D. Leith Nye,^1,*,** Cooper Rosin,^2,*** Paul H. Zedler<sup>2,****

1</sup>Wisconsin Energy Institute, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1552 University Avenue, Madison, WI 53726
²Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 505 North Park Street, Madison, WI 53706

^*Corresponding author: leith.nye@wisc.edu
^**Leith Nye received his MS (Botany - Plant Ecology) from the University of Wisconsin–Madison in 2003. Since graduating he worked for 10 years in various roles as a science educator, education researcher, and instructional designer in secondary schools, the UW–Madison, and UW–Extension with a focus on conservation science, climate change, and energy systems. Currently he is an analyst conducting research on sustainable energy systems for Slipstream, a nonprofit in Madison, Wisconsin. His recent research interests include energy-efficiency program evaluation, the assessment of emerging technologies, and the application of predictive modeling approaches for targeting building efficiency upgrades.
^***Cooper Rosin holds a BA (Biology) from Macalester College and an MEM and PhD (Ecosystem Science) from the Nicholas School of the Environment at Duke University. His interests span a broad range of themes in ecology and conservation, from temperate to tropical ecosystems. He is currently the Cottam-Loucks Postdoctoral Research Associate in Ecological Studies at the Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies at the University of Wisconsin–Madison.
^****Paul Zedler received his graduate MS and PhD (Botany - Plant Ecology) from the University of Wisconsin–Madison (UW). After a postdoc at the University of Missouri–Columbia, he spent 27 years at the Department of Biology, San Diego State University. He is now a Professor of Environmental Studies at UW. He is currently the PI of the Tallgrass Prairie and Oak Savanna Fire Science Information Exchange, a program supported by the Joint Fire Science Program. His research interests have included chaparral and vernal pool ecology, fire ecology, rare and endangered plants, and conservation science in general.