Ecological Reconnaissance and Inventory
Environmental Education, Curriculum Design & Citizen Science
Ecotourism and Guided Experiences

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Mike Patterson

CURRENT ADDRESS
1338 Kensington Ave
Astoria, OR  97103
Home phone (503)325-1365
Voice mail (503)791-3682

EDUCATION AND TRAINING
   MS Science Education, Oregon State University, August 1987.
   BS Zoology and BS General Science, OSU, June 1981.

PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATES 
   Current Teaching Certificate (Standard Biology, Standard Physics, 
        Standard Chemistry, Basic Math) Oregon.
   Master's Bird Banding Permit, Department of the Interior.

WORK EXPERIENCE 
   Consulting Ecologist, Neawanna Ecological Observatory, 
        March 1999 to present.
   Consulting Ecologist, Columbia Land Trust, February 2004 to
        present.

   Chemistry, Physics and General Science Teacher, 
        Astoria High  School, Astoria, OR,  1987 to 2000. 
        Science Department Chairman, 1993 to 2000. 
        Director of Field Studies Program, 1994 to 2000. 

   Demonstration and Development Specialist, Oregon Museum of Science 
        and Industry, September 1985 to August 1987 

   Instructor of Zoology, Botany and Math, Natural Resource College, 
        Lilongwe, Malawi, Africa, September 1982 to August 1984 through 
        the U.S. Peace Corps.

ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE
   Regional Editor, National Audubon Society Christmas Bird Counts, 1998 to present

   Chairman, Astoria High School Site Council, 1998-2000

   President, Oregon Field Ornithologist, 1995-97

   North Coast Educational Consortium, Natural Resources Committee, 1992 to 1998. 

   Coastal Wetlands Institute, Consultant, 1993-95.

   Science Curriculum Coordinating Committee, Astoria School District 1-C, 1989-90. 

   Trail's End Monitoring Team, Seaside Wetlands Study, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. 1989.

ACTIVITIES 
   Association of Field Ornithologists, member
   Western Bird Banding Association, member
   Oregon Field Ornithologists, member 

PUBLICATIONS 
    2004 survey for the presence of the Oregon Silversot Butterfly on the Clatsop Plains, Clatsop Co., 
        OR. 2003. (for NCLC, TNC and USFW)
    2003 survey for Butterflies on the Clatsop Plains, Clatsop Co.,OR, with attention to nectaring 
        frequencies. 2003. (for NCLC, TNC and USFW)
   8 Tips for Recording What You See in the Field. Birder's World. 2003. 
   Birds of Oregon: a general reference (Hunter, Marshall and Contreras, Eds). Hummingbird section and other 
            accounts. OSU Press. 2003. 
   Analysis of Bird Point Count Data for the Mill Pond Site, Neawanna Ecological Observatory, Seaside, Clatsop Co., OR.
           Oregon Birds. 2002.
   2002 survey for the presence of the Oregon Silversot Butterfly on the Clatsop Plains, Clatsop Co., 
        OR. 2002. (for NCLC, TNC and USFW)
   Guide to Birds and Other Wildlife of the Columbia River Estuary. Oregon Field Ornithologists Special 
           Publication #11. 1998
   The Great Curlew Fallout of 1998American Birding Association Fieldnotes. 1998
   Green-backed Selasphorus  Hummingbirds in Clatsop Co. OR. Oregon Birds. 1990.
   Occurrences of Allen's Hummingbird North of Its Recognized Range. Oregon Birds. 1988.