LaVA aims to promote forest diversity

When the Landscape Vegetation Analysis (LaVA) project was first conceived, it was understood by the United States Forest Service (USFS) something of this scale would require partnerships across multiple agencies. From other federal agencies, like Bureau of Land Management (BLM), to state agencies, like the Wyoming Game and Fish Department (WGFD). Katie Cheesbrough, the terrestrial habitat biologist for WGFD, is just one of several people involved in the project.

Cheesbrough is getting ready to complete five years in the Platte Valley as Saratoga’s habitat biologist. Before coming here, she was...