Education:
- Ph.D., Ecology and Biology - Utah State University, Logan, Utah. 1981.
Dissertation: Community organization of the arboreal birds in some oak woodlands of western North America.
- B.S., Natural Science - Lewis and Clark College, Portland, Oregon. 1972.
Background:
- From 1985-1988 I taught ecology, biology, and conservation biology at the University of Puget Sound, Tacoma, Washington.
- From 1989-1992 I taught ecology, evolution, and environmental issues at the University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado.
Curriculum Vitae: Click Here to access
Research Interests:
My research is broadly aimed at developing the knowledge needed to protect and sustain ecological conditions in wilderness, and to develop the strategies and tools for improving the ecological-based management of wilderness nationwide. Wilderness management decisions are based on scientific information as well as on agency policies and social values, and my research reaches into all of these topics.
Current Projects:
- Wilderness Stewardship Reference System
A website that provides immediate access to relevant legislation, legislative history, judicial decisions, and agency policies on a wide range of wilderness issues.
- Predicting Individual Residential Development Near Wilderness For Planning Fuel Treatments
GIS-based statistical modeling to predict where residential development near wilderness is likely to occur, and therefore where the risks of fire escaping wilderness are the highest. These predictions could be used in reducing fuels outside wilderness to decrease the perceived risk of wilderness fire, thereby decreasing the need for suppressing naturally-ignited fires within wilderness.
Selected Publications:
To access other publications by Peter Landres, please click here.
Landres, P. 2009. The Wilderness Debate Rages On: Continuing the Great New Wilderness Debate. Book review in Ecological Restoration 27(3):364-367.
Leopold Publication Number 679
Landres, P., S. Boutcher, T. Blett, D. Bumpus, T. Carlson, D. Cole, L. Dean, T. Hall, C. Hardy, A. Leach, A. Mebane, L. Merigliano, S. Rinehart, and P. Wright. 2009. Technical Guide for Monitoring Selected Conditions Related to Wilderness Character. 293 pages. USDA Forest Service, General Technical Report WO-80. US Government Printing Office, Washington, DC.
Leopold Publication Number 678
Keane, R.E., P.F. Hessburg, P.B. Landres, and F.J. Swanson. 2009. The use of historical range and variability (HRV) in landscape management. Forest Ecology and Management 258:1025-1037.
Leopold Publication Number 677
Landres, Peter; Hennessy, Mary Beth; Schlenker, Kimberly; Cole, David N.; Boutcher, Steve. 2008. Applying the concept of wilderness character to national forest planning, monitoring, and management. Gen. Tech. Rep. RMRS-GTR-217WWW. Fort Collins, CO: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station. 45 p.
Leopold Publication Number 662
Landres, Peter; Barns, Chris; Dennis, John G.; Devine, Tim; Geissler, Paul; McCasland, Curtis S.; Merigliano, Linda; Seastrand, Justin; Swain, Ralph. 2008. Keeping It Wild: An Interagency Strategy to Monitor Trends in Wilderness Character Across the National Wilderness Preservation System. Gen. Tech. Rep. RMRS-GTR-212. Fort Collins, CO: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station. 77 p.
Leopold Publication Number 654
Landres, P., S. Boutcher, T. Blett, D. Bumpus, T. Carlson, D. Cole, L. Dean, T. Hall, C. Hardy, A. Leach, A. Mebane, L. Merigliano, S. Rinehart, and P. Wright. In press. Technical Guide for Monitoring Selected Conditions Related to Wilderness Character. 264 pages. USDA Forest Service, Government Printing Office, Washington, DC.
Landres, P., B. Barr, and C.F. Kormos. 2008. A comparison of international wilderness laws. Pages 31-54 in A Handbook on International Wilderness Law and Policy (C.F. Kormos, editor). Fulcrum Publishing, Golden, CO.
Leopold Publication Number 640
Sharman, L.C., P. Landres, and S. Boudreau. 2007. Developing a framework for evaluating proposals for research in wilderness: science to protect and learn from parks. Alaska Park Science 6(2):100-103.
Leopold Publication Number 634
Landres, P. 2005. Balancing the benefits and impacts of science in Alaska's wilderness. Alaska Park Science 4(2):44-46.
Leopold Publication Number 564
Landres, P., S. Boutcher, L. Merigliano, C. Barns, D. Davis, T. Hall, S. Henry, B. Hunter, P. Janiga, M. Laker, A. McPherson, D.S. Powell, M. Rowan, and S. Sater. 2005. Monitoring selected conditions related to wilderness character: a national framework. USDA Forest Service Rocky Mountain Research Station General Technical Report, RMRS-GTR-151. Fort Collins, CO. 38 pages.
Leopold Publication Number 544
Landres, P. 2004. Developing indicators to monitor the "outstanding opportunities" quality of wilderness character. International Journal of Wilderness 10(3):8-11, 20.
Leopold Publication Number 534
Landres, P. 2004. Managing the wild in designated wilderness. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment 9:498-499.
Leopold Publication Number 531
Parsons, D.J., P.B. Landres, and C. Miller. 2003. The dilemma of managing and restoring natural fire and fuels in United States wilderness. Pages 19-26 in Proceedings of Fire Conference 2000: The First National Congress of Fire Ecology, Prevention, and Management (K.E.M. Galley, R.C. Klinger, and N.G. Sugihara, editors). Miscellaneous Publication No. 13, Tall Timbers Research Station, Tallahassee, FL.
Leopold Publication Number 499
Landres, P., J. Alderson, and D.J. Parsons. 2003. The challenge of doing science in wilderness: historical, legal, and policy context. George Wright FORUM 20(3):42-49.
Leopold Publication Number 488
Contact Information:
Aldo Leopold Wilderness Research Institute
790 E. Beckwith Ave.
Missoula, MT 59801
Phone: 406-542-4189
Fax: 406-542-4196
E-mail: plandres [at] fs.fed.us
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