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A Bit About Me
David’s interests in ecology and anthropology began when he was growing up in rural Maine and working at Bomazeen Scout Camp as a teenager. At the University of Montana, he earned bachelor’s degrees in wildlife biology, and botany, and a doctorate in anthropology. His graduate research was a study of the cultural and ecological factors influencing the practices used by Members of the Nisqually tribe to harvest plants from Mount Rainier National Park. David has been a manager of plant ecology labs at the University of Montana and New Mexico State University. He was a member of Mount Rainier National Park’s restoration program for thirteen seasons. For a couple of years, he helped conducted social science evaluations of STEM programs at several Los Angles colleges. As an anthropologist with AIRC, David hopes his experiences will bring an ethnobiological perspective that benefits its many projects.