Research Interests *Economic value of wilderness and national parks *Using GIS to model environmental quality and effectiveness of federal land management policies Conservation Activities *Worked with students to write multiple grants resulting in over $200,000 for conservation projects *Partnered with colleagues in Biology and the Great River Greening on a $15,000 oak forest restoration project. *Former member of the Minnesota Nature Conservancy Board of Trustees *Consultant for groups including the Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership, the Great Plains Restoration Council and the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation