Patrick Anderson
Pat is a Biologist at the Fort Collins Science Center where he leads USGS science team in support of the Wyoming Landscape Conservation Initiative (WLCI). He serves on the interagency WLCI Coordination Team since 2007 which provides oversight on the identification, selection, and effectiveness of WLCI habitat conservation and enhancement actions across the 19 million-acre WLCI area.
Pat Anderson is a biologist whose research seeks to advance the understanding of sagebrush plant communities and how natural drivers and management practices influence long-term change. Pat leads the USGS science team in support of the Wyoming Landscape Conservation Initiative (WLCI). Pat also serves on the WLCI interagency coordination Team. His science focuses on evaluating the effectiveness of habitat treatments and restoration of sagebrush and aspen communities. Pat is also interested in collaborative conservation partnerships, improving stakeholder engagement, and developing approaches to advance the co-design and coproduction of science to make it more accessible and usable. These interests are applied to the WLCI but also put into practice by being a member of the USGS Actionable and Strategic Integrated Science and Technology (ASIST) team. The ASIST team is a landscape scale project to accelerate interdisciplinary science and application of advanced technology for stakeholder-driven challenges in the Colorado River Basin.
Professional Experience
Biologist, USGS-WLCI Coordinator, Fort Collins Science Center, U. S. Geological Survey, Ft. Collins, CO: June 2019 - Present
USGS WLCI Coordination Team, Fort Collins Science Center, U. S. Geological Survey, Ft. Collins, CO: January 2007 - Present
Program co-coordinator, USGS Biomonitoring of Environmental Status and Trends Program, USGS status and Trends Program, 2005 - 2007.
Biologist, USGS Biomonitoring of Environmental Status and Trends Program, USGS status and Trends Program, 1997 - 2007
Biological Technician, Northern Prarie Science Center, Jamestown, ND. May 1994 - December, 1996
Education and Certifications
M.S. University of Southern Illinois, Carbondale, IL, 1991
B.S. University of Southern Illinois, Carbondale, IL, 1985