Thomas P. Henn, M.S.
Nursery/Project Manager

• B.S. (Forest Resources Management) Southern Illinois University, Carbondale (1978)
• M.S. (Natural Resources Management) Central Washington University, Ellensburg (1994)

• Nothing But Northwest Natives Nursery and Robson Botanical Consultants. Nursery/Project Manager (1996-present; for more details on recent projects see Consulting). Assist in the operation of a native plant nursery and retail garden center; contact prospective clients and prepare advertising promotions; perform vegetation surveys, collect and propagate native plants, construct and maintain coldframes and greenhouses; bookkeeping and accounting for tax purposes.

• Yakama Indian Nation-Economic Development Department; Natural Resource Project Specialist-Planner 1 (1994-1995). Reviewed development proposals, zoning permits, etc. for completeness and compliance with Tribal, State, and Federal regulations and environmental sensitivity. Recommended modifications to management plans, EIS, Strategic Plan to help preserve the sustainable use and health of tribal, fee, and ceded lands. Developed and utilized relational database for economic development projects such as; sawmills, retail stores, Class 3 gaming sites. Operated personal computer, some use of Arc/Info system. I was the Zoning/Economic Development representative on the Interdisciplinary Team.

• Yakama Indian Nation, Natural Resources Department-Wildlife Program, Wildlife Technician 2 (1994). Spotted Owl habitat surveys using topographic maps and compass to orient through forest vegetation to pre-determined survey sites. Collect vegetation and site data for a Spotted Owl habitat study. Perform measurements using clinometers, hip chains, dbh tapes and Biltmore sticks, cruising prisms, Hemispherical densiometers. Enter measurements into database for later analysis.

• Central Washington University, Geography Department, Instructor- Geography 203, The World of Maps (1992-1994). Responsible for all aspects of a sophomore level map survey course. Selected texts, prepared and presented lectures, lab exercises, tests, and all grade evaluations. Subjects taught included scale, direction, distance, computer mapping, topographic map interpretation, GIS, map library use, and land system classifications (Latitude/longitude, UTM, PLSS, State Plane).

• USDI - Crater Lake National Park, Biological Technician (Native Vegetation Restoration) 1992. Located, identified, and transplanted native plants into pots and into 3 separate revegetation areas: a 3-acre research area, the front of the Visitor Center, and the North Entrance Contact Station. Collected seeds from native grasses, sedges, phlox, asters, and many other species. A portion of this seed was sown immediately and the rest was sown in the spring of 1993. Also made softwood cuttings of a number of shrub species, these were planted in the research area after establishing roots. (A copy of a report including a species list and slides/pictures of the work are available upon request).

• U.S. Forest Service - PNW Research Station, Wenatchee Forestry Sciences Lab, Geographic Information Systems Technician (1991). Performed field surveys on populations of a rare delphinium. Used topographic maps, aerial photos, and a compass to accurately determine the location and extent of the study plants. Used ARC/INFO to digitize the topographic contours and streams in the study area. Plotted plant population locations into ARC for use in analysis and in poster sessions at meetings. Created hardcopy maps of the study populations.

• Washington State Parks - Lyons Ferry/Palouse Falls State Parks, Park Ranger 2 (Head Ranger) 1984-1991. Primary duties were park administration, employee supervision and training, law enforcement, visitor assistance, vehicle, building, and grounds maintenance at a 1000 acre park. I interviewed, hired, supervised, and evaluated 2-10 employees. I was also responsible for fee collection, money transmittal, petty cash purchases and bookkeeping.

Papers presented:

Exploring Predictive Models for Camassia quamash using data from

Ecological Parameters and Geographic Information Systems. Northwest Science Association Annual Meeting, March 1994. Ellensburg, WA.