Cassandra Gomez

Cassandra Gomez is a Graduate Student at Texas A&M University pursuing her master’s of Natural Resources Development degree in collaboration with the USDA Southern Plains Climate Hub within the Fellowship Program. Cassandra previously earned her bachelor’s degree in Rangeland Ecology and Management with a Ranch Management Option from Texas A&M University.

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Project Description

She is studying the utilization of prescribed burning as a wildfire mitigation strategy, recovery after extreme wildfire events, the public perception and response to fire, and alternative energy and its implications. She is also creating deliverables for understanding on these topics, as well as landowner resources for conducting bird surveys and prescribed burning.