1. Aug 2012-Present
Oroville Wildlife Area, Oroville , CA
Jun 2009-Sep 2015
Chico, CA
Larissa Van Der Linde
Professional Summary
Experienced Fish and Wildlife Scientific Aid with an educational background in Natural
Resources. Core competencies include wildlife habitat restoration projects, equipment
operation and maintenance, and public interaction. Seeking a full-time position as a Fish and
Wildlife Technician where I can improve my knowledge and skills as well as enhance the work
place environment both in the field and in the office.
Skills
Adept in waterfowl identification
Strong work ethic
Can easily integrate a personable and
professional character
Physically fit
Always striving to improve skills
Efficient-minded
Show initiative in every day activities
Experience
Fish & Wildlife Scientific Aid
California Department of Fish and Wildlife
Farming and Heavy equipment experience including seeding, fertilizing, mowing and
disking fields as well as projects involving back hoe operation
Work irregular hours surveying hunter activity and success at local Federal waterfowl
check stations as well as identify waterfowl sex and species
Wildlife survey experience including Black-tailed deer night spotting surveys, Grebe
counts via watercraft, Quail calls and waterfowl pair counts
Experience with electro-fishing to remove predatory species from waterfowl brood ponds
Enhance wildlife habitat by planting native species and eradicating non-native and
invasive species via chemical and mechanical methods
Knowledge and experience using herbicides and pesticides via backpack and boom
sprayers
Maintain and enhance waterfowl nesting habitat by building, repairing and monitoring
Wood duck boxes.
Experience trapping and banding wild turkeys
Experience banding waterfowl
Small scale horticulture experience cultivating native tree cuttings as well as native
shrubs transplants
Shift Manager
Pita Pit, LLC
Responsible for opening and closing the store while following business procedures
Managed money via cash register transactions, delivery orders, business purchases
and deposits into a secures safe
Provided friendly customer service via in-store and telephone orders
Followed sanitation and food safety procedures to safely prepare food and serve
429 Mill Creek Drive, Chico, CA 95973
larissa.vanderlinde@wildlife.ca.gov
Ph: 530-680-7397

2. Jan 2011-May 2012
Oroville Wildlife Area, Oroville, CA
Sep 2010-May2011
Feather River Hatchery, Oroville, CA
Jun 2012
Oroville, CA
Reno, NV
customers
Volunteer
California Department of Fish and Game
Planted and fertilized native species via mechanical methods
Cleaned up numerous trash dump sites
Assisted with Wood duck box program
Contributed to warm water fish habitat restoration
Obtained experience operating ATV's, farming equipment and power tools
Volunteer
California Department of Fish and Game
Assisted with salmon spawning procedures by keeping spawning tables rinsed clean
during the spawning process
Cared for incubating eggs by maintaining water temperature and eliminating eggs
infected with fungus.
Assisted with the transport of fry from incubating trays to fish ponds
Used knowledge and training to determine food proportion, food size and feeding times
Cleaned and maintained fish rearing ponds, troughs and raceways with various hand
tools
Education
Associate of Science: Natural Resources
Butte Community College
Excelled in Natural Resource classes
Secretary, Friends of the Refuge Club
Obtained Certificate in Natural Resources/Parks and Recreation
Course studies: Health Ecology
University of Nevada, Reno
Studied various courses in geography, environmental science and health ecology
Student scholar athlete on swim team 2003-2005
Awarded Student-athlete of the month for swimming in 2003
Certificates/Training
Forklift Certificate
#2513-121
Issued: 12/15/2014
Expires: 12/15/2017
ATV Safety Certificate
Issued: 11/2012
Hunter Education Program
#AC33496
Completed: 9/10/2011
Adult First Aid/CPR/AED
Issued: 10/03/2014
Integrated Pest Management Training
Annual training April 2014 and March 2015

3. References
AJ Dill
Wildlife Habitat Supervisor II
Oroville Wildlife Area
CA Department of Fish and Wildlife
530-538-2236
Aj.dill@wildlife.ca.gov
Byron Stone
Environmental Scientist
Oroville Wildlife Area
CA Department of Fish and Wildlife
530-538-2236
Byron.stone@wildlife.ca.gov
Rick Wittsell
Professor, Natural Resources Management
Butte College
3536 Campus Drive
Oroville, CA 95965
530-879-6194
WittsellRi@Butte.edu