Nominee for Board Member: Torre Hovick

Torre currently serves as an association professor of rangeland wildlife ecology at North Dakota State University. He received his BS at the University of Northern Iowa in biology, MS at Iowa State in wildlife ecology, and PhD at Oklahoma State University in wildlife ecology. Torre joined NDSU in 2014 and during his time there his research program has primarily focused on managing wildlife populations in working rangelands. Both his MS and PhD research focused on the influence of restored disturbance regimes (interacting fire and grazing) on native grassland bird communities. Torre’s interests are focused on maximizing production and conservation in working landscapes and promoting ecosystem services to all North Dakotans. He believes The Wildlife Society is a great avenue to improve our future natural resource leaders and to help promote the importance of wildlife to the state of North Dakota. When not doing research, Torre enjoys taking photos of wildlife and spending time outdoors with his two daughters. As both a researcher and recreationalist in the state of North Dakota, it is my goal to increase and improve outreach and education opportunities about our natural resources with the goal of improving conservation of biodiversity and the ecosystem services it provides to North Dakotans