Chad S. Boyd Rangeland Scientist U.S. Department of Agriculture, ARS Riparian Ecology and Monitoring

Dr. Boyd is a Rangeland Scientist with USDA-ARS in Burns, Oregon. He received his BS (1991) in Range,Wildlife, and Fisheries Management from Texas Tech University, his MS (1993) in Rangeland Science from Utah State University, and PhD (1999) in Rangeland Ecology and Management from Oklahoma State University. He joined the research group at the Eastern Oregon Agricultural Research Center in July 1999.

His current research interests are focused on:

• Sage grouse
  
• Riparian and Meadow Grazing Ecology

• Stream Temperature
  
• Willow Monitoring

Published research by Dr. Boyd

• The Influence of Gap Size on Sagebrush Cover Estimates With the Use of Line Intercept Technique