Sienna Wessel

March 2025 to Present: Responsible for developing and maintaining data and information products regarding the distribution, natural history, conservation status, and habitat requirements of rare plant species in Wyoming, and providing technical information services to partners. Duties accomplished through field research, core product updating, review of existing literature and herbarium resources, and communication with relevant partners.

Education

B.S. Biology and Environmental Science, Northern State University, May 2018.

M.S. Botany, University of Wyoming, May 2022. Thesis: Trajectories and Drivers of Composition and Traits in Restored Sagebrush Steppe Communities of Grand Teton National Park.

Research Interests

Endemism, extinction risk, biogeography, plant community and population monitoring, conservation biology, floristic diversity, restoration, and climate change