Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Affiliations And Awards
References
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Rica Fulton

Dolores

Summary

I am a dynamic conservation professional with extensive experience leading coalitions focused on watershed health and public land advocacy.

Overview

13
13
years of professional experience

Work History

Advocacy and Stewardship Director

Dolores River Boating Advocates
Dolores
03.2022 - Current
  • Coordinated the Dolores River Coalition to achieve permanent protections for Dolores River Canyons.
  • Led local stakeholder collaboratives, improving health of lower Dolores River.
  • Assisted in fundraising efforts.
  • Engaging in administrative opportunities related to the Dolores River and surrounding lands

Restoration Coordinator

RiversEdge west
Grand Junction
05.2019 - 03.2022
  • Led and supported watershed partnerships for restoration of riparian lands across multiple Colorado watersheds.
  • Managed multi-year budgets to ensure project sustainability and resource allocation.
  • Advocated for restoration initiatives while collaborating with federal, state, and private partners.

Program Director

Upper Green River Network
Laramie
05.2017 - 05.2019
  • Advocated for the Green River and tributaries in Wyoming by opposing problematic water projects, commenting oil and gas proposals, and engaging in larger Colorado River Basin issues
  • Collaborated with the larger Waterkeeper Alliance network and other local and national conservation organizations

Teaching Assistant

University of Wyoming - Laramie
Laramie
01.2017 - 05.2018
  • Undergraduate Geography and Environmental Studies classes.
  • Assisted professors in preparing course materials and grading

Wildlife Technician

Wyoming Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Unit
Laramie
05.2017 - 09.2017
  • Contributed to field work and data collection for project centered on mule deer migration in western Wyoming

Research Assistant

Wyoming Geographic Information Center
Laramie
01.2017 - 05.2017
  • Worked with team members, counties, and federal agencies.
  • Managed databases and created Esri Story Maps for the Wyoming Public Lands Initiative.

Associate Team Lead

Quantum Spatial
Portland
10.2014 - 09.2016
  • Supported leadership of a 14-person team
  • Developed effective LiDAR and GIS workflows tailored to specific project needs

Water Quality and Climate Change Internship

Mountain Studies Institute
Durango
09.2012 - 08.2013
  • Measured sediment and discharge in Lightner Creek and Florida River
  • Assisted in high-alpine fen restoration outside of Silverton, Colorado.
  • Conducted riparian assessments and surveys of streams in the San Juan River watershed using USFS methodologies.
  • Created and implemented lesson plans for local high school students

Landscape Conservation Internship

Bureau of Land Management
Durango
06.2012 - 09.2012
  • Researched and distributed the BLM Colorado Climate Change Adaptation Plan
  • Helped with roll-out the Colorado Plateau Eco-regional Assessment to other agencies
  • Assisted the USFS hydrology crew with stock pond and river surveys and mine reclamation work in the San Juan and Dolores River Basins

Education

Master of Arts - Geography, Environment And Water Resources A

University of Wyoming
Laramie, Wyoming
05.2019

Bachelor of Arts - Environmental Policy And GIS

Fort Lewis College
Durango, Colorado
05.2014

Skills

  • Comfortable communicating complex scientific and policy information
  • People and project management experience
  • Writing and editing competency
  • Grant writing and management experience
  • Committed to equitable environmental policy and advocacy
  • Experience managing coalitions and collaboratives

Affiliations And Awards

  • Graduate President of the University of Wyoming Geography Club
  • Kemmerer Fellowship recreation research scholarship for tuition, travel funds, and stipend
  • Awarded Arts and Sciences Dean Graduate Scholar Award, 2018
  • Awarded the Kleanhammer Endowment fund for summer research in 2017 & 2018

References

References available upon request.

Timeline

Advocacy and Stewardship Director

Dolores River Boating Advocates
03.2022 - Current

Restoration Coordinator

RiversEdge west
05.2019 - 03.2022

Program Director

Upper Green River Network
05.2017 - 05.2019

Wildlife Technician

Wyoming Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Unit
05.2017 - 09.2017

Teaching Assistant

University of Wyoming - Laramie
01.2017 - 05.2018

Research Assistant

Wyoming Geographic Information Center
01.2017 - 05.2017

Associate Team Lead

Quantum Spatial
10.2014 - 09.2016

Water Quality and Climate Change Internship

Mountain Studies Institute
09.2012 - 08.2013

Landscape Conservation Internship

Bureau of Land Management
06.2012 - 09.2012

Master of Arts - Geography, Environment And Water Resources A

University of Wyoming

Bachelor of Arts - Environmental Policy And GIS

Fort Lewis College
Rica Fulton