WEST celebrates 30 Years
WEST is celebrating 30 years of success this month! From a modest two-person company, WEST has grown to be an industry leading environmental and statistical
September 22, 2020
WEST is celebrating 30 years of success this month! From a modest two-person company, WEST has grown to be an industry leading environmental and statistical
WEST was founded in the summer of 1990 by its two principals, Dr. Dale Strickland and Dr. Lyman McDonald. Over the course of many years
In March of 1989, the Exxon Valdez oil tanker struck a reef in Prince William Sound releasing millions of gallons of oil. Considered one of
A large project like Exxon Valdez Oil Spill was a great way to start a company and led to WEST’s first hire, Wally Erickson, in
Lyman and Dale recruited Greg Johnson to come work for WEST in late 1991, to build on work for which Lyman was involved in with
A watershed WEST project was the comprehensive wildlife studies for the Foote Creek Rim wind project in southeast Wyoming. Foote Creek Rim was WEST’s first
The comprehensive studies on WEST’s first wind project, Foote Creek Rim, and other projects soon required more staff to conduct fieldwork. This led to the
The endangered Indiana bat (Myotis sodalis) became one of the most prominent issues facing wind energy development throughout the Midwest and eastern US in 2009,
Seasonal migrations of ungulates are increasingly threatened by various forms of anthropogenic disturbance, including roads, fences, and other infrastructure. Wyoming has some of the longest
WEST has taken their vast experience in understanding wind and wildlife interactions and have been the pioneers in developing techniques for studying the impacts and
