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Toni Rose is a revegetation specialist in District 2.
By Shanna Le Baron
District 2 Public Affairs analyst
As a revegetation specialist, Toni Rose’s duties include permittee responsible mitigation for biological impacts on projects. She also assists biologists with project impact assessments and botanical surveys. It is Toni’s responsibility to set up contract work with outside agencies such as Resource Conservation Districts to perform onsite revegetation.
Toni was hired as a revegetation specialist four years ago and that is the only official position she has held; however, Toni is fortunate enough to currently be shadowing some coordinators so that she can learn new elements of the environmental workload process.
Toni was raised in Shasta County. She moved to Colorado after high school but only lived there for about two years as her heart belongs to Shasta County. Toni was very active in community theater until she decided to go back to school for Clinical Lab Science.
It was during an Immunology class that she realized she didn’t want to work in the medical field any longer and changed her major to plant biology (she had worked in the clinical lab for 25 years). When Toni changed her degree, she told herself that she was going to get as far away from the medical field as she could. The funny part is that the furthest she could get was literally across the street!
Toni currently works at the Davis Professional Building but worked at Shasta Regional Medical Center for 20 years. Toni has been happily married for 22 years and has one amazing daughter.
How do you spend your time when you aren’t working?
“I enjoy reading (I’m loving Freida McFadden books right now), collecting houseplants and cleaning my house. There is just something satisfying about cranking up the music when nobody is home and cleaning the house from top to bottom. I sound like a boring nerd. I swear I’m fun! My husband and I love camping. During the spring and summer, we try to get at least two trips in each month. We love kayaking and hiking and I’ve recently taken up fishing. I’m proud to say I finally caught my first fish!”
What’s the greatest bit of advice you’ve ever been given?
“Ask questions. You are not the only person in the room that doesn’t know the answer to something and even if you are, it’s not going to do you any good to be in the dark while everyone else is in the know.”
Who is your favorite cartoon character?
“No favorites, but I do enjoy the sharp wit and dry sense of humor that Bugs Bunny provides.”
What is your favorite travel destination?
“Anywhere with my husband. Too mushy? Oh well, it’s true.”
When you were a child, what did you want to be when you grew up?
“An actress.”
Who is your favorite singer or band?
“No favorites. I like a lot of different music. Classical. Classic rock. Country. Southern rock. Gospel. Jazz. Most anything from Aerosmith to Rossini.”
What is your favorite thing about working at Caltrans District 2?
“We have an amazing team. No pretentious attitudes. Everyone works well together and provides a bit of their expertise with each project. We all learn from each other.”