Wildlife ecology and land management
Our goal is to understand how wildlife interact with the biotic and abiotic environment, and implement this knowledge into effective wildlife management strategies. In particular, we are focused on two main areas:
1) Understanding wildlife responses to disturbance and management practices
2) Evaluating the effects of wildlife ecology and behavior on ecosystem processes and management outcomes
An ecosystem approach to land management
With our extension work, we strive to promote wildlife habitat conservation, particularly with the use of prescribed fire as habitat management tool. A fundamental part of our extension program is also focused on promoting wildlife habitat management practices for historically underserved landowners (e.g., small and first-time landowners).