I completed a Certificate in Geographic Information Systems at the University of Washington in 2022.
For our year-long group project, we worked with my colleagues at Puget Sound Restoration Fund to develop a Bull Kelp Restoration Site Selection Tool. The goal of the project was to develop a preliminary tool that aids resource managers in selecting sites with potential for bull kelp restoration projects in Puget Sound by summarizing available biological, environmental, and political spatial data relevant to bull kelp restoration efforts.
During the process of this project, we implemented project management strategies, sourced and utilized large public datasets, developed a habitat suitability model for bull kelp using raster analysis workflows, and created an interactive web app to share the results of our project. We described our methods in detail in a project report.
After initial project conception, we created a 2-page summary document to share our project vision with our sponsor organization and seek initial feedback and input.
We presented our work at the Washington GIS Association’s annual Richard “Dick” Thomas Student Competition. Our project won first place. You can watch us present our work here.
Our project is also linked on the Puget Sound Partnership’s Recovery Data Hub.