Forest Turpel
Ridgeville,ON
Summary
Experienced naturalist with a passion for adventure and a proven ability to excel in high-pressure environments. Strong grasp of outdoor safety protocols and Canadian law enforcement practices for effective navigation of tense situations. Collaborative team player with extensive knowledge in wildlife biology and specialized expertise in fish and wildlife identification.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Park Warden
Ontario Parks
04.2024 - 09.2024
- Ensured public safety
- Issued provincial offence notices
- Educated the public on both park rules and fish and wildlife related topics
- Park maintenance
Land Caretaker
Niagara Peninsula Conservation Authority
04.2023 - 09.2023
- Cutting grass/clearing trails, driving UTV's and doing maintenance on machines
- Dealing and conversing with the public on a daily 1 ton truck and trailer daily driven
Hardscape
Urban Image Landscape
04.2021 - 08.2022
- Laid uniblock, wheelbarrows, beginner skid steer and mini-excavator operator, sod, gardens, trees etc. 5-ton truck driven daily
- Head lead of a small 4 person work crew
Electricl CO-OP
Kraun Electric
05.2019 - 09.2019
- Hands on labour
- Wired up a condo building and got more experience working with electrical wiring and systems
Pizza Maker
Volcanos Pizzeria
12.2019 - 09.2020
- Created pizzas, cleaned, cashed out customers, unloaded deliveries
- Roughly 20 hours a week while attending final high school year
Professional Property Maintenance
Self Employed
04.2017 - 09.2020
- Brush clearing, splitting & stacking wood, tree maintenance, spreading mulch, weeding, hedge trimming
- Lawn cutting, snow plowing, cleaning animal enclosures
- Roughly 10 hours a week
Education
Post Graduate Certificate - Natural Resource/Environmental Law - Inspection And Enforcement
Sault College of Applied Arts And Technology
Sault Ste. Marie, ON04.2025
Diploma - Fish And Wildlife Technician
Fleming College
Lindsay, ON04.2024
Photonics engineering technology
Niagara College
01.2022
E.L. Crossley Highschool
06.2020
Skills
- Trail maintenance
- Plant identification
- Environmental education
- Customer Service
- Teaching skills
- Problem-Solving
- Time Management
- Problem-solving abilities
- Reliability
- Team Leadership
- Outdoor recreation
- Communication
Accomplishments
• Basic Rescuer CPR C + AED (valid until 2026-06-13)
• Standard First Aid Recertification (valid until 2026-06-13)
• Chainsaw safety certificate
• PAL and RPAL
• Hunting license
• Trapping education course
• “G” driver’s license
• Pleasure craft operators’ card
• Bear aware certificate
Certification
- Basic Rescuer CPR C + AED (valid until 06/13/2026)
- Standard First Aid Recertification (valid until 06/13/2026)
- Chainsaw safety certificate
- PAL and RPAL
- Hunting license
- Trapping license
- G driver’s license
- Pleasure craft operators’ card
- Bear Aware
Hobbies and Interests
- Ontario fishing
- Small game and waterfowl hunting
- Back country camping in northern Ontario
- Beginner blacksmith
- Beginner trapper
Languages
English
Native or Bilingual
Timeline
Park Warden
Ontario Parks
04.2024 - 09.2024
Land Caretaker
Niagara Peninsula Conservation Authority
04.2023 - 09.2023
Hardscape
Urban Image Landscape
04.2021 - 08.2022
Pizza Maker
Volcanos Pizzeria
12.2019 - 09.2020
Electricl CO-OP
Kraun Electric
05.2019 - 09.2019
Professional Property Maintenance
Self Employed
04.2017 - 09.2020
Photonics engineering technology
Niagara College
E.L. Crossley Highschool
- Basic Rescuer CPR C + AED (valid until 06/13/2026)
- Standard First Aid Recertification (valid until 06/13/2026)
- Chainsaw safety certificate
- PAL and RPAL
- Hunting license
- Trapping license
- G driver’s license
- Pleasure craft operators’ card
- Bear Aware
Post Graduate Certificate - Natural Resource/Environmental Law - Inspection And Enforcement
Sault College of Applied Arts And Technology
Diploma - Fish And Wildlife Technician
Fleming College
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