Congratulations Hall Sawyer

WEST is excited to announce Hall Sawyer’s promotion to Principal Biologist. Hall joined WEST in 2002 and has since led several long-term studies focused on migration ecology and energy impacts to big game. Hall works with agencies and industry to conduct and communicate research in ways that improve management, mitigation, and planning efforts related to […]
Congratulations Amanda Hale

Join us in congratulating Amanda Hale on her promotion to Principal Biologist. Amanda joined WEST in 2022 as a Senior Research Biologist and Science Lead for the Bat Practice Group. Prior to joining WEST, Amanda was a Professor of Biology at Texas Christian University in Fort Worth (Go Frogs!), where she taught undergraduate and graduate […]
Congratulations Rhett Good

We are excited to announce Rhett Good’s recent promotion to Principal Biologist! Rhett joined WEST 26 years ago as a field biologist on a study that examined the impacts of wind energy on birds and bats at Foote Creek Rim, Wyoming; one of the first wind energy facilities constructed outside of California. Since that time […]
WEST Publication: Trends in greater sage-grouse lek counts relative to existing wind energy development in Wyoming

WEST Senior Biologist, Chad LeBeau is a co-author on the recently published research article, “Trends in greater sage-grouse lek counts relative to existing wind energy development in Wyoming,” published in Wildlife Society Bulletin. The article examines the impact of wind energy infrastructure on greater sage-grouse populations in Wyoming. WEST and University of Wyoming researchers analyzed […]