Running for: Vice President Elect
Education: M.S. Wildlife Science, Oregon State University – 2016, B.S. Wildlife Management, Humboldt State University – 2012
Present Position/Employment: Sage-Grouse Conservation Coordinator, Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife, 2016 – Present
Former Positions/Employment: Graduate Research Assistant, Oregon State University, 2013 – 2016, Biological Science Aid, Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife, 2012, Biological Science Aid, Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife, 2010, Biological Science Aid, Bureau of Land Management, 2009, Biological Science Technician, USDA Forest Service, 2008, Graduate Student Aid, Humboldt State University, 2007 – 2011
TWS Activities:
Presentations:
Foster, L., K. M. Dugger, C. Hagen, and D. Budeau. (2016). Survival, reproduction and habitat use of female greater sage-grouse in a wildfire affected landscape. Presented at the annual conference of the Oregon Chapter of The Wildlife Society, Seaside, OR.
Foster, L., K. M. Dugger, C. Hagen, and D. Budeau. (2015). Survival, reproduction and habitat use of female greater sage-grouse in a wildfire affected landscape. Presented at the annual conference of the Oregon Chapter of The Wildlife Society, Eugene, OR.
Foster, L., K. M. Dugger, C. Hagen, and D. Budeau. (2014). Greater sage-grouse response to large scale wildfire. Presented at the annual conference of the Oregon Chapter of The Wildlife Society, Bend, OR.
Session Moderator:
Habitat Restoration Emphasizing Ungulate Populations. 2017 annual conference of the Oregon Chapter of the Wildlife Society, Pendleton Oregon.
ORTWS Goals: Promote information regarding eastern Oregon wildlife issues among ORTWS membership, and work to further integrate eastern Oregon concerns into ORTWS scope of work.
Interests (Professional and/or Personal): Professional: wildlife habitat relationships and population ecology, specifically greater sage-grouse
Personal: spending as much time outdoors as possible