Our nationally recognized expertise in studying dynamic systems such as the Gila and Virgin rivers and in working to bring stakeholders together to make informed, scientifically sound restoration planning decisions makes us uniquely suited to implement this project.
Tom Dudley (UCSB/UNR and SWFL TAC) – riparian & aquatic ecology, restoration
Kevin Hultine (Desert Botanical Garden) – plant ecology & ecophysiology, water use
Matt Johnson (Colorado Plateau Research Station - Norther Arizona University and SWFL TAC) – avian ecology, SWFL and yellow-billed cuckoo specialist
Bruce Orr (Stillwater Sciences) – riparian ecology, eco-hydrology models, GIS
Glen Leverich (Stillwater Sciences) –hydrology models, geomorphology
- The Restoration Science Team includes biologists and hydrologists from Stillwater Sciences who are conducting an Ecohydrological Analysis of the Virgin River watershed in order to determine where restoration can provide successful establishment of native vegetation required by the willow flycatcher, and where the probability of near-future scouring is relatively low.
Dr. Jim Hatten (Columbia River Research Laboratory, USGS)
Kumud Acharya/Ben Conrad (DRI) – vegetation/soil, invertebrates, hydrology
Heather Bateman (ASU) – vertebrate ecology
Dan Bean (Colorado Dept. of Agric. & President, Tamarisk Coalition) – entomology, biocontrol
Matthew Brooks (USGS) – vegetation, fire dynamics
Tim Brown (Time-Science) – remote sensing, data presentation
Carla D’Antonio (UCSB) – restoration, soils
Phil Dennison (U of Utah) – remote sensing, fire/landscape processes
Dale Devitt (UNLV) – plant water use and hydrology
Robert Dobbs (Utah Div. Wildlife Resources) - avian surveys and habitat assessment
Gail Drus (UCSB) – fire ecology
Jonathan Friedman (USGS) – plant biology, fluvial geomorphology
Kevin Grady/ Tom Whitham (NAU) – plant ecophysiology, restoration, climate change
Levi Jamison (U of AZ) – biocontrol monitoring, wildlife habitat
Mike Kuehn (UCSB/Western Foundation for Vertebrate Zoology) – avian ecology
Ken Lair (NRCS and SWFL TAC) – riparian restoration specialist
Chris Neale / Bob Pack (USU RS/GIS) –remote sensing, spatial analysis
Steve Ostoja (USGS) – plant ecology, mammalogy
Pat Shafroth (USGS and SWFL TAC) – plant ecology
Charles van Riper (USGS) – avian ecology
Agency or Advisory roles and Implementation partners:
Greg Beatty (USFWS and SWFL TAC) – lead, SWFL Recovery Plan
Deborah Campbell (VR SWFL Collaborative) – project management
Tim Carlson (WFF and SWFL TAC) – policy & communication
Sean Collier/Robert Johnson/ Janet Monaco (SNWA)
Curt Deuser (NPS) – invasive plant control, restoration
Matt Hamilton (BLM) – restoration ecologist/project manager
Jerry Keir/Rob Vaghini (GBI) – restoration, vegetation management
Stacy Kolegas (Tamarisk Coalition and SWFL TAC) – policy & project management
Elise McAllister (Partners in Conservation) - restoration coordinator
Mary Anne McLeod/Ann Pellegrini (SWCA and SWFL TAC) – SWFL field biologists
Steve Meismer (VRP) - restoration coordinator
Doug Merkler/Jarrod Edmunds (USDA-NRCS) – soils, upland geomorphology, restoration
Theresa Olson (BOR and SWFL TAC) – SWFL specialist
Fred Phillips (FP Consulting and SWFL TAC) - restoration
Ken Rock (VVWD) - water resources/manager
Elaine York (TNC) - watershed/biodiversity planning