Tom Fleischner - The Evergreen State College 1977

Professor of Environmental Studies: Teach undergraduates in a variety of environmental studies courses, including: Natural History and Ecology of the Southwest; Conservation Biology; Conservation in America; Human Ecology; Coastal Ecology of the Gulf of California; The Colorado Plateau: Natural History and Conservation.

North Cascades Institute, Sedro Woolley, WA; 1986-88: Developed and taught a variety of short courses in natural history and wilderness management to adult groups of diverse ages and backgrounds in field seminar format. Also initiated and developed backcountry field ecology program for college undergraduates. Courses credited through Western Washington University.

University of California Extension, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, CA; 1983-88: Developed, coordinated, and taught interdisciplinary quarter-long backcountry field programs in natural history, field ecology, biogeography, and wilderness history. Five spring programs on the Colorado Plateau and one fall program on the Olympic Peninsula.

Antioch University. Seattle, WA; 1984-85: Developed and taught an environmental studies course ("Ecology and Ethics") for nonscience majors in an adult degree-completion program.

Western Washington University, Bellingham, WA; 1980-82: Taught undergraduate biology students in lecture, laboratory, and field settings. Courses included ornithology, introductory biology for both majors and non-majors, vertebrate zoology, and biometrics.

Grazing Ecology Research: Co-investigator in contracted study for National Park Service, to establish monitoring of the effects of livestock grazing on plant communities at Chaco Canyon National Historic Park, New Mexico.

Prescott College, Prescott, AZ; 1999-present

Mexican Bird Research: Documented abundance and habitat distribution of marine, estuarine, and terrestrial birds in an ecologically diverse portion of the Central Gulf of California coast in Sonora, Mexico.

Prescott College, Prescott, AZ; 1989-1993

Seabird Conservation Research: Studied the behavior and ecology of Atlantic puffins, arctic terns, and Leach's storm-petrels while attempting to reestablish breeding colonies of these species to offshore islands in Maine, through reintroduction and rearing of wild birds.

National Audubon Society, Medomak, ME; 1978-80

Waterfowl Research: Investigated the courtship behavior and winter ecology of harlequin ducks wintering in northern Puget Sound, and wrote Master's research thesis.

Western Washington University, Bellingham, WA; 1982-83

Environmental Consultant: Founded a private environmental consulting firm and did contract studies of wintering bald eagle populations, in both montane and coastal environments, in relation to proposed developments.

Pacific Northwest Environmental Services, Bellingham, WA; 1985-86

Whale Research: Conducted field research on the population size and structure of bowhead whales as they migrated along the Alaskan arctic coast, and of gray whales as they migrated through the Aleutian Islands.

National Marine Mammal Laboratory, Seattle, WA; 1978-79

Seal Research: Investigated the ecology, behavior, and food habits of harbor seals in Washington State in relation to chemical pollution, as part of Student Originated Studies grant.

National Science Foundation. The Evergreen State College, Olympia, WA; 1977-78

Program Director: Co-founded and directed successful nonprofit environmental field school. Responsibilities included initiation, planning and administration of all educational programs (field seminars, college field study programs, teacher workshops, and training seminars for resource managers), teaching, and establishment of cooperative relationships with universities and federal and state agencies.

North Cascades Institute, Sedro Woolley, WA; 1986-88

National Park Ranger (Interpretive Naturalist and Backcountry Ranger): Designed and presented nature walks and slide programs to national park visitors of all ages and backgrounds. Initiated backcountry interpretive programs to communicate fragility of subalpine environment. Patrolled backcountry and performed on-site interpretation.

North Cascades National Park, Marblemount, WA; 1981-86

Naturalist: Led natural history walks and boat trips, and presented educational slide programs aboard an ecotourism ship along the Pacific coast of Baja California, and on the islands of the Gulf of California.

Clipper Cruise Lines, St. Louis, MO; 1994

Teacher Naturalist: Taught ecological concepts and outdoor skills to 4th-8th grade schoolchildren at a residential outdoor education center. Designed curricula and trained staff.

Otter Lake Conservation School, Greenfield, NH; 1979
Ocean Park Environmental School, Ocean Park, ME; 1976

Forestry Technician: Examined effects of spruce budworm outbreak in Douglas-fir forests of eastern Cascades.

Okanogan National Forest, Twisp, WA; 1977

Citizen Conservationist: Have been an active participant for many years in grassroots environmental politics on local, regional, and national issues. Activities have included preparation of a formal critique of proposed management plan for North Cascades National Park, founding a local county-wide environmental coalition, and testifying at a Congressional hearing on the Arizona wilderness bill.