Rangeland management and applied science for resilience in a working West. Grazing planning, rangeland assessment & monitoring. Livestock-carnivore coexistence. Available for consulting and presentations.Contract work for range and wildlife conservation organizations. Managed the Howell Ranch, Cimarron, Colorado, from 2010-2012; published and presented case study of planned grazing at numerous venues. Wrote and edited technical articles, including serving as guest editor of the special issue of Rangelands on Strategic Grazing Management for Complex Creative Systems.Delegate to International Rangeland Congress, Rosario, Argentina (2011).

Reintegrating wildness: an integral approach to large carnivore conservation and coexistence, land stewardship, and public safety.I work on human-carnivore coexistence, with a focus on grizzly bears and wolves in ranching landscapes of the Rocky Mountains. I explored potential wildlife corridors between the Northern and Southern Rockies, including a source-to-confluence expedition down the Green River.I provide experience-based and science-based information about large carnivore restoration and coexistence, currently focusing on wolf-livestock conflict minimization in the Southern Rockies. I serve on the Colorado Parks and Wildlife wolf restoration Stakeholder Advisory Group, developing consensus recommendations for the first state-led reintroduction of wolves and ongoing impact-based management. I joined the science advisory board of the Rocky Mountain Wolf Project in 2021, after Colorado passed a ballot proposition to reintroduce wolves, and am helping that organization focus on fostering coexistence, including through the Born to be Wild license plate.I am also on the advisory board of Bear Smart Durango, and a member of the Bear Working Group. The NRCC, a 501(c)3 non-profit organization dedicated to conservation for the common good in the American West and beyond, is my fiscal sponsor.

Dolores River Boating Advocates protects and enriches the recreational and ecological values of the Dolores River through advocacy, stewardship and education.

Annual meeting planning committee; co-chair of The Range Practicum (2020).Rangelands (professional journal) Steering Committee (2017-2020), Editorial Board (2011-2017). Guest Editor of the sponsored issue of the Rangelands journal, Strategic Grazing Management for Complex Creative Systems (October 2013).President, Colorado Section (2013). Organized Strategic Grazing Management for Complex Adaptive Systems, a symposium at Colorado State University--one of the most successful events ever hosted by the Colorado Section. Edited papers from the symposium for publication in a special issue of the Rangelands journal (October 2013).Advisory Council (2012-2014).Applied Science Task Force (2011-2013). Produced report for the SRM Advisory Council on outreach, focusing on the Rangelands journal.Director, Colorado Section (2010-2011). Organized and moderated symposium on grass-fed livestock production at the 2010 annual conference of the Society for Range Management, hosted by the Colorado Section; published summary article in peer-reviewed Rangelands journal. Successfully nominated outstanding rangeland conservationists in Colorado for awards at the international level.Presented papers and posters at parent society, Colorado, Utah, Wyoming, and International Mountain Section meetings. Member of International Mountain, Idaho, Wyoming, Colorado, Utah, Arizona, and New Mexico sections.

Worked with ranchers, agency personnel, and other conservationists to find creative ways to coexist with large carnivores such as grizzly bears and gray wolves, while improving rangeland health, biological diversity, livestock production, and wildlife habitat. Developed innovative strategies including strategic grazing management, and range-riding using low-stress herding and stockmanship principles; in combination with other non-lethal tools.Wrote articles and gave numerous presentations. Collaborated to produce a short film on herding as a coexistence tool.

Planned and applied conservation systems and practices on ranches in northwestern Colorado: focusing on prescribed grazing that meets the needs of soil, plants, and animals; and fuels mitigation on forest properties in or near the wildland-urban interface. Organized and presented at workshops on prescribed grazing and herding for rangeland health, and management of beetle-killed forest emphasizing fuels mitigation and recovery after fire. Assessed effect of large-scale seeding project on sage-grouse habitat use. Inventoried rangeland production and diversity at Dinosaur National Monument. Presented work at Society for Range Management and National Conference on Grazing Lands. Delegate to International Grassland and Rangeland Congress in Inner Mongolia, China.

Managed hazardous fuels reduction program, serving five Native American tribes in northwest-central Arizona. Planned and applied prescribed burns in ponderosa pine forest with the Hualapai Tribe. Monitored and assessed fire effects. Prepared wildland fire prevention plan. Updated fire management and annual operations plans. Participated in emergency operations and continuity of operations planning. Served in fire operations as firefighter and fire effects monitor. Trained in firefighting, fire behavior and effects, ignition operations, wildland-urban interface, and fire investigation.

Conducted applied research in range science that largely resolved a longstanding debate in the rangeland science community over grazing management. Scientific paper in Rangeland Ecology & Management 61:380-388 was one of the most-viewed articles of the year on www.srmjournals.org. Served on interdisciplinary team researching ways to enhance the sustainability of ranching in the intermountain West. Presented research at USU, Society for Range Management, and Utah Section SRM.

Trapped, anesthetized, radio-marked, and released grizzly bears in the Selkirk Mountains of northern Idaho and southern British Columbia for grizzly bear recovery program.

Managed black bear--human interactions, including hazing bears out of campgrounds and parking lots; trapping, radio-collaring, releasing, and radio-tracking bears. Provided information about avoiding contact with bears to the public. (Internship through Student Conservation Association.)

Provided outdoor experiential education at the Boy Scouts of America's High Adventure Base and working ranch. As a Ranger (1995), guided youth crews and taught backpacking skills. As Backcountry Staff (1996) and Camp Director (1997) at Seally Canyon Camp, taught wilderness first aid and search and rescue skills; built stream restoration structures; and supervised a a staff of four in a remote camp in the Valle Vidal of the Carson National Forest. Hazed bears out of camps and participated in Philmont Search and Rescue as needed.