Hi welcome to my website. As of today, I am a very busy PhD student at the University of Idaho (UOI). The primary focus of my research is restoration of native plant communities in the "Palouse" country. I work on an interdisciplinary team with three other PhD students who are studying entomology, soil sciences, and economics. We are currently developing an integrated research project that evaluates social and ecological resilience of the Palouse country. We are known as the IGERT Palouse Team at UOI.
The pictures above depict the Gormsen Butte Prairie Remnant that is currently being treated to restore the native plant community and eliminate invasive plant species (Ventenata dubia). The area was burned and treated with Outrider herbicide, and seeded with native plants. A large majority of the yellow grass in the foreground is Ventenata dubia, a highly invasive exotic annual grass. Yellowstar thistle, cheatgrass, and other weeds are present here as well. I'll let you know how this goes!
For fun, I have been adding Panakwate language information on my other website www.panakwate.com. I'm slowly working to develop a user name and password portal for my Pankwate site. A programmer from Sun Valley is supposed to be programming an online database for my Panakwate lingusitic materials. I have also been working on my video editing a little. Go to www.waamuuza.com for some cool video and photographs.
While at UOI I hope to gather some ethnography data on the Plateau Indians of Northern Idaho. However, this has been difficult considering I have to read an awful amount of information for my PhD program. Nonetheless, I have been slowly digesting some information on the Northern Idaho Natives and trying to make some contacts. Please contact me if you have similar interests.
My other interests include: Statistics, Remote Sensing, GIS, and Computer Science. You should also know that I studied Numic linguistics and archaeology at Idaho State University (ISU). In 2010, I earned an MS in Anthropology and Geotechnology Certificate at ISU. I also have a BS in Botany from ISU, as well.
To stay mentally and physically healthy I have been lifting weights. At times you can also find me riding my bike on the nice trails throughout the Moscow area. However, home for me exists along Ross Fork Creek on the Fort Hall Reservation. My stay here is temporary.
You can write to me at Cleve Davis 614 1/2 East 8th Street Moscow Idaho.