Melissa A. Thomas-Van Gundy,^1,*,** Jessica D. Perkins,^2,*** Crystal Krause,^3,**** Cynthia D. Huebner,^4,***** Lorenzo Ferrari,^4,****** Linda S. Smith<sup>5,*******

1</sup>USDA Forest Service, Northern Research Station, Parsons, WV
²West Virginia Division of Natural Resources, Elkins, WV
³Davis and Elkins College, Elkins, WV
⁴USDA Forest Service, Northern Research Station, Morgantown, WV
⁵Retired USDI Fish and Wildlife Service, Brownsburg, VA

^*Corresponding author: melissa.thomasvangundy@usda.gov; 304-478-2000
^**Melissa Thomas-Van Gundy is a research forester with the USDA Forest Service, Northern Research Station in Parsons, WV. Her research interests include stand- and landscape-level projects focused on restoration and sustainable management of forested ecosystems. She holds a PhD from West Virginia University.
^***Jessica Perkins is the Geographic Information Systems (GIS) & Technical Support Program Manager for West Virginia Division of Natural Resources, Wildlife Resources Section in Elkins, WV. She is a Certified GIS Professional with over 20 years of GIS management and analysis experience. She holds a Master of Forestry and Graduate Certificate in Geospatial Information Technology from Virginia Tech.
^****Crystal Krause is an associate professor with Davis & Elkins College in Elkins, WV. Her research interests include developing spatial models to help identify potential impacts of climate change on rare and endemic species. She holds a PhD from Northern Arizona University.
^*****Cynthia D. Huebner is a research botanist with the USDA Forest Service, Northern Research Station in Morgantown, WV. Her research interests include invasive plant biology and ecology, their impacts on ecosystems (including rare plant communities), and their interactions with native plants (including plant species of concern). She holds a PhD in botany from Miami University of Ohio.
^******Lorenzo Ferrari is a botanist with the USDA Forest Service, Northern Research Station in Morgantown, WV. His research interests include invasive and native plant species biology and ecology in forested ecosystems. He holds a master's degree from Auburn University.
^*******Linda S. Smith retired as a biologist from the USDI Fish and Wildlife Service.