Clayton Derby is senior manager and wildlife biologist for WEST. Clayton received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Biology from Moorhead State University, Moorhead, Minnesota in 1992 and a Masters of Science degree in Zoology and Physiology from the University of Wyoming, Laramie, Wyoming in 1995. Clayton's graduate research focused on determining the impacts of cormorant and pelican predation on trout and other fishes.
Since graduating in 1995, Clayton has worked for WEST as a wildlife biologist. His work has covered numerous subject matters; include raptors, migratory birds, wetlands, fisheries, water quality, big game, and vegetation. Clayton Derby has been the Project Manager for several large natural gas pipeline development projects in the western U.S., and wind energy development projects throughout the west and Midwest.
As Project Manager, Clayton has insured that the wildlife, vegetation, and state and federal listed species resource surveys and reviews are completed on time, in budget, and to the client's and resource agencies' high demands. For eight years Clayton was the Assistant Executive Director for the Platte River Cooperative Agreement. In this position he assisted in conducting meetings and building consensus with both technical and policy level individuals from state and federal government, water users, environmental groups, and private individuals in Wyoming, Colorado, and Nebraska.
In 2005 Clayton opened a branch office of WEST in Bismarck, North Dakota. Clayton lives in Bismarck and enjoys spending time with his family and hunting, and fishing in the great outdoors.
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