Matthew Charles Bossler 1420 Lee Hill Rd. #4 • Boulder, CO 80304 • Cell: (520) 310-9725 • mcbossler@gmail.com
ECOLOGY • DESIGN • COMMUNICATION = PLACE Botanist and Landscape Designer specializing in Western U.S. montane and desert plant research, planning, and design. Professional experience includes 2 years in Western U.S. botany, 2.5 years in Western U.S. landscape/urban design, 1 year in gardening, and 1 year in Western U.S. cultural landscape research. Knowledge of CO native, horticultural, and noxious plants. Master of Landscape Architecture; BS Biology; BA Environmental Sciences and Policy. Former recipient of Garden Club of America’s Desert Studies Award. Current Gardener (Rock/Alpine Garden). Seeks Research Horticulturalist position with Denver Botanic Gardens. BOTANICAL RESEARCH SKILLS
HORTICULTURAL SKILLS
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
Plant ID (Hort., Native, Weeds)
Planting, Seeding, Tools
ASLA: ‘07-’14; ESA: ’04-‘07
Ecolog. Transect Design/Impl.
Soil Amend./Composting
GCA: ’11-‘14
Herbarium Specimen Prep.
Irrigat., Grading, Drainage
LARE exams #1 & #2 passed
Habitat Restoration Design
Greenhouse Propagation
CO Native Plant Soc: ’13-‘14
RELEVANT EXPERIENCE 2014
Denver Botanic Gardens Gardener
Denver, CO
2014
Winter and Company Intern (Urban Design)
Boulder, CO
’12-‘13
EPG, LLC Visual Resource Specialist / Environmental Planner
Phoenix, AZ
‘11-‘12
Refuge Land Design, LLC Owner / Landscape Designer
Boulder, CO
U of A Dept. of Land. Architecture Graduate Research Assistant
Tucson, AZ
’09-‘10
Pima Co. Flood Control/Granite Const.: (Landscape Design)
’08-‘10
Tumacácori NHP (NPS): (Historic Landscape Architecture)
2009
Design Collaborations, Ltd. Landscape Designer
Tucson, AZ
2008
Transcon Environmental Environmental Planner
Mesa, AZ
’06-‘07
Bureau of Land Mgmt. Natural Resource Planner
Lake Havasu City, AZ
2006
Bandelier National Monument (NPS) Lead Biologic. Science Tech
Los Alamos, NM
2005
Bureau of Land Mgmt. Botany Technician
Phoenix, AZ
2005
Paradise Now Landscape Design Landscaper
Durham, NC
Matthew Charles Bossler 1420 Lee Hill Rd. #4 • Boulder, CO 80304 • Cell: (520) 310-9725 • mcbossler@gmail.com ’00-‘04
Duke Forest / Dept. of Biology Undergrad. Research Assistant
Durham, NC
2003
Appalachian Voices Ecological Monitoring Intern
Boone, NC
’95-‘99
Self-employed Landscaper
Richmond, VA
DEGREES and AWARDS 2014
Front Range Community College Certificate in Advanced Architectural CAD
Westminster & Fort Collins, CO
2010
Univ. of AZ Master of Landscape Architecture (with honors)
Tucson, AZ
Coursework in Planting Design, GIS, Stormwater, & Aquat. Plants 2004
Duke University B.S. Biology; B.A. Environmental Sci. & Policy Semester of study, Duke Marine Lab (Dean’s List)
Durham, NC
Semester of study, OTS/Costa Rica (Field Bio & Conservation)
TRAINING and CERTIFICATION current
Denver Botanic Gardens Alpine/Rock Garden Design; South African Succulent Garden Design; Annual Garden Design (on-the-job training); Tree ID and Selection (short course)
Denver, CO
2014
Front Range Community College Trees and Herbaceous Perennials (coursework)
Fort Collins, CO
2013current
Colorado Native Plant Society Colorado Native Plant Botany (workshops)
Front Range, CO
20132014
Council of Landscape Architecture Registration Boards (CLARB) Landscape Architecture Review Exams (LARE): #1: Project and Construction Management (passed); #2: Inventory and Analysis (passed)
N/A
2014
Altitude Training Associates CDOT Erosion Control Supervisor Training; Oil and Gas Stormwater BMPs (certification)
Front Range, CO
2014
Rocky Mountain Education Center / OSHA CDOT Erosion Control Supervisor Training; Oil and Gas BMPs (certification)
Lakewood, CO
2013
Wild Utah Project RAPID Riparian Stream Assessment (training)
Verde River watershed, AZ
’12-‘13
Environmental Planning Group, LLC Landscape CAD; Southern WY Native and Noxious Plant ID; ROW restoration planning and monitoring (on-the job train.)
Phoenix, AZ
Matthew Charles Bossler 1420 Lee Hill Rd. #4 • Boulder, CO 80304 • Cell: (520) 310-9725 • mcbossler@gmail.com 2012
Green Industries of Colorado (GreenCO) Best Management Practices Training for the Conservation and Protection of Water Resources in Colorado (certification)
Denver, CO
2011
Halfmoon Seminars Floodplain / Stormwater Mgmt (workshop)
Cheyenne, WY
2007
Mohave Community College CAD I (coursework)
Lake Havasu City, AZ
2007
Arizona Western College Colorado River Ecology (coursework)
Yuma, AZ
2007
Tucson Interagency Fire Center Basic Integrated Fuels Planning Using LANDFIRE data (workshop training)
Tucson, AZ
2006
BLM NEPA Analysis and Environmental Planning (certification)
Billings, MT
2006
National Wildland/Urban Interface Fire Program Assessing Wildfire Hazards in the Home Ignition Zone (workshop)
Denver, CO
2006
National Fire Protection Association Firewise Communities / Wildland-Urban Interface (workshop training)
Denver, CO
’05-‘06
Arizona State University Environmental Planning; Aerial Photo Interpretation (coursework)
Phoenix, AZ
2005
BLM Proper Functioning Condition Riparian Assessment; Dry Weight Rank Rangeland Assessment; Sonoran Desert, Semidesert grassland, and chapparal Plant ID (on-the-job training)
Central AZ
2005
Chicago Botanic Garden Land Management & Plant Conservation (training)
Glencoe, IL
2004
Virginia Commonwealth University GIS I (coursework)
Richmond, VA
PUBLICATIONS Planning and Design Portfolio, 2005-2014 Accomplishing Multi-Use Stormwater Design, presentation to Colorado-ASLA, 2011. Mission San Jose de Tumacácori – Cultural Landscapes Inventory, for National Park Service, 2011. Guidelines for the Design of Mitigated Riparian Habitat and Other Uses in Detention Basins of Pima County, AZ and Conceptual Design of Kolb Road Detention Basin Retrofit for Pima County Regional Flood Control District, Granite Construction Company, and University of Arizona College of Architecture and Landscape Architecture, with Novak Environmental, Inc. 2010. Construction Photos & Post-Construction Review. Awards:
Matthew Charles Bossler 1420 Lee Hill Rd. #4 • Boulder, CO 80304 • Cell: (520) 310-9725 • mcbossler@gmail.com Garden Club of America Desert Studies Award, 2009 U of A Landscape Architecture Faculty Award for Outstanding Thesis, Class of 2010 Environmental Assessment: Herbicide Application within Wildland Urban Interface, Hazardous Fuels Reduction, Recreation Sites, Concessions, and Revegetation Projects in the Lake Havasu Field Office Area (including pesticide use proposal), for Bureau of Land Management, 2007. Categorical Exclusions for Mechanical Fuels Reduction at Incline Railway and Bureau of Reclamation Lower Colorado River levee system Access Roads for Bureau of Land Management, 2007. Fire, Elk, and Aspen Population Dynamics in Bandelier National Monument, Recommendations for Postfire Sustainability, for National Park Service, 2006. Contributing author and lead field technician.
REFERENCES PROFESSIONAL Evan Canfield, Principal Hydrologist, Pima County Regional Flood Control District, (520) 243-1800, evan.canfield@rfcd.pima.gov. Master’s thesis committee member and client, 2009-2010 Karen Cesare, RLA, ASLA, President, Novak Environmental, Inc., 4574 North First Avenue Suite 100, Tucson, AZ 85718; (520) 206-0591, karen@novakenvironmental.com. Thesis project advisor and collaborator, 2009-10 Julie Husband, Urban Design Studio Lead, Winter and Company, 1265 Yellow Pine Avenue, Boulder, CO 80304; (303) 440-8445, julie@winterandcompany.net; Supervisor, 2014 Mike Kintgen, Senior Horticulturalist, Denver Botanic Gardens, Denver, CO; (720) 865-3631, @botanicgardens.org. Supervisor, current Conrad Langley, RLA, ASLA, Environmental Planner (Stormwater Compliance Monitoring), Environmental Planning Group, LLC, 4141 North 32nd Street Suite 102, Phoenix, AZ 85018; (602) 999-0987, clangley@epgaz.com; relationship: Supervisor, 2013 Jeremy Moss, Chief of Resource Management, Tumacácori National Historical Park, P.O. Box 8067, Tumacacori, AZ, 85640; (520)398-2341 Ex. 64, jeremy_moss@nps.gov. Client / Primary NPS contact for Tumacácori Cultural Landscape Inventory, 2008-2010 EDUCATIONAL
Matthew Charles Bossler 1420 Lee Hill Rd. #4 • Boulder, CO 80304 • Cell: (520) 310-9725 • mcbossler@gmail.com Dr. Margaret Livingston, Professor, University of Arizona College of Architecture and Landscape Architecture, P.O. Box 210075, N. Olive Road, Tucson, AZ 85721; (520) 621-1004, mlivings@email.arizona.edu. Master’s thesis committee chair / Supervisor, 2007-2010 Larry Zent, Faculty, Front Range Community College, Fort Collins, CO; larry.zent@frontrange.edu. Current Instructor (Advanced Sketchup; Civil 3D) PERSONAL Ryan Utz, Staff Ecologist / STREON Scientist, NEON, Inc. 1685 38th St. #100, Boulder, CO 80301; (720) 836-2488, rutz@neoninc.org. Friend and botanical ID partner, 2011-current