Jared was born in Los Gatos California and spent most of his youth exploring the Santa Cruz Mountains, where he quickly developed a respect for the environment. Jared attended the University of Arizona where he obtained his BS degree in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology in 2002. Shortly after graduating college Jared joined the Student Conservation Association and worked as an Assistant Natural Resources Manager for Naval Air Station Jacksonville where he monitored sea turtle nesting along the Florida coast. Jared focused on the management of endangered species while living in the state of Florida and joined the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission in 2003 where he worked as a Wildlife Biologist. Jared was responsible for the management and monitoring of the endangered red-cockaded woodpecker within the Withlocoochee State Forest. Habitat enhancement, trapping and banding, nest monitoring, and coordinating prescribed fires were some of his daily tasks. Jared also coordinated with multiple State and Federal agencies to develop translocation techniques in an effort to recover the species. In 2005, Jared returned to his home state and joined the Riverside County Environmental Programs Department. Since joining the team Jared has focused on improving the conservation strategy for the burrowing owl within the County and continues to work on developing progressive avian management techniques. Jared has also obtained federal permits to conduct sensitive fairy shrimp surveys and continues to be a key contributor in MSHCP implementation.

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Michael grew up in the Boston area and developed an interest in the natural world at a young age through walks in local forest preserves with his grandfather. Michael studied at the University of Massachusetts at Lowell and attained a BS in Geological Sciences/Environmental Studies. After college, Michael worked in the Catskill Mountains of New Your studying the long-term quality of several reservoirs, and in Boston on a series of geotechnical and environmental compliance tasks associated with “the Big Dig” Central Artery Tunnel Project. In 2000, Michael moved to Southern California and taught High School in San Bernardino where he helped develop an Environmental Sciences curriculum for the Virtual High Tech Classroom program. Michael has been working with Riverside County since 2004 and the inception of the Western Riverside County MSHCP. During that time Michael has gained experience in identifying sensitive aquatic resources and trapping small mammals.

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Chad Young is a Riverside native who attended Riverside Community College before continuing his education at the University of California, Irvine. While at UCI, he tutored students in Organic Chemistry, conducted research on the evolution of plant defense mechanisms, and was a member of two on-campus choral groups. Chad graduated from UCI in 2004 with a Bachelor’s Degree in Biology and began working for Riverside County as an Ecological Resource Specialist shortly thereafter. While with the County, he has continued to expand his knowledge and skills sets by obtaining State and Federal permits for small mammal trapping, including Stephens’ Kangaroo Rat. A regular participant in EPD’s annual Endangered Species Day event, Chad (AKA Professor Muzzlebutt) can be spotted wearing a monocle and pith helmet, while guiding local school kids through Riverside’s Sycamore Canyon Reserve.

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