Mike has a Ph.D. in ecology and 25 years of experience working on stewardship of rare and invasive species, deer management, forest and grassland restorations, ecological health monitoring and natural resource policy. Mike prepared the “New Jersey Strategic Management Plan for Invasive Species”, serves on the Hopewell Township Deer Management Advisory Committee, acts as Stewardship Director for Friends of Hopewell Valley Open Space and was a co-founder of the New Jersey Invasive Species Strike Team.