Michael Spaeth

I graduated from University of California, Merced in 2018 with a bachelor’s degree in Biological Sciences and an emphasis in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology. I have since been employed as a vegetation management/monitoring technician at Point Reyes National Seashore Association where I have been involved in habitat restoration and plant community monitoring. Having spent the last four years restoring disrupted ecosystems, I am excited to be finishing my master’s degree in Natural Resources from the School of Natural Resources and the Environment to better understand the impacts of plant invasion on above and below ground plant-microbe communities. I hope to produce research that improves current land management efforts. I have the honor of being co-advised by Drs. Elise Gornish and Albert Barberán. I’m grateful to be here and excited for the opportunities to come!