Bonnie Heidel, Lead Botanist

307-766-3020  |  bheidel@uwyo.edu

Head of our Botany Program

October 2001 to Present: Responsible for developing and maintaining a database on the distribution, natural history, conservation status, and habitat requirements of rare plant species in Wyoming and providing technical information services. This is accomplished through field research projects and review of existing literature and herbarium resources.

Education:
B.A. Biology, Carleton College, 1978. Thesis in grass taxonomy/ecology/physiology.
M.S. Botany, Washington State University, 1980. Thesis in rare flora of northern Idaho.

Research Interests:
Endemism, biogeography, floristic diversity, population monitoring, invasive plants, life history adaptations, conservation biology.