Dr. Ann L. Hild

Professor
Rangeland/Shrubland Ecologist
Room # 2008
BA: University of Iowa (Anthropology)
MS: Texas Tech (Agronomy, Horticulture, and Entomology)
PhD: Texas Tech (Rangeland & Wildlife Management)

Phone: 766-5471
Email: annhild@uwyo.edu


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I teach 3 graduate courses and one undergraduate course in the Department of Renewable Resources: Research planning, a course for new graduate students to acquaint them with the research process; Range Resource Management, a course for students who do not have prior training in rangeland ecology but are pursuing graduate degrees in range, and Shrubland Ecology, a course investigating past and current research in shrubland ecosystems. I also teach the capstone course for undergraduate majors in Rangeland Ecology called Rangeland Management Planning, which allows students to integrate their diversity of background and education and apply it to a natural resource management problem. In addition, the shrubland ecology class takes a Shrub Field Trip in the spring of even numbered years around the Great Basin and to the Shrub Sciences Lab to visit with nationally recognized shrub scientist and visit several shrub-dominated wildlands.

My research is directed at enhancing revegetation efforts using shrub species on disturbances such as mined lands and on areas impacted by exotic invasions and wildfire. By beginning to understand the impacts that shrub presence has upon rangelands for domestic stock production, wildlife nutrient value, and watershed value we can learn to enhance the successful re-establishment of native shrub species and limit undesired and exotic shrub encroachment. Finally, I work to understand the inherent variability within native shrub populations so that available variety within populations can be used to improve both revegetation and productivity effectiveness in shrublands, enhance wildlife habitat, and improve watershed quality. To get an idea of the kinds of projects that my students have completed, visit my website and click on students.

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