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Rocky Mountain Research Station - Flagstaff Lab
Southwest Forest Science Complex
2500 South Pine Knoll Drive
Flagstaff, AZ 86001
(928) 556-2001

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Al Medina
Range Management Specialist

Curriculum Vita

EDUCATION:Field Photo of Al Medina, 
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  • 1973           B.S. Wildlife Science, New Mexico State University
  • 1978           M.S.  Wildlife Science, New Mexico State University
  • 1975-78     Graduate studies in Range Science, University of Wyoming
  • 1983-1986 Graduate studies in Riparian Ecology, Arizona State University

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

  • 1967-1969 Electronic Technician. Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM.
  • 1972 Wildlife Conservation Officer, Colorado Division of Wildlife
  • 1974 Wildlife Research Aide. New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, NM. and Denver Research Center, Denver, CO.
  • 1974 Graduate Research Assistant, Department of Wildlife Sciences, New Mexico State University
  • 1974-1975 Natural Resource Specialist, Bureau Land Management, Phoenix Resource Area, Phoenix, AZ.
  • 1975-1977 Graduate Research Assistant, Geology Department. University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY.
  • 1976-1977 Research Range Technician, Rocky Mountain Research Station, Laramie, WY.
  • 1976-1977 Private Consultant-Remote Sensing Specialist. Soil, vegetation, and wildlife resource inventories. Laramie, WY.
  • 1978-1979 Supervisory Range/Wildlife Staff, USDA Forest Service, Gila National Forest, Wilderness RD, Gila Center, NM.
  • 1979-1980 Supervisory Range/Wildlife Staff, Recreation VIS and Acting Park Superintendent Staff Officer for the Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument, managed by USDA Forest Service, Gila NF, Wilderness RD, Gila Center, NM.
  • 1980-1987 Range Scientist in-charge of Santa Rita Experimental Range. USDA Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Forest and Range Experiment Station, Tempe, AZ.
  • 1987-1991 Range Scientist. USDA Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station, Tempe, AZ.
  • 1991-Present Research Ecologist. USDA Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station, Flagstaff, AZ.

  MEMBERSHIPS IN PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES AND ORGANIZATIONS:Boggy Creek Restoration, note sedges & other channel veg in 1996 photo

  • Society for Ecological Restoration, 1998-present
  • New Mexico Riparian Council, 1993-present
  • Wetlands Society, 1989-present
  • New Mexico Native Plant Society, 1996-present
  • Ecological Society of America, 1975-1998
  • AZ-NEV Academy of Science, 1986-2000
  • Arizona Riparian Council, 1993-2002
  • Quail Unlimited, 1989-1997
  • Sigma Xi, 1977-1997
  • The Wildlife Society, 1971-1985
  • American Fisheries Society, 1973-1982
  • Society for Range Management, 1975-1982
  • American Society of Photogrammetry, 1975-1980

 MEMBERSHIPS IN HONORARY SOCIETIES:

  • Sigma Xi, Science Honor Society, University of Wyoming, 1976
  • Gamma Sigma Delta, Scholastic Honor Society, University of Wyoming, 1977
  • Alpha Zeta, Agricultural Honor Society, University of Wyoming, 1977
  • Golden Key International Honor Society, Honorary Member, Arizona State University, 2000

PUBLICATIONS:

2006. Sprinkle, J., Holder, M., Erickson, C., Medina, A.L., Robinett, D., Ruyle, G., Maynard, J., Tuttle, S., Hays, J. Jr., Meyer, W., Stratton, S., Rogstad, A., Eldrdge, K., Harris, J., Howery, L., and W. Sprinkle.  Dutchwoman Butte revisited: Examining paradigms for livestock grazing exclusion.  Proceedings, Western Section, American Society of Animal Science 57:169-172.
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2006. Long, J.W. and A.L. Medina.  Consequences of ignoring geologic variation in evaluating grazing impacts. Rangeland Ecology and Management 59(4):373-382.
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2005. Bleich, V.C., Kie, J.G., Loft, E.R., Stephenson, T.R., Oehler, M.W. Sr., and A.L. Medina.  Managing rangelands for wildlife. pp. 873-897
in C.E. Braun (ed.) Techniques for Wildlife Investigations and Management.
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2004. Long, J.W., Burnette, B.M., Medina, A.L., and J.L. Parker.  Restoration of Soldier Spring: an isolated habitat for native Apache trout.
Proceedings of the 16th International Conference, Society for Ecological Restoration, Auguest 24-26, 2004, Victoria, Canada.
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2004. Medina, A. L. and J. W. Long. Placing riffle formations to restore stream functions in a wet meadow. Ecological Restoration 22:120-125.
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1995. Thilenius, John F., Gary R. Brown and Alvin L. Medina. Vegetation on Semi-Arid Rangelands, Cheyenne River Basin, Wyoming.
USDA Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Forest and Range Experiment Station General Technical Report RM-GTR-263. Fort Collins, CO.
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