Jay Norton

Assistant Professor and Extension Specialist
Soil Fertility

Room 1008
Phone: 307-766-5082
Cell: 307-760-5781
Email: jnorton4@uwyo.edu

BA: University of Montana (Geology)
MS: Iowa State University (Soil Science)
PhD: University of Montana (Forestry/Soils)

Research and Extension Interest

My research focuses on nutrient cycling in natural, disturbed, and agricultural settings from the perspective of landscape and soil organic matter dynamics.  I am interested in learning how interactions among landscapes, plant communities, and land use affect resiliency and degradation-recovery processes as applied to on-the-ground ecological restoration and sustainable management.  In my recent work I have utilized particulate organic matter techniques to separate and analyze rapid, slow, and passive soil nutrient cycling pools to assess impacts of restoration and management systems.

I am most interested in using applied research as an extension tool. Engaging land owners, agency managers, conservationists, and others in planning and implementing problem-solving research provides the most effective learning situations for both researchers and managers. It also ensures relevant and practical results that address real production and management issues. 

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