About Me

Hi, I'm Christopher Bernau, a Rangeland Research Specialist at the Universtiy of Arizona's V bar V Experimental Ranch. My specialty is as a Rangeland ecologist with a particular interest in fire and arid system ecology. I have a variety of experience, with 15 years working jobs related to education, research, and land management. Much of that work was done in the Intermountain West on fuel loads in the Sagebrush Steppe, but I've also worked on post fire vegetation response across the western United States and I've spent time measuring habitat quality for the Sonoran pronghorn. In addition, I've had the opportunity to record and relocate sea turtle nests, take boyscouts on 21 day backpacking treks at Philmont scout ranch, and study exploding ants in a pristine tropical rainforest. My education includes a B.S. in Biology and a minor in Chemistry from the University of Utah and a M.S. in Rangeland Ecology and Management from the University of Idaho.