Galli Basson
San Jose State University, Masters

Thesis Topic:
Salt Marsh Harvest Mouse Micro-habitat Selection in a Managed Marsh

Short Bio:
I am currently pursuing a Master's Degree in Environmental Studies from San Jose State University where I am researching habitat restoration for the endangered salt marsh harvest mouse.  My research interests are wildlife biology, GIS, and park planning.  I am currently employed as a GIS intern with the Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District, a regional greenbelt system in the SF Bay Area.  I believe knowledge of policy and economics is an important aspect of park management and planning and I'm looking forward to learning more about conservation policy during our seminar.
Research Interests
  • Wildlife management, wildlife biology, and GIS.
Work Experience

  • I worked as a field assistant for a fellow graduate student (and ParkBreak! Fellow) studying trail use effects on waterfowl behavior.  I also interned at NASA Ames Research Center where I lead an intern research project where we collected leaf area index data (a key input in ecosystem models) in Yosemite National Park and compared our field results with satellite data.  I am currently employed as a GIS intern with the Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District, a regional greenbelt system in the SF Bay Area. 

Publications

  • Basson, G., Skiles, J., and Schmidt, C. (2007).  Monitoring Resources in the Fremont-Winema National Forest and Yosemite National Park using Satellite Imagery.  George Wright Society Conference Proceedings, April 16-20, St. Paul, Minnesota (in press).
Presentations

  • George Wright Society, St. Paul, Minnesota, April 19, 2007.  Presented pasa NASA DEVELOP projects relating to forest management.

  • ESRI Education User’s Conference, San Diego, CA, June 17, 2007.  Presented information on DEVELOP internship and projects

  • Ames Research Center’s Earth Science Division, August 17, 2007.  Presented Acquisition of Ground-truth Data for the Estimation of Leaf Area Index in Yosemite National Park

  • Acquisition of Ground-truth Data for the Estimation of Leaf Area Index in Yosemite National Park.  Poster presented as part of American Geophysical Union Fall 2007 Meeting, San Francisco, CA, December 13, 2007.

Special Interests and Extra Curricular Activities

  • I enjoy hiking, cooking, reading, and taking walks by the Bay. 

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