B&C Fellow - Hannah Specht

University of Montana – Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Project Title: Evaluation of Survey Approaches to Assess Status of Non-Game Indicator Species

I am an outdoor enthusiast and wildlife ecologist, intent on supporting wildlife management through meeting direct needs for analysis of monitoring data and designing objective-driven data collection. I hail from a rural New England family farm, now calling Western Montana home, and carrying a deep appreciation for how the natural world acutely affects lives and livelihoods in both places. I enjoy tracking seasonal changes through exploration by foot, bike, ski, and canoe and have been known to claw banjo when one is kicking around.

Evaluation of Survey Approaches to Assess Status of Non-Game Indicator Species

Current projects include: designing surveys for rare and cryptic species; effects of spatial scale on evaluating the impacts of habitat restoration on songbird communities; collision mitigation and ungulate use of wildlife underpasses; and quantifying mitigated loss of conservation easements on species of concern.