New Mexico Landscapes Field Station: People Active
Staff, affiliates, and collaborators associated with the New Mexico Landscapes Field Station.
USGS Staff
Ernie Valdez, Research Wildlife Biologist
Ellis Margolis, Research Ecologist
Andreas Wion, Research Ecologist (Fellow)
Carolina May, Biologist
Affiliates
Craig Allen, University of New Mexico (Emeritus USGS)
Kay Beeley, National Park Service, Bandelier National Monument, NM
Kay has worked in the Resource Management division at Bandelier since 1992. She was hired to assist Craig Allen with multiple long-term ecological studies and bring GIS to the park. Her other park unit was Yosemite National Park where she worked in the Prescribed Fire Program, monitoring lightning fires, and monitoring and planning for prescribed burns.
Hope Nowak, USGS Student Contractor
Hope started as an intern at the field station in July 2022 after graduating from Grinnell College with a BA in Biology and Gender, Women’s, & Sexuality Studies. Since joining the field station, she has worked on a variety of projects from fire history to vegetation transects. In particular, Hope is contributing to the establishment of long-term ecological monitoring plots in the Sangre de Cristo Mountains to investigate the influences of forest treatments on tree and understory vegetation resilience.
Melanie Wright, Conservation Legacy Intern
Melanie has been an ecology intern for the field station since June 2023. She graduated from Southern Methodist University in May 2023 with a BS in Anthropology, focused on archaeology. Her senior thesis focused on fire intensity in the Jemez Mountains over the last 9000 years, and she is excited to continue researching fire in Northern New Mexico. She is involved with various projects at the field station, including stand mortality, long-term ecological monitoring, and dendroecology.
Kelli Miner (USGS Student Services Contractor-Biological Technician)
Bianca Rizo (USGS Student Services Contractor- Biological Technician)
Natalie Villa (USGS Student Services Contractor- Biological Technician)
Mollie Hanttula (UNM Affiliate, Bat Program Manager)
Collaborators
Jamie Civitello, Patrick Suddath (National Park Service [NPS] – Bandelier National Monument)
Bob Parmenter (Emeritus, NPS Jemez Mountains Research Learning Center)
Jason Thivener, Brian Bolser, Laura Trader (NPS - Fire Management Pueblo Parks Group)
Bob Parmenter (Emeritus), Jorge Silva-Bañuelos (NPS – Valles Caldera National Preserve)
Garrett Altmann (Santa Clara Pueblo Tribe)
Rene Romero (Taos Pueblo Tribe)
Ryan Swazo-Hinds (Tesuque Pueblo Tribe)
Dennis Carril, Rian Ream (US Forest Service Santa Fe National Forest Supervisor's Office)
Sandy Imler-Jacquez (US Forest Service Santa Fe National Forest Espanola Ranger District)
Brian Riley (US Forest Service Santa Fe National Forest Jemez Ranger District)
Alan Hook (City of Santa Fe, Water Division)
Porfirio Chavarria (City of Santa Fe, Fire Department)
Eytan Krasilovsky, Zander Evans (Forest Stewards Guild)
Mark Meyers (New Mexico State Forestry)
Melanie Barnes, Teresa Rigby (BLM - NM State Office)
Kyle Sahd, Pamela Herrera-Olivas, Nik MacPhee (BLM - Taos Field Office)
Jodi Norris, Megan Swan (NPS, Southern Colorado Plateau Network (SCPN))
Alan Barton (NM Forest and Watershed Restoration Institute)
Kristen O’Hara (Pajarito Environmental Education Center)
Manuel Lopez (National Forest Foundation)
Harrison Jones (Institute for Bird Populations)
Melanie Gisler (Institute of Applied Ecology Southwest Program)
James Calabazas, Mike Martinez (Trees, Water, People)
J.R. Logan (Taos County)
Mori Hensley (Santa Fe Watershed Association)
Field station alumni
Masha Kazantsev (2023), Ella Kasten (2021-2022), Kara Fox (2020-2022), Bridgitte Janowick (2020), Chase Green (2020), Jens Stevens (2019 – 2021), Bianca Gonzalez (2019-2020), Taylor Edwards (2019), Michael Thornton (2018), Mannie Lopez (2017-2022), Allie Lalor (2017-2018), Rachel Bean (2016), Pat Brewer (2016), Lane Johnson (2016-2017), Alanna Jornigan (2015), Rhea Nanni (2015), Galen Henderson (2014), Nicolas Schwab (2014), Andrew Bieg (2014), Josh Jojola (2013), Luke Gommermann (2013), Amy Washuta (2013), Patricia (Gregory) Turner (2012), Courtney Dwyer (2012), Theresa Murphy (2012), LeAnna Lucore (2011), Sarah Crump (2011), Lilly Stewart (2010), Will Bloomhardt (2010), Kelon Crawford (2009), Collin Haffey (2009), Niki vonHedemann (2008), Mango (Sarah) Kucera (2008-2009), Caroline Collins (2007), A.Goumas (2007-2008), Sheila Keough (2007), Sarah Hoff (2006), Scott Roberts (2006), Matt Sperry (2005), Micah Brachman (2005-2006), Billy Clark (2004), Sarah Mussulman (2004-2005), Rebecca Oertel (2004), Jamie Civitello (2003), Jill Larson Wellborn (2003-2004), Samantha Cherne (2003), Allison Manwaring (2002), Amy LaGrange (2002), Tom Lane (2002), Brandon Malara (2002-2003), Emily Moss (2001), Scott Wiggers (2001-2002), Kit O’Connor (2000), Eliza Maher (2000), Dave Reiley (1999-2000), Michelle Christman (Cummer) (1999-2000), John deWine (1998), Dave Jablonski (1997), Suzanne Thornton (1996), Miki Promislow (1995), Derek Ellis (1994), Steve Davenport (1993), Erin Dougherty (1993), Alysia Koufos (1992), Geneva Chong (1991), Daniel Oney (1991), Christy Williams (1990), Tyler Morrison (2000), James Riser (1997-1998), Dave Snyderman (1996-1997), John Hogan (1992-2003), Jim McGrath, Steve Bracker, Doug Thayer
The New Mexico Landscapes Field Station
Staff, affiliates, and collaborators associated with the New Mexico Landscapes Field Station.
USGS Staff
Ernie Valdez, Research Wildlife Biologist
Ellis Margolis, Research Ecologist
Andreas Wion, Research Ecologist (Fellow)
Carolina May, Biologist
Affiliates
Craig Allen, University of New Mexico (Emeritus USGS)
Kay Beeley, National Park Service, Bandelier National Monument, NM
Kay has worked in the Resource Management division at Bandelier since 1992. She was hired to assist Craig Allen with multiple long-term ecological studies and bring GIS to the park. Her other park unit was Yosemite National Park where she worked in the Prescribed Fire Program, monitoring lightning fires, and monitoring and planning for prescribed burns.
Hope Nowak, USGS Student Contractor
Hope started as an intern at the field station in July 2022 after graduating from Grinnell College with a BA in Biology and Gender, Women’s, & Sexuality Studies. Since joining the field station, she has worked on a variety of projects from fire history to vegetation transects. In particular, Hope is contributing to the establishment of long-term ecological monitoring plots in the Sangre de Cristo Mountains to investigate the influences of forest treatments on tree and understory vegetation resilience.
Melanie Wright, Conservation Legacy Intern
Melanie has been an ecology intern for the field station since June 2023. She graduated from Southern Methodist University in May 2023 with a BS in Anthropology, focused on archaeology. Her senior thesis focused on fire intensity in the Jemez Mountains over the last 9000 years, and she is excited to continue researching fire in Northern New Mexico. She is involved with various projects at the field station, including stand mortality, long-term ecological monitoring, and dendroecology.
Kelli Miner (USGS Student Services Contractor-Biological Technician)
Bianca Rizo (USGS Student Services Contractor- Biological Technician)
Natalie Villa (USGS Student Services Contractor- Biological Technician)
Mollie Hanttula (UNM Affiliate, Bat Program Manager)
Collaborators
Jamie Civitello, Patrick Suddath (National Park Service [NPS] – Bandelier National Monument)
Bob Parmenter (Emeritus, NPS Jemez Mountains Research Learning Center)
Jason Thivener, Brian Bolser, Laura Trader (NPS - Fire Management Pueblo Parks Group)
Bob Parmenter (Emeritus), Jorge Silva-Bañuelos (NPS – Valles Caldera National Preserve)
Garrett Altmann (Santa Clara Pueblo Tribe)
Rene Romero (Taos Pueblo Tribe)
Ryan Swazo-Hinds (Tesuque Pueblo Tribe)
Dennis Carril, Rian Ream (US Forest Service Santa Fe National Forest Supervisor's Office)
Sandy Imler-Jacquez (US Forest Service Santa Fe National Forest Espanola Ranger District)
Brian Riley (US Forest Service Santa Fe National Forest Jemez Ranger District)
Alan Hook (City of Santa Fe, Water Division)
Porfirio Chavarria (City of Santa Fe, Fire Department)
Eytan Krasilovsky, Zander Evans (Forest Stewards Guild)
Mark Meyers (New Mexico State Forestry)
Melanie Barnes, Teresa Rigby (BLM - NM State Office)
Kyle Sahd, Pamela Herrera-Olivas, Nik MacPhee (BLM - Taos Field Office)
Jodi Norris, Megan Swan (NPS, Southern Colorado Plateau Network (SCPN))
Alan Barton (NM Forest and Watershed Restoration Institute)
Kristen O’Hara (Pajarito Environmental Education Center)
Manuel Lopez (National Forest Foundation)
Harrison Jones (Institute for Bird Populations)
Melanie Gisler (Institute of Applied Ecology Southwest Program)
James Calabazas, Mike Martinez (Trees, Water, People)
J.R. Logan (Taos County)
Mori Hensley (Santa Fe Watershed Association)
Field station alumni
Masha Kazantsev (2023), Ella Kasten (2021-2022), Kara Fox (2020-2022), Bridgitte Janowick (2020), Chase Green (2020), Jens Stevens (2019 – 2021), Bianca Gonzalez (2019-2020), Taylor Edwards (2019), Michael Thornton (2018), Mannie Lopez (2017-2022), Allie Lalor (2017-2018), Rachel Bean (2016), Pat Brewer (2016), Lane Johnson (2016-2017), Alanna Jornigan (2015), Rhea Nanni (2015), Galen Henderson (2014), Nicolas Schwab (2014), Andrew Bieg (2014), Josh Jojola (2013), Luke Gommermann (2013), Amy Washuta (2013), Patricia (Gregory) Turner (2012), Courtney Dwyer (2012), Theresa Murphy (2012), LeAnna Lucore (2011), Sarah Crump (2011), Lilly Stewart (2010), Will Bloomhardt (2010), Kelon Crawford (2009), Collin Haffey (2009), Niki vonHedemann (2008), Mango (Sarah) Kucera (2008-2009), Caroline Collins (2007), A.Goumas (2007-2008), Sheila Keough (2007), Sarah Hoff (2006), Scott Roberts (2006), Matt Sperry (2005), Micah Brachman (2005-2006), Billy Clark (2004), Sarah Mussulman (2004-2005), Rebecca Oertel (2004), Jamie Civitello (2003), Jill Larson Wellborn (2003-2004), Samantha Cherne (2003), Allison Manwaring (2002), Amy LaGrange (2002), Tom Lane (2002), Brandon Malara (2002-2003), Emily Moss (2001), Scott Wiggers (2001-2002), Kit O’Connor (2000), Eliza Maher (2000), Dave Reiley (1999-2000), Michelle Christman (Cummer) (1999-2000), John deWine (1998), Dave Jablonski (1997), Suzanne Thornton (1996), Miki Promislow (1995), Derek Ellis (1994), Steve Davenport (1993), Erin Dougherty (1993), Alysia Koufos (1992), Geneva Chong (1991), Daniel Oney (1991), Christy Williams (1990), Tyler Morrison (2000), James Riser (1997-1998), Dave Snyderman (1996-1997), John Hogan (1992-2003), Jim McGrath, Steve Bracker, Doug Thayer