Ecosystem Science and Management
Research Group Members
Graduate Students





Bryn Marah - Bryn holds a BS in Environmental Science and Technology from Colorado Mesa University.
Bryn's research will be assessing the effectiveness of mechanical and fire treatments
on the Uncompahgre and Medicine Bow National Forests. This work is supported by the
United States Forest Service Pathway Program and the Southern Rockies Fire Science
Network.
Undergraduate Students

Jessica Windh - Jessica is a senior Rangeland Ecology and Watershed Management major at UW and
is working on survey of how livestock predation trends can be mitigated. Jessica's
project is funded by the Wyoming Department of Agriculture Predator Management Board
with support from the Wyoming Stock Growers Association and Wyoming Wool Growers Association.
Jessica is also working on an EPSCoR funded project measuring visual obstruction and
biomass of vegetation on 8 different ecological sites on AES research properties.
Former Members
Kelsey Welter - Kelsey graduated with a BS in Rangeland Ecology and Watershed Management major
at UW. While at UW, Kelsey assisted with a survey of agricultural and environmental
special-interest groups to determine if these groups assign disparate values to Wyoming’s
open spaces. Kelsey's project was funded by the Haub School for the Environment and
Natural Resources, Open Spaces Initiative. After graduating, Kelsey took a job as
a Rangeland Management Specialist with USDA NRCS in Medicine Lodge, KS.