John Wendt Email & Phone Number

Stillwater, OK, US

Stillwater, Oklahoma, United States

USDA Climate Hub Fellow with the Southern Plains Climate Hub

Bozeman, Montana, United States

Instructor for lab sections of Intro. to GIS Science and Cartography (2 semesters) and Advanced GIS and Spatial Analysis (3 semesters)

Bozeman, Montana

Supported lab and field research activities including collection of sediment cores, lab analysis of charcoal and pollen records, data analysis, and science communication.

Bozeman, Montana, United States

Led lectures and class sessions for Biogeography (GPHY 411).

Fort Collins, Colorado Area

Performed quality control and validation for United States Air Force environmental GIS databases.

Belgrade, MT

• Conducted rangeland field surveys using National Resources Inventory (NRI) protocol at over 100 public and private sites throughout Montana, Utah, and Nevada
• Performed rangeland health assessments for clients enrolled in the Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP)
• Prepared technical reports on findings of field studies
• Customized and maintained field vehicle fleet

Fort Collins, Colorado Area

• Examined the collaborative adaptive management process in a rangeland context
• Synthesized meeting cliff notes, agendas, and transcripts to elucidate and track stakeholder decisions and social dynamics over the course of the Adaptive Grazing Management Experiment
• Prepared data summaries for project stakeholders
• Revised interview transcriptions

Lowry, South Dakota

• Integrated landowner knowledge, ecological conditions and geospatial data to develop a ranch operations manual
• Applied understanding of animal behavior to reduce cattle stress and ensure appropriate utilization of forage
• Conducted utilization and photo monitoring of pastures
• Collected data on pollinator activity for NRCS cost-share program
• Implemented rangeland improvement projects including fencing and water development
• Administered vaccinations to livestock

Fort Collins, Colorado

• Supported research on greater sage grouse habitat, aspen decline, and soil nitrogen-plant community feedbacks
• Primarily responsible for identifying all plant species found within plots across a broad geographic and ecological spectrum throughout the sagebrush steppe and aspen forests of Northwestern Colorado
• Ecological attributes measured: species richness, foliar cover, production, utilization, basal cover
• Stationed in remote locations with limited amenities and comforts for extended periods of time

Fort Collins, Colorado

• Processed soil samples to identify chemical drivers of ecological site transitions
• Entered social and ecological data for Mongolian Rangelands and Resilience and Learning from the Land projects

Fort Collins, Colorado

• Received NSF REU grant for development of a plant characteristic database for all plant species in Colorado
• Identified and verified new collections across a wide array of plant families and genera
• Wrote species descriptions and mapped species distributions for Jennifer Ackerfield’s Flora of Colorado

Wind Cave National Park

• Identified grassland plants to the species level with a dichotomous key
• Measured plant cover via point-intercept and nested plot methods
• Prepared and applied ammonium-nitrate solutions to field plots
• Clipped, sorted, and weighed plant biomass
• Collected soil and plant tissue samples for total carbon and nitrogen analysis
• Entered, checked, collected, and summarized plant cover and biomass data

Fort Collins, Colorado

• Prepared and established plots for long-term study of invaded shortgrass steppe
• Operated heavy mechanical equipment in challenging conditions for rangeland seeding
• Facilitated seed bank study of the Piceance Basin in greenhouse setting
• Recorded, checked, and entered biomass and percent cover data
• Verbal and written communication skills crucial for coordination of lab activities

Rocky Mountain National Park

• Vegetation monitoring skills: plant identification, visual cover estimation, data collection, GPS
• Performed soil carbon and nitrogen level manipulations to observe Bromus tectorum response
• Restoration projects in alpine, subalpine, and montane ecosystems involving live planting, hand seeding, and seedbed preparation
• Manual and herbicidal invasive species control using backpack sprayers and hand tools
• Plant propagation of native species in greenhouse and nursery for use in restoration projects
• Operated large vehicles on challenging roads over 12,000 feet in elevation

Fort Collins, Colorado

• ¬Assisted with the production of GonaCon, a fish and wildlife immunocontraceptive
• Responsible for troubleshooting and operating a macro program in Excel to evaluate ELISA plate data
• Presented on operation of the macro to visiting biologists
• Laboratory skills: pipetting, reagent production, autoclaving, maintenance, aliquoting, data entry and analysis

Phd, Ecology And Environmental Science

Bachelor’S Degree, Rangeland Ecology Concentration In Restoration Ecology Minor In Conservation Biology, 3.98

Activities and Societies: • University Honors Program • CSU Rangeland Ecology ClubMagna Cum Laude

Mongolia: Geopolitics And The Environment