Know Your Foresters! - Kaytlyn Brinkman, CCF

Relevant Work Experience

Martell Forestry, Inc., May 2015 to Present

• Harvest Administration
• Forest Management Plan Writing
• Forest Stand Inventory and Measurements

Naturalist, Michigan Forest Visitor Center, May 2012 - August 2013

• Create and implement interpretive programming
• Provide excellent customer service to visitors including key Michigan legislators

Education

B.S. of Forestry with Specialization in Natural Resources Recreation

Michigan State University - 2015

Certifications and Memberships

• Certified American Tree Farm Inspector
• Certified Michigan Department of Natural Resources Forest Stewardship Plan Writer
• Certified Interpretive Guide, National Association of Interpretation
• Growing Up WILD Certified Educator
• Michigan Society of American Foresters, Education Fund Chair and Member
• Candidate Certified Forester
• Board Member with Michigan Forestry Association
• Association of Consulting Foresters, Associate Member

Personal Hobbies & Interests

• Hiking, camping, beach-going, visiting museums of natural history, crocheting, photography, reading materials on the Great Lakes White Pine Lumbering Era
• Finding and using new forestry technology