Troy joined the WEST team in 2004, and is a wildlife biologist. He received his Bachelor of Science in Wildlife and Fisheries Science from Pennsylvania State University in 1995, following ten years of wildlife research throughout the United States,
Troy has a variety of experiences and knowledge. With the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's black-footed ferret recovery program and Brown's Park National Wildlife Refuge, Troy has studied black-footed ferrets, prairie dogs, waterfowl, shorebirds, raptors, and small mammals. His work included reintroducing black-footed ferrets to Mexico, Colorado, Utah, and Arizona. Previously, he surveyed for northern goshawks in the Targhee National Forest with the Northern Rockies Conservation Cooperative. He has also studied bald eagles with the Arizona Game and Fish Department, neotropical songbirds with Point Reyes Bird Observatory and University of Idaho and small mammals, songbirds, and amphibians with Pennsylvania State University. Currently for WEST, Troy is working on linear pipelines, and wind power projects. His wildlife work has included black-footed ferret surveys, raptor nest surveys, Greater sage grouse lek counts, lesser prairie chicken lek surveys, sharp-tail grouse lek surveys, pygmy rabbit surveys, midget faded rattlesnake surveys, avian use counts, mountain plover surveys, burrowing surveys, swift fox surveys, invasive weed surveys, wetland delineation, rare plant and habitat mapping.
Troy lives with his wife and dog in Laramie, Wyoming. He enjoys hunting, fishing, skiing, backpacking, and a variety of outdoor activities.
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