
Title
SDSU Extension Natural Resources and Wildlife Field SpecialistOffice Building
Off-CampusMailing Address
SDSU Extension Watertown Regional Center1910 W Kemp Ave
Watertown, SD 57201
Biography
I have been with SDSU Extension as a Range Field Specialist since October 2012. I specialize in range, pasture, and grassland management with an emphasis on educating producers about how profitability and ecological balance are complimentary. Focus areas/areas of interest also include alternative grassland management tools such as fire, biological control, controlled grazing, and reduction of artificial chemical inputs for systems health. Prior to SDSU, I was a land manager for The Nature Conservancy for their southwest Minnesota and Eastern SD programs.If you would like my CV or more information, please feel free to contact me at my sdstate email address noted above. Thank you!
Education
MS – Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences with Large Mammal Ecology emphasis, SDSU (1998)BS – Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences (1996)
BS – Environmental Management (1996)
Academic Interests
Land Use History/Change. Prairie EcologyGrassland management and grassland habitats of the Northern Great Plains
Extension Responsibilities
Pete supports the citizens of South Dakota in his role as an SDSU Extension Range Field Specialist in Watertown.Professional Memberships
SD Society for Range ManagementNational Society for Range Management
SD section of The Wildlife Society
SD Grassland Coalition
SD Soil Health Coalition
Area(s) of Research
Land use history and changeFire ecology
Alternative weed Management
Department(s)
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SDSU Extension
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Department of Natural Resource Management