Job Title: GIS Technician
Primary Affiliation: Department of Watershed Sciences Secondary Affiliation: Ecogeomorphology & Topographic Analysis Lab education2014 BS. Wildlife Science. Utah State University
researchI am interested in how GIS and spatial analysis play a role in natural resource management, especially as it relates to important habitat for various species.
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bio
Chalese Hafen, is a Geographic Information Systems (GIS) technician for the ET-AL at Utah State University. She earned a degree in Wildlife Science from Utah State in 2014. As a student she worked as seasonal technician for one summer at Camp Williams, UT monitoring the effects of goat grazing to create fire breaks and military equipment on various habitat types, then for 3 summers for the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources (UDWR) monitoring big game habitat throughout Utah. After she graduated she worked for the UDWR on the Great Salt Lake Ecosystem Program where she monitored brine shrimp, shore bird and water fowl populations.
projects
- Valley Bottom Delineation
- Great Salt Lake Ecosystem Program - UDWR
- Big Game Range Trend Project - UDWR
- Monitoring the effects of goat grazing to create fire breaks and military equipment on various habitat types at Camp Williams, UT
scholarly contributions
Reports
- Neill, J., J. Luft, R. Norvell, C. Hafen, and J. Gonzales. 2014 American white pelican census, Gunnison Island, Utah. Utah Division of Wildlife Resources, Salt Lake City. Unpublished report.
- Neill, J., J. Luft, R. Norvell, C. Hafen, and J. Gonzales. 2015 American white pelican census, Gunnison Island, Utah. Utah Division of Wildlife Resources, Salt Lake City. Unpublished report.