About Curtis
Curtis Drake graduated from Brigham Young University with a B.S. degree in Wildlife and Wildland Conservation and a B.A. degree in German studies in 2023, and with a M.S. degree in Wildlife and Wildland Conservation in 2024. His masters thesis applied machine learning to assess the ability of dormant season cattle grazing to control invasive native grasses, and the effect of dormant season cattle grazing on plant community diversity. Curtis began his career at CSU as a seasonal field technician for the Colorado Natural Heritage Program (CNHP) in 2024, working on the Region 2 Native Plant Materials Program. Curtis now works for CNHP as a staff botanist.
Interests
- Field botany
- ecological modelling
- Taxonomic phylogeny
- Population genetics
- Plant-insect interactions
Education
M.S., Wildlife and Wildland Conservation - Brigham Young University
Provo, UT, 2024
B.S., Wildlife and Wildland Conservation - Brigham Young University
Provo, UT, 2023
B.A., German Studies - Brigham Young University
Provo, UT, 2023
Memberships
- Colorado Native Plant Society