Former Projects

Texas Ecolab Research Projects - Bryophyte Collections (2025)

Project Lead & Ecological Consultant with Texas A&M University

Working with Texas A&M University & S.M. Tracy Herbarium to evaluate bryological biogeography

Contact/Partner: Dale Kruse, Herbarium Curator - Email: Dale.Kruse@ag.tamu.edu - Phone: (979) 845-4328

• Working with Texas A&M University & S.M. Tracy Herbarium to evaluate bryological biogeography across the state of Texas

• Accessing and exploring private lands to find undescribed populations of mosses, liverworts, hornworts, lichens, and fungi

In Collaboration with Elliott Environmental Consulting (September 2020 - Present)

Contracted Botanist & Environmental Consultant

Contact/Direct Supervisor: Brian Elliott, Vice-President - Email: brianelliott.eec@gmail.com - Phone: (505) 307-9046

Lincoln National Forest, New Mexico, USA - Summer 2025

• In Progress

Plumas National Forest, California, USA - Summer 2024

• Crew lead for up to 15 botanists, conducting training, logistics, and coordination over 90,000 survey acres

• Monitoring Rare, Threatened, and Endangered plant species populations endemic to this region, including Fritillaria, Calycadenia, Cyprepedium, and many more

• Documenting the spread and intensity of nonnative invasive weed species populations such as Rubus himilayensis, Aegilops cylindrica, Taeniatherum caput-medusae, et al.

Shoshone National Forest, Wyoming, USA - Summer 2024

• Hiking up to 10 miles per day on steep montane roadsides searching for invasive and rare/threatened/endangered species.

Savannah River Site, South Carolina, USA - Summers 2020-2024

• Monitoring Rare, Threatened, and Endangered plant species populations including Croton elliottii, Baptisia spp., Nolina georgiana, et al.

• Documenting the spread and intensity of invasive plant and noxious weed species populations of the southeast

• Hiking 10-15 miles per day in dense vegetation, through swamps, wetlands, riparian zones, and forests

Grand Canyon Parashant National Monument, Arizona, USA - Summer 2021

• Documenting invasive and noxious plant species population in arid desert ecosystems

• Using 4-wheel drive on rugged canyon terrain, primitive camping without cell, internet, or easy access to water