Catherine R. Darst,^1,* Katelyn A. Huffman,^2,** Jeff Jarvis<sup>3,***,****

1</sup>Desert Tortoise Recovery Office U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Ventura, CA 93003
²Department of Environmental Studies Washington and Lee University Lexington, VA 24450
³National Landscape Conservation System Bureau of Land Management Washington, DC 20240

^*Catherine Darst is currently a post-doctoral Presidential Management Fellow with the Department of the Interior. As a fellow, she has worked both in Washington, D.C. in science policy and in the field in conservation biology. Cat received her Ph.D. in Ecology, Evolution, and Behavior from the University of Texas, Austin in 2006 with an emphasis in amphibian and reptile biology. She received her B.S. in Evolution and Ecology and B.A. in English from the University of California, Davis in 2001.
^**Katelyn Katelyn Olcott participated in the Bureau of Land Management's Student Career Employment Program and was a project analyst for the National Landscape Conservation System. In this program, she has analyzed natural resources using Geographic Information Systems and has created maps for use in policy, budget, and public outreach. Katelyn graduated from Washington and Lee University in Virginia 2008 with a B.A. in Environmental Studies and Geology. She is now working on her Masters of Science at West Virginia University.
^***Corresponding author: jeff_jarvis@blm.gov; (202) 452–5189
^****Jeff Jarvis is the Division Chief of BLM's National Landscape Conservation System. Jeff leads the Washington Office team that works with the state and field offices to develop and implement the National Landscape Conservation System program. Jeff has worked in various natural resource capacities for the Colorado Department of Natural Resources, the National Park Service, and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service prior to working for the Bureau of Land Management. Jeff has worked for the Bureau of Land Management in New Mexico, Idaho, California, Arizona, and Washington, D.C.