Jerry came to WOC from the Wyoming Chapter of the Nature Conservancy in May 2001. His major work involved organizing a scientific evaluation of the draft environmental impact statement on coalbed methane development in the Powder River Basin and recruiting 13 distinguished scientists to help with the review.
In addition, he gathered detailed information on species in the Powder River that are directly in harm's way.
"My digging," he explains, "revealed a group of very rare and little-known aquatic invertebrates that inhabit the Powder River and could be exterminated by coalbed methane development."
In addition to analyzing federal agencies' environmental studies and greatly enhancing WOC's scientific capabilities, Jerry served as WOC's in-house computer guru, patiently answering what he surely regarded as incredibly stupid questions and "fixing" computer problems created by technologically challenged staffers.
Jerry's career includes working for 14 years in six national parks all over the country, and he's excited about returning to the National Park Service. But, he says, "I'm very sad about leaving Lander and WOC."
We will greatly miss Jerry's scientific expertise, infectious enthusiasm and wry humor. We wish him great success and happiness at Olympic National Park. |
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