2010 Jesperson Award Winner

WYOMING WILDLIFE FEDERATION ANNOUNCES
2010 JESPERSON AWARD WINNER
TRISTA NIEKUM

Trista Niekum is a senior at the University of Wyoming, completing her B.S. degree in Earth System Science with a concentration in biology. She is interested in the interactions between trophic levels of a food web, especially when an invasive species has been introduced into the ecosystem.

Studying how invasive species affect ecosystems can help decrease the damage that is caused by the invasive species. She has studied the effects of Glen Canyon Dam on the resource base of the food web to better understand the impacts to fish populations in the Grand Canyon.

Being awarded the Dennis Jesperson Award will help further her research by allowing her to study how an invasive snail and four invasive fish have affected the food web of Kelly Warm Springs, near Pinedale.

Wyoming Wildlife Federation is proud to award $500 to Ms. Niekum for use in her research.

The Wyoming Wildlife Federation is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization.