Hilary Baker

Professional Agrologist

Phone:

250-464-9463

Email:

bunchgrassconsulting@gmail.com

Address:

4166 Woods Rd

Kimberley, BC V1A 3L4

A Bit About Me

I was raised in the Okanagan, and fell in love with ecology and the western lifestyle during a summer trip to Pincher Creek, Alberta. A place dear to my heart, it was made up of stunted magical limber pine forests, limestone rocks etched by plains bison, gemstones poking out of cliff faces, and rough fescue grasslands as far as the eye could see. Following my passion, I completed an undergraduate degree at the University of Alberta in Agriculture and have worked professionally as a Rangeland Specialist ever since. I have worked in ecosystems across B.C., Alberta, and Saskatchewan and provide rangeland management services to a multitude of clientele in Western Canada. I enjoy using academia and best management practices to find practical solutions to complex ecological problems.

Work Experience

May 2021 - Present

January 2020 - Present

Bunchgrass Consulting - Principal

Notable projects

Blood Tribe Land Management: Post Wildfire Assessment and Management
Cows and Fish: Ecological Gap Sampling in the Montane Riparian Zones
Tannas Conservation Services Ltd: Terrestrial Ecosystem Mapping in the Elk Valley
Palouse Rangeland Consulting & Nature Conservancy Canada: Sagebrush Slopes Inventory & Range Management Plan

Environmental Consultant: Southern British Columbia & Alberta

Notable Projects:

Publication: Kainis' skahkoyii Range Plant Community Guide for the Blood Reserve (No. 148).
Wetland Monitoring for ?aq'am.
NCC Bunchgrass Hills Range Management Plan (formerly Stump Lake Ranch).
Waterton Lakes National Park Range Management Plan
Canadian Wildlife Services Prairie Pasture Conservation Areas
Town of Banff Integrated Pest Management Plan
Syncrude: Bison Range Management Plan
Government of BC: AgriRecovery Flood Recovery
Western Sky Land Trust: Rare Plant Survey & Range Management Plan
Wycliffe Conservation Complex Grassland Management Plan (FLNRORD, NCC, NTBC)
Grasslands National Park: Forage Clipping & Analysis
yaq̓it ʔa·knuqⱡi it: Ungulate Habitat Management Plan & Ecosystem Management Plan
Kootenay Boundary Farm Advisors: General Advisor

2014-2020

Rangeland Agrologist & Range Management Specialist: Alberta Environment and Parks, Alberta

Provide ecological expertise, integrated resource management and adaptive stewardship advice in the Montane, Subalpine and Foothills Natural Subregions of Alberta to department staff, partners, and public. Oversee the agricultural public land base to ensure and improve the long-term sustainability of the resource, benefiting Albertans, rangeland users and the agricultural industry by maintaining a balance of development, use and conservation.

2019 Recipient, Alicia Hargrave Memorial Award, Society for Range Management International Mountain Section
Baker, H., DeMaere, C., France, T., Willougby, M., Alexander, M. (2020). Range plant communities and range health assessment for the south ecosection of the montane natural subregion of Alberta. Alberta Environment and Parks, Lands Division. Rangeland Conservation and Stewardship Section. Pincher Creek, AB
Baker, H. and Miller, A.J. (2024). Kainais' Skahkoyii Range Plant Communities and Range Health Assessment Guidelines for the Kainai Reserve. First Approximation. Blood Tribe Land Management, Kainai Reserve. Standoff, Alberta. 89 pp.

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