Bio:

Scott has a Bachelors of Science in Botany from Iowa State University and a Master of Science in Biological Sciences from the University of Mississippi. Scott has ten years of professional experience as a botanist working exclusively in the Upper Midwest.

Notable rare plant finds include Botrychium campestre, B. lanceolatum, B. minganense, B. mormo, B. oneidense, B. pallidum, B. rugulosum, B. simplex, Carex flava, C. michauxiana, C. novae-angliae, C. obtusata, C. scirpoidea, C. sterilis, Cladium mariscoides, Cypripedium arientinum, C. candidum, Dryopteris goldiana, Eleocharis quinquefora, E. rostellata, Juncus stygius, Malaxis monophyllos, M. paludosa, Platanthera clavellata, P. flava, Pyrola minor, Ranunculus lapponicus, Rhynchospora capillacea, R. fusca, Rubus chamaemorus, Salicornia rubra, Scleria verticillata, Utricularia geminiscapa, Viola lanceolata, and Waldsteinia fragarioides.

He is co-author of the Floristic Quality Assessment for Minnesota Wetlands. Additionally, he currently serves as President of the Minnesota Native Plant Society (2006-Current) and is on the Minnesota DNR Commissioner’s Advisory Committee. He is also on the MN DNR list of approved Botrychium spp. surveyors and the MN DNR list of approved Endangered and Threatened plant species surveyors.

Focus:

Rare Plant Surveys

Botanical Inventories

Native Plant Community Classification

Vegetation Monitoring

Wetland Delineations

GIS/GPS

Recent Projects:

MN DNR Prairie Monitoring: Vegetation Monitoring

Enbridge Pipeline: Rare Plant Surveys, Native Plant Community Classification, Wetland Delineations

Polymet Land Exchange: Rare Plant Surveys

Franconia Minerals: Rare Plant Surveys

Chippewa National Forest: Rare Plant Surveys

Superior National Forest: Rare Plant Surveys

Chequamegon National Forest: Rare Plant Surveys

Long Lake Conservation Center: Native Plant Community Classification