Matt Bitters

Matt is the Fire Risk & Forest Resilience Project Manager at Earth Lab at the University of Colorado Boulder. In this role, Matt manages diverse research projects related to wildfire, disturbance, and ecosystem resilience at large spatial scales. Prior to joining Earth Lab, Matt researched how habitat fragmentation and wildfire altered species distributions across Australian montane forests. He also has experience managing local river restoration projects and large-scale ecological monitoring programs. He holds a PhD and BA in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology from the University of Colorado Boulder.