Adventures in the Bush: Africa to Alaska

Description

The adventures of a field researcher exploring remote, pastoral landscapes are brought to vivid life in this collection of autobiographical short stories. Fight wildfires in the western United States, climb mountains in Niger, and traipse through the Sahara Desert, African Sahel, and the bison preserves in the Great Plains. Explore the vast grasslands of China, the Kazakhstan rangelands, the Mongolian steppe and the wilds of Alaska. Imagine yourself following the footsteps of the author, whose adventures are described in vibrant detail in this thrilling compilation of stories that reveal parts of the world too often left unseen.

Bruce K. Wylie is a field researcher whose extensive publication credits have earned him a ResearchGate composite RG score that exceeds 95% of the ResearchGate members. He earned his B.S. is in Range Management (1979) from the University of Montana while Masters in Range Management (1989) comes from New Mexico State University. He also earned a PhD at New Mexico State University(1991), with a minor in remote sensing. Between the years of 1979 and 1990, Wylie worked on rangeland research and remote sensing applications in Niger. This was followed by GIS mapping of nitrate leaching for the USDA Agricultural Research Service in Colorado (1991-1994). He held Research Associate and Visiting Scientist positions at Augustana College and USGS EROS Data Center in Sioux Falls, South Dakota between the years of 1994 and 1996, where he mapped bison fire interactions. He later focused on land cover and carbon flux mapping for various contractors to the USGS EROS Data Center. Since 2009, he has been employed at EROS focusing on the mapping of permafrost, invasive species, and biomass. Adventures in the Bush: Africa to Alaska details his travels.