Terrance Bidwell

co-author of Field Guide to Oklahoma Plants: Commonly Encountered Prairie, Shrubland and Forest Species

November 4, 2015

Terry Bidwell has been at Oklahoma State University since 1982 and is Professor and State Extension Specialist in Rangeland Ecology and Management. His undergraduate degrees are in Forestry and Wildlife Ecology, M.S. in Wildlife Ecology, and Ph.D. in Rangeland Ecology with an emphasis in fire. Previous positions included District Conservationist and State Biologist with the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service in Colorado and Oklahoma, and several positions in state and federal law enforcement. Dr. Bidwell has taught courses in maintenance and restoration of prairies, shrublands, and forests. In addition to university courses, he has taught numerous courses for federal and state agencies on prescribed fire, wildland fuel reduction, habitat restoration, wildlife management, and grazing management. He also consults throughout the country on habitat maintenance/restoration and wildfires.

His outreach efforts include integrating the conservation and restoration of native plant communities, landscapes, and associated wildlife with ranching on private lands. His research experience includes the ecology of small mammals, moose, and spruce forests on the Keani Peninsula of Alaska; ecology of oak-pine forest – bobwhite quail, white-tailed deer, and cattle; ecology of sand shinnery grasslands – cattle and lesser prairie chicken; ecology of tallgrass prairie – greater prairie chicken, cattle, and prairie songbirds; and postoak-blackjack oak forests – bobwhite quail, white-tailed deer, and cattle.

He previously served 4 years as associate editor for the Journal of Rangeland Ecology and Management, and is currently a reviewer for 2 other journals.

URL: https://library.okstate.edu/news/celebratingbooks/2009-honorees/terrance-bidwell

Last Updated: 14 January 2022