Wildlife


Eileen H. Helmer, Ecologist

- Ph.D., Oregon State University
- USDA Forest Service Scientist
- Ecologists help study the relationships among organisms and between organisms and their environment.
- Ph.D., Oregon State University
- USDA Forest Service Scientist
- Ecologists help study the relationships among organisms and between organisms and their environment.


Paul Hamel, Wildlife Biologist & Ornithologist

- Ph.D., Clemson University
- USDA Forest Service Scientist
- A wildlife biologist is a person who studies how to manage animal populations in nature. An ornithologist studies birds.
- Ph.D., Clemson University
- USDA Forest Service Scientist
- A wildlife biologist is a person who studies how to manage animal populations in nature. An ornithologist studies birds.


Wendell Haag, Aquatic Ecologist

- Ph.D., University of Mississippi
- USDA Forest Service Scientist
- As an aquatic ecologist I study animals that live in rivers and lakes and how they interact with each other and their habitats.
- Ph.D., University of Mississippi
- USDA Forest Service Scientist
- As an aquatic ecologist I study animals that live in rivers and lakes and how they interact with each other and their habitats.


William Gould, Ecologist

- Ph.D., University of Colorado, Boulder
- USDA Forest Service Scientist
- An ecologist studies the relationships between living organisms and the environments they live in.
- Ph.D., University of Colorado, Boulder
- USDA Forest Service Scientist
- An ecologist studies the relationships between living organisms and the environments they live in.


Joe Ganey, Research Wildlife Biologist

- Ph.D., Northern Arizona University
- USDA Forest Service Scientist
- A wildlife biologist studies terrestrial wildlife species (mammals, birds, reptiles, and amphibians) and the habitats
- Ph.D., Northern Arizona University
- USDA Forest Service Scientist
- A wildlife biologist studies terrestrial wildlife species (mammals, birds, reptiles, and amphibians) and the habitats


Paulette Ford, Research Ecologist

- Ph.D., University of Arizona
- USDA Forest Service Scientist
- An ecologist studies the relationships between living organisms and their environment.
- Ph.D., University of Arizona
- USDA Forest Service Scientist
- An ecologist studies the relationships between living organisms and their environment.


Becky Flitcroft, Ichthyologist

- Ph.D., Oregon State University
- USDA Forest Service Scientist
- An ichthyologist studies fishes. The word ichthyologist comes from the Greek words “ikthus” which means fish and “logos” which means study.
- Ph.D., Oregon State University
- USDA Forest Service Scientist
- An ichthyologist studies fishes. The word ichthyologist comes from the Greek words “ikthus” which means fish and “logos” which means study.


Nöel Fletcher, Wildlife Biologist

- B.S., University of Idaho
- USDA Forest Service Scientist
- A wildlife biologist collects and shares information to ensure that wildlife species’ needs are considered when designing and implementing projects on public lands, from mountain bike rides to prescribed fires and new trails construction to old road closures.
- B.S., University of Idaho
- USDA Forest Service Scientist
- A wildlife biologist collects and shares information to ensure that wildlife species’ needs are considered when designing and implementing projects on public lands, from mountain bike rides to prescribed fires and new trails construction to old road closures.


Deborah Finch, Research Wildlife Biologist

- Ph.D., University of Wyoming – Laramie
- USDA Forest Service Scientist
- A wildlife biologist studies living organisms such as birds, mammals, reptiles, and amphibians and their habitats, their life history, population changes, and movement patterns.
- Ph.D., University of Wyoming – Laramie
- USDA Forest Service Scientist
- A wildlife biologist studies living organisms such as birds, mammals, reptiles, and amphibians and their habitats, their life history, population changes, and movement patterns.


Brian E. Dickerson, Wildlife Biologist

- M.S., Texas State University
- USDA Forest Service Scientist
- A wildlife biologist studies wild animals in their habitats. A wildlife biologist applies this knowledge to maintain populations of wild animals for future generations.
- M.S., Texas State University
- USDA Forest Service Scientist
- A wildlife biologist studies wild animals in their habitats. A wildlife biologist applies this knowledge to maintain populations of wild animals for future generations.