User:Deschutensis

=About me= I am a Wikipedian who lives in the Deschutes River Basin, Oregon, USA.

Skills & Expertise
I am a semi-retired ecologist, with experience in both plant and animal ecology and conservation. I have a strong interest in natural history of Oregon's arid regions. I also have extensive experience in ecological simulation, statistics, and programming. =Potential bias and conflicts= In light of Wikipedia's WP:COI guideline, I disclose the following: =My Projects= =WikiProjects=
 * I fully support Wikipedia's aims of building a neutral, well-sourced free encyclopedia, and strive to avoid any bias in my contributions.
 * I do not and will not accept compensation for writing or editing Wikipedia content.
 * Potential paid employment conflicts:
 * U.S. Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration: I was employed by the National Marine Fisheries Service for over 24 years (retired 2016), where I worked primarily in salmon ecology and conservation, including research, regulatory and policy aspects. I will not contribute directly to articles relating to this work, other than minor factual information in areas of my expertise.
 * Columbia River Independent Science Advisory Board (ISAB): I am (at this time, 2021) a paid member of the ISAB, and will not contribute directly to any articles related to subjects of this work.
 * Other involvements:
 * Deschutes Land Trust: I support and do some volunteer work (ca. 50-100 hours per year) for the Deschutes Land Trust, mainly in their educational hikes program and assisting with natural resource surveys. I have contributed articles and edits about the Trust and its preserves and have received assistance from Trust staff in assembling facts for those articles, but I maintain fully independent control of my contributions.
 * I am working on a series of articles about nature reserves in Central Oregon. Published articles:
 * Metolius Preserve
 * Deschutes Land Trust