Dr. Casey Phillips is the Forestry Program Leader for the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission and has been a forester with the agency since 2012. He has bachelor’s degrees in wildlife science and forest management from North Carolina State University and the University of Minnesota, and a master’s degree from the Ceasar Kleberg Wildlife Research Institute at Texas A&M University – Kingsville, where he studied the roosting ecology of wild turkeys on the King Ranch in South Texas. His PhD work in forest management and planning at NCSU involved incorporating wildlife habitat priorities into an optimized strategic forest planning model for the NCWRC. Casey is a Certified Wildlife Biologist, Certified Forester and NC Registered Forester, and a NC Certified Prescribed Burner. He lives in Wallace, North Carolina with his wife and two boys.
Thursday, September 19, 2024
4:00 PM – 5:30 PM MST
