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MICHAEL HENRY MORRISON

morrisonion@gmail.com | (608)-213-0840

__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ EDUCATION University of Wisconsin - Madison, WI Bachelor of Science - Botany - May 2004 Bachelor Science - Biological Aspects of Conservation - May 2004 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ WORK EXPERIENCE Blue Green Landscapes - Minneapolis, MN [Owner/Operator] May 2013 - present

• Managed daily advertising, accounting, bidding, & projects for landscaping company. • Hired and trained employees, supervised commercial & residential projects. • Communicated with property owners, created project plans suiting their needs. • Designed & installed rock and plant beds, cedar planters, patios, decks, walls, fences, dog runs, & firepits. • Maintained properties & lawns, pruned shrubs & trees, removed vegetation & weeds. • Sourced and purchased materials for projects, organized tools & equipment, & implemented projects from planning to completion.

Priority Valet - Falcon Heights, MN [Operations & Sales Manager] January 2012 - present

• Hired and trained employees for valet stands, implemented superb hospitality skills. • Managed daily operations including employee schedule, uniforms, supplies, & insurance. • Researched local restaurants and hotels, made sales calls to GM’s to inquire about their need for valet services. • Met with property managers to discuss parking solutions for their companies. • Prepared proposals & contracts for parking services, negotiated operation details & implemented valet stands.

Stanislaus National Forest - Groveland, CA [Field Botanist] May 2006 - November 2011 (seasonal)

• Trained employees to conduct botanical surveys on national forest. • Documented sensitive & invasive plant occurrences in preparation for forest projects. Mapped, flagged, and collected site information for

creating reports. • Eradicated noxious weeds from forest lands, burned meadows infested with invasive plants. • Surveyed subalpine meadows for fens, bogs, hummocks, & other peat formations. Dug pits to measure organic soil horizons & water table. • Camped and backpacked in wilderness areas in support of Forest Service projects. • Wrote sensitive plant Environmental Analyses (EA) in preparation for timber, silviculture, & fuels reduction projects. • Worked on other district crews when necessary: owl and hawk survey, heritage site conservation, timber stand analysis, & wild land firefighter

hand crew experience. Red Leaf Yard Works - Portland, OR [landscaping laborer] November 2006 - March 2011 (seasonal)

• Worked with a crew to install hardscaping features, including patios, walls, fire pits, walking paths, & plant beds. • Planted trees, shrubs, flowers, & vegetables. • Pruned shrubs and trees, cared for lawns, removed vegetation from yards.

__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ VOLUNTEER CRC Homeless Shelter - St. Paul, MN [Front-desk volunteer] August 2013 - January 2014 Minneapolis Literacy Council - Minneapolis, MN [math tutor] February 2012 - May 2013 !

CHICKEN COOP – 42ND Ave – Minneapolis, MN CONTRACTOR: Mike Morrison – Blue Green Landscapes (Professional Work)

Summer 2014

Designed and drawn by Mike Morrison. Built by Mike Morrison and Alex Curtis

SCOPE OF WORK:

1. Build cedar chicken coop with attached run.

SPECIFICATIONS:

A. Coop dimensions (ft): 4.5W x 5.5L x 3.5H B. Run dimensions (ft): 4W x 8L x 4H C. Rough cut cedar siding D. Natural cut cedar shake roof shingles covering waterproof tar paper E. Glue board coop interior with 2 inch foam wall insulation F. Hinged windows on two sides of coop without doors G. French doors with insulation for access to coop interior H. Two nesting boxes I. Two roost bars in coop J. Hinged chicken door with stair leading to run K. Frame of run constructed of cedar 1x1 inch boards L. One-quarter inch hardware cloth enclosing sides, floor, and roof of run M. Corrugated aluminum roof covering run N. Stain all cedar on coop with Sikkens semi-transparent wood stain

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CEDAR PLANTERS Contractor: Mike Morrison- Blue Green Landscapes (professional work)

2013 & 2014

All planters designed and built by Mike Morrison.

I began to build cedar planters for my landscaping customers because of my interest in vegetable gardening. I based them on ones I had made at my own home. The following pictures display various styles including raised plant beds, vertical herb gardens, flower boxes, and vertical planters. I enjoy using cedar boards to construct utilitarian objects, especially in order to create spaces for growing plants. I am interested in fabricating other ornamental and aesthetically pleasing objects from other materials like Cor-Ten steel, stone, and cement in the future. These plant boxes have been a contributing factor toward my interest in pursuing an advanced degree in landscape architecture.

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BLACKBERRY TRAIL - Inver Grove Heights, MN CONTRACTOR: Mike Morrison - Blue Green Landscapes (Professional Work) Fall 2013/Spring 2014 Design produced by Mike Morrison. Labor completed by Mike Morrison and two employees. SCOPE OF WORK:

1. Build small retaining wall and patio (Flagstone pavers) against house in front yard, between front steps and garage. Remove (4) large Barberry bushes beforehand.

2. Bury low-voltage wire, install landscape lighting along front walk. Add gold mulch to beds along walk.

2. Remove buckthorn from north side of driveway. Install bullet edgers to create plant bed adjacent to driveway. Plant (4) Colorado spruce trees to create privacy border. Fill bed with gold mulch.

4. Install plastic edging to create rock beds along south side of house. Connect with rock bed around deck in back.

5. Build patio (wetcast Yorkstone pavers) below deck steps in backyard.

6. Build dog run off of deck, adjacent to patio, enclosed by PVC fencing.

7. Install plastic edging and rock bed around patio and dog run, connect with rock beds on north and south sides of house.

8. Build fire pit in SW corner of backyard, with patio paver (Yorkstone) border.

9. Install underground irrigation tubing along 3 zones in backyard, insert sprinkler heads, and connect with water supply near

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10. Grade backyard with skid steer and replant with sod. !

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RARE PLANT OCCURRENCE RECORD Stanislaus National Forest - Groveland Ranger District - Groveland, CA

May 2009

Professional work completed by me as an employee of the district botany crew, under the supervision of the District Botanist. This Erythronium taylorii occurrence had been mapped and recorded previously since its discovery in 1996. I updated the record and prepared a report for use in planning a fuels reduction project in 2009. !

RECORD OF RARE PLANT OCCURRENCE BOTANY DEPARTMENT - GROVELAND RD - STANISLAUS NF ______________________________________________________________________________________________________ SCIENTIFIC NAME: Erythronium taylorii (Taylor’s Fawn Lily) DATE: MAY 3, 2009 COUNTY: Mariposa COLLECTION: # 009 REPOSITORY: Jepson Herbarium, University of California-Berkeley LOCATION: From the Eastern entrance to the Groveland Ranger District, drive 3.2 miles east on Hwy 120 and turn right onto Packard Canyon Road. Go 1.2 miles southeast until road passes over a small perennial drainage (look for culvert) and turns sharply to the north. From intersection with skid trail to the south, take bearing of 270° for 0.6 miles until metamorphic rock cliffs. Plants are growing on north and north slopes at base of cliffs. ADDRESS: 24545 HWY 120 Groveland, CA 95321 PHONE: (209) 962-7825 REPORTER: Mike Morrison ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ SPECIES DESCRIPTION: Erythronium taylorii is a perennial forb in the Liliaceae family. Flowering plants have 2 basal, lanceolate leaves (1 in non-flowering plants), and tend to grow in clusters with other plants. Flowers have 6 lance-shaped, bicolored tepals, with inner ½ bright yellow and outer ½ white, curving back; filaments bright yellow; very fragrant (like grape “Kool-Aid); flower stem 20-40cm long, bearing 1-8 flowers.

E. taylorii was only discovered in 1996, growing on shaded north-facing cliffs in a remote area of Pilot Ridge. So far the plant is only known from its type locality. Further surveys may reveal additional populations, but it is believed to be a localized endemic to these cliffs rising high above the Middle Fork of the Tuolumne River. Conservation status is listed as critically imperiled by the state of California and the Nature Conservancy. LOCATION NEW RECORD? yes X no SUBSEQUENT VISIT? X yes no QUAD NAME: Ascension Mountain X 7½’ 15’ Township 1S Range 12E SW 1/4 of NE 1/4 Sec. 32 OWNER: US Forest Service - Department of Agriculture SPECIES BIOLOGY PLANT ID: April and May PHENOLOGY: 20% in leaf in bud 80% in flower in fruit dormant NUMBER OF PLANTS: approximately 1000 - 1500 POPULATION AREA: 20 x 225 ft² AGE CLASS: seedlings 10% 1st year 90% Mature _ __ Senescent © 2008 Barry Breckling

COMPARED WITH LAST VISIT: # of plants more X same less population area larger X same smaller GIVE REASONS FOR CHANGES: N/A HABITAT DESCRIPTION: Occurs in shady metamorphic rock outcroppings, on steep upper slopes of Douglas fir-mixed conifer-black oak forest. Growing in crevices, ledges, and rock terraces with sufficiently deep soil. ELEVATION: 1340 - 1400m | ASPECT: N/NE | SLOPE: 45 ° | TOPOGRAPHIC POSITION: Upper Slope | LIGHT: shaded & filtered

MOISTURE: surface is dry, but likely fed by a subsurface water flow SOIL/SUBSTRATE: sandy loam, metamorphic rock PLANT COMMUNITIES and ASSOCIATED SPECIES: douglas fir-mixed conifer-black oak forest; Psuedotsuga menziesii, Calocedrus decurrens, Pinus lambertiana, Quercus kelloggii, Acer macrophyllum, Ceonothus interregimus, Vaccinium parviflorum, Toxicodendron diversilobum, Polystichum minutum, Goodyera oblongifolia, Smilacina stellata, Rosa woodsii, Potentilla glandulosa, Fragaria virginiana, Chlorogalum pomeridianum, Monardella odoratissima, Clintonia uniflora, Fritillaria purdyi, Adiantum jordanii, Dicentra formosa, moss and lichen spp. PHOTOS: ERTA01, ERTA02, ERTA03, ERTA04, ERTA05, ERTA06 DISTURBANCES/THREATS: Due to its highly attractive yellow and white flower and pleasant “grape Kool-Aid” fragrance, Erythronium taylorii should be considered highly susceptible to removal by poachers. Found nowhere else in the world, this plant would likely be prized by commercial growers. Seeds have been collected by employees of the Groveland Ranger District, and successfully germinated, though plants were very small, only produced a single vegetative leaf, and did not produce flowers. Rock climbing is very popular in this area, and there could potentially be climbers attempting to explore the cliffs for routes. Some of the cliffs are visible from the highway, but they are in a remote location that is protected by thick forest and dense Poison Oak coverage. There is a forest service road below the cliffs and another several hundred feet above, but they are not visible from either road. The Forest Service was recently contacted by an adventure race company who wanted to use the cliffs as part of their course for a bike, run, and rappel event. They were steered away from this area and given another option, but it was evident that members of the public were aware of the cliff system.

As a rock climber myself, I believe that the cliffs don’t offer much in terms of Class 5 climbing routes. The granite that Yosemite National Park is famous for is a much higher quality of rock with an extensive system of cracks. The cliffs on Pilot Peak are metamorphic rock, a much older and more crumbly rock that will likely be unappealing to most rock climbers. There are currently no sign of climbers using Pilot Ridge, but restrictions are not in place to protect the Erythronium taylorii population. !

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