Who We are

Principal Investigators

Maria Fernandez-Gimenez
Professor, Department of Forest & Rangeland Stewardship, CSU
Maria.Fernandez-Gimenez@ColoState.EDU

Cameron Aldridge
Assistant Professor, Department of Ecosystem Science and Sustainability, Natural Resource Ecology Laboratory, CSU & U.S. Geological Survey

James Pritchett
Assistant Vice President for Engagement, CSU

Paul Meiman
Associate Professor and Extension Specialist, Department of Forest & Rangeland Stewardship, CSU
Paul.Meiman@Colostate.edu

John Ritten
Associate Professor, Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics, University of Wyoming (UWYO)
jritten@uwyo.edu

Students

Jennifer Timmer
PhD Student, Graduate Degree Program in Ecology, CSU
Timmerj3@gmail.com

Aaron Hrozencik
PhD Student, Agricultural and Resource Economics, CSU
aaronhroz@gmail.com

Crystal Tipton
MS Student, Graduate Degree Program in Ecology, CSU
crystal.tipton@colostate.edu

Christopher Dickey
MS Student, Rangeland Ecosystem Science, CSU
dickeychris10@gmail.com

Extension partners

Todd Hagenbuch, Routt County Extension

Bill Ekstrom, Rio Blanco Extension

Rachel Mealor, University of Wyoming Extension

Collaborators

Participating ranchers in the project areas

Rachel Murph, Colorado State Range Conservationist, Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS)

Trevor Balzer, Sagebrush/Mountain Shrub Habitat Coordinator, Colorado Division of Parks and Wildlife (CPW)

Emily Kachergis, Landscape Ecologist and Terrestrial AIM Implementation Lead, Bureau of Land Management (BLM)

United States Department of Agriculture -Agricultural Research Service (ARS), Rangeland Resources Research Unit, Crops Research Lab, Fort Collins, CO

Staff

Retta Bruegger
Outreach and Research Coordinator, Learning from the Land Project, Department of Forest & Rangeland Stewardship, CSU
Retta.Bruegger@ColoState.edu