Jason Hafstad jason@hafstad.

com
Lavallette, NJ 08735 http://jasonhafstad.weebly.com/ (908) 310 - 1467

Areas of Interest: My primary focus is on plant communities and identification, rare plant surveys, restoration ecology,
urban/landscape ecology, and sustainable agriculture, with a particular interest in forests and forest health.

Education

Stockton University (15 Credits) January, 2017 - Present

Professional Science Master’s in Environmental Science

Rutgers University (63 Credits) September, 2014 – January, 2017

Bachelor of Science in Ecology, Evolution, & Natural Resources

Pinelands Preservation Alliance (non-credit) June – August, 2015-2017

Field botany class held at the Franklin Parker Preserve, taught by Russell Juelg

Raritan Valley Community College (53 Credits) September, 2011 – June, 2014
Four Semesters as Non-Degree Student

Juniata College (132 Credits) August, 2006 - May, 2011

Bachelor of Science in Language and Psychological Studies
Minor in Mathematics

Work Experience

Rutgers University – Department of Ecology, Evolution, & Natural Resources August – December, 2017
Part-time Lecturer for Dendrology Lab
• Organized weekly field trips, highlighting different plant communities in NJ
o Students were responsible for learning over 140 species
• Conducted several lectures
NJ Department of Environmental Protection July – 2014 - Present
Part-time Hourly for Bob Cartica, Office of Natural Lands Management
• Data entry for BIOTICS (NatureServe database that houses rare species occurrence data for the state)
• Rare Plant Surveys
o Statewide rare plant surveys, as directed by the NJ State Botanist
Part-time Hourly for Kathleen Walz, Office of Natural Lands Management
• NWCA – National Wetland Condition Assessment
o Abiotics team- collecting water samples, assessing stressors in buffer, soil pit
• EIA – State Floristic Assessment Project
o Assessing stressors in buffer, plant identification
o Data management for publication of NJ FQA list
• Rare Plant Monitoring – Dichanthelium hirstii
Part-time Hourly for Dr. Jay Kelly, Office of Natural Lands Management
• Rare Plant Surveys
o NJ Shoreline – Amaranthus pumilus, Polygonum glaucum, Honckenya peploides var. robusta
o Pine Barrens – Schwalbea americana, Narthecium americanum
o NJ Highlands – Non-specific
Raritan Valley Community College / NJ Audubon July – September; 2014 - 2017
Summer Internship for Dr. Jay Kelly
• Piedmont forest ecology, plant identification
o 100 meter forest transects, identifying and estimating abundance in various herb plots
o Measured various forest ecology parameters, including canopy cover, litter depth, habitat stressors
o Participated in data collection at over 90 sites, each site taking an average of 4 hours to complete
Paper Mart Inc. January, 2012 – January, 2015
Data Entry / Data Management
• Worked on e-commerce website, managed product data (Magento, Excel)