Dr. Susan Harrison (530) 752-7110, spharrison@ucdavis.edu.
3/96 -9/96 & 3/97 -6/97 40 hrs/wk $13/hr	Post Graduate Researcher. Dept. of Environmental Science and Policy, UC Davis, CA. Assisted in a study comparing diversity of vegetation of large and small serpentine patches and adjacent, non-serpentine habitat. Collected and identified woody and herbaceous species, including grasses. Collected and prepared soils for processing. For another study conducted in the same area, monitored and assisted in pollination manipulations for populations of Calystegia collina, a serpentine endemic. Contact: Dr. Susan Harrison (530) 752-7110, spharrison@ucdavis.edu.

INTERNSHIPS & WORKSHOPS

Lichen Workshop, Natural History Museum. April 12, 2003.

Asteraceae Workshop, Jepson Herbarium Weekend Workshops. May 21-23,1999.

Carex Workshop, Jepson Herbarium Weekend Workshops. July 16-18, 1999.

Grass Identification Weekend Workshop, California Native Grass Association. June 1996.

Non-Indigenous Plants of California, Jepson Herbarium Weekend Workshops. Nov 2 & 3, 1996.

National Parks and Conservation Association, Oakland, CA. Interned: Nov 1997 – Feb. 1998.

PUBLICATIONS

Jurjavcic NL, S Harrison, AT Wolf (2001). Abiotic Stress, Competition, and the Distribution of the Native Annual Grass Vulpia microstachys in a Mosaic Environment. Oecologia: In Press.

Schwartz MW, N Jurjavcic, J O’Brien (2001). You can help rare plants survive in the cities. Nature 411: 991-2.

Danin A, SP Rae, M Barbour, N Jurjavcic, P Connors, E Uhlinger (1998). Early primary succession on dunes at Bodega Head, California. Madrono 45(2): 101-109.

Barbour MG, R Fernau, JR Benayas, N Jurjavcic, E Royce (1998). Tree regeneration following clearcut logging in red fir forests of California. Forest Ecology and Management 104 (1-3): 101-111.

Danin A, SP Rae, M Barbour, N Jurjavcic, & P Connors (1997). Early primary succession on dunes at Bodega Head, California. American Journal of Botany 84 (6 SUPPL): 15.