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Sophie R Bonner

Sophie Bonner is a Biologist at the Fort Collins Science Center.

Sophie is a wildland fire scientist and modeler working to better understand how wildfires and prescribed fires impact ecosystems and communities, to improve the simulation of complex vegetative fuels for fire modelling, and to support land manager decision-making with data on fire behavior interactions with fuels, winds, and topography.
 

Professional Experience

  • Post Masters Researcher, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM

  • Graduate Research Assistant, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO

  • REU Raptor Researcher, Boise State University, Boise, ID

  • Environmental Data Research Analyst, Banks Group, Austin, TX

Education and Certifications

  • M.S. Rangeland Ecosystem Science, 2022, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO

  • B.S. Environmental Science (Geography), University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX

Science and Products

Non-USGS Publications**

Bonner, S. R., Poessel, S. A., Brandt, J. C., Astell, M. T., Belthoff, J. R., & Katzner, T. E. (2022). Drivers of flight performance of California condors (Gymnogyps californianus). Journal of Raptor Research, 56(1), 17-27.
Bonner, S. R., Hoffman, C. M., Kane, J. M., Varner, J. M., Hiers, J. K., O’Brien, J. J., ... & Sieg, C. H. (2021). Invigorating prescribed fire science through improved reporting practices. Frontiers in Forests and Global Change, 4, 750699.

**Disclaimer: The views expressed in Non-USGS publications are those of the author and do not represent the views of the USGS, Department of the Interior, or the U.S. Government.

Science and Products

Non-USGS Publications**

Bonner, S. R., Poessel, S. A., Brandt, J. C., Astell, M. T., Belthoff, J. R., & Katzner, T. E. (2022). Drivers of flight performance of California condors (Gymnogyps californianus). Journal of Raptor Research, 56(1), 17-27.
Bonner, S. R., Hoffman, C. M., Kane, J. M., Varner, J. M., Hiers, J. K., O’Brien, J. J., ... & Sieg, C. H. (2021). Invigorating prescribed fire science through improved reporting practices. Frontiers in Forests and Global Change, 4, 750699.

**Disclaimer: The views expressed in Non-USGS publications are those of the author and do not represent the views of the USGS, Department of the Interior, or the U.S. Government.