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lbouffard@bridgeportps.net |
Education Yale University School of Forestry & Environmental Studies Master of Forest Science- Ecology & Environmental Policy Southern Connecticut State University Bachelor of Science in Biology & Environmental Studies University of Connecticut Associates of Applied Science in Horticulture United States Army Sergeant, Honorable Discharge Hobbies Ornithology, Long Range Backpacking, Low Impact Living, Radio Operator KB1ZKK Favorite Films Planet Earth, Cosmos, Contact, Apollo 13 Favorite Teams Army, Yale, UCONN, Astros Educational Highlights * Tropical Resources Institute Fellow, Yale University, for contributions on tropical forest conservation (2010-2011) * Chair, Master's Research Colloquium, Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies (Spring 2011) * Recipient of Carpenter- Sperry Research Award, Yale University, for research on areas of forest conservation (2010) * Council on Latin American and Iberian Studies, Award for work on the New World Tropics (2010) * Texas Master Naturalist, Texas Parks and Wildlife, minimum 40 hours of volunteer service per year and eight hours of advanced training (2005-2009) * Compiler, Buffalo Bayou Christmas Bird Count, National Audubon Society, Houston, TX (2005-2007) * Outstanding Volunteer for the triage of evacuees from New Orleans, LA to Houston, TX during Hurricane Katrina, American Red Cross (2005) * Certificate of Appreciation, USAR, Individual Soldier Skills Training Support (Common Task Testing) (1998) * McKusker Scholarship, University of Connecticut, for students showing academic promise (1996) * Army Reserve duty completed at UCONN and Southern CT. State University- three subsequent internships completed at the National Parks Service and CT. Agricultural Experiment Station- (2) Publications * Author, "Role of the White-winged Guan (Penelope albipennis) in Seed Dispersal and Predation in Tumbesian Dry Forest, Peru" Journal of Sustainable Forestry, Spring 2014, (http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/10549811.2013.836720#.UsweaPRDvB0) Raised $35,000 the study taking place in Peru from private foundations * Issue Editor "Fuel from the Forests", A Yale Forest Forum Series Publication, Volume 13, Number 1, 2011, (http://environment.yale.edu/gisf/files/YFFReview_Fuel.pdf) * Correspondent, "Quinnipiac Meadows: Wild River In the City", Yale University Office of Public Affairs, Fall 2011 (http://youtu.be/kC3HSGUrtQg) * Author, "Management Plan for Newtown Connecticut", Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies, Spring 2011(http://www.newtown-ct.gov/public_documents/NewtownCT_BComm/NewtownManagementPlan.pdf) * Author, "Ecosystem Services Plan for Yale University: Central Campus", Yale Office of Sustainability, Spring 2011 (http://sustainability.yale.edu/sites/default/files/files/CentralCampus.pdf) |