Matt A. Bahm,^1,2,*,** Thomas G. Barnes,^3,*** Kent C. Jensen<sup>4,****

1</sup>1Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences South Dakota State University Brookings, SD 57006
²5 Current address: Conservation Research Program, Institute for Applied Ecology, Corvallis, OR
³2Department of Forestry University of Kentucky Lexington, KY 40546
⁴3Department of Natural Resource Management South Dakota State University Brookings, SD 57006

^* Corresponding author: bahm.matt@gmail.com; 509-869-2249
^**Matt Bahm received a BS in Wildlife Ecology from Oklahoma State University and an MS in Biology from Sul Ross State University. He completed his PhD in Wildlife Science from South Dakota State University and is now the Conservation Research Program Director at the Institute for Applied Ecology in Corvallis, OR. His research interests include invasive species (both plant and animal), native habitat restoration, threatened and endangered species conservation, land-use change, and wildlife responses to restoration practices.
^***Tom Barnes is an extension professor and extension wildlife specialist at the University of Kentucky. His extension programs focus on urban wildlife conservation, biodiversity protection and conservation, and wildlife damage management. His research interests focus on creation and restoration of native grassland habitats in North America. He is also an author and has published three books, including “Kentucky's Last Great Places,” which showcases the state's natural areas and nature preserves in both words and photographs, and which was nominated for the KY Literary Award.
^****Kent. C. Jensen (KC) is an Associate Professor at South Dakota State University. His research interests are in the areas of avian ecology and habitat management. He has worked and conducted research on wetland and grassland habitats and associated bird communities throughout North America and in the Andes of Bolivia in South America. Dr. Jensen also has extensive experience in wildlife and natural resource education with Native American tribes and Tribal Colleges throughout the Northern Great Plains.