Personal Summary

Following the receipt of my BS in Zoology from Michigan State University, I attended Wayne State Law School and then practiced law in Manistee, Michigan. Some nine years later, I returned to academics at the University of Oregon to gain my PhD in Biology. I was fortunate to secure a faculty position in the Environmental Studies Program in 1994. For 28 years I taught conservation biology; environmental science; environmental law and policy; and strategies to make positive change happen. I worked with undergraduate students and mentored over 200 master's degree students to completion, many of whom have gone on to work in environment, sustainability and conservation in government, industry and non-profits. The ability to support and grow these students has been one of the highlights of my career.

My work has included several international efforts. I initiated a unique transboundary effort to bring students and faculty from University of Montana, University of Calgary and ultimately Mount Royal University together to study conservation and natural area management in the Crown of the Continent region spanning Montana, British Columbia and Alberta. Under the leadership of the Mansfield Center I co-developed and directed Study of the United States Institutes and Young Southeast Asian Leaders Institutes from 2010 to present. I have been fortunate to travel overseas to facilitate workshops for these amazing young people in India, Singapore and Cambodia, supporting their efforts to launch government and civil society efforts to address pressing environmental and social issues of their home regions. Together with a Fulbright Specialist tour in Laos, working with a local non-profit association and working Myanmar to offer ideas and strategies to support sustainability these experiences have been enlightening, humbling and empowering, re-energizing my teaching, work and confidence that people can make a positive difference.

I retired from teaching in May 2022, but have been granted Emeritus status and continue to support the efforts of the Mansfield Center, the Wyss Scholars for US Conservation and graduate students in the Environmental Studies Program.

Education

PhD. Biology. University of Oregon 1995.

J.D. Wayne State University 1981.

B.S. Zoology. Michigan State University 1978.

Courses Taught

Retired

Teaching Experience

Professor, University of Montana, Environmental Studies Program, 1994 to 2022

Instructor, Mansfield Center, University of Montana, Young Southeast Asian Leaders Institute 2014 to present

Instructor, Mansfield Center, University of Montana, Study of the United States Institute 2010 to 2013 and 2015-2018

Instructor, US Army Corps of Engineers Environmental Impact Analysis training course

Research Interests

Conservation Biology: My interests in the field of conservation biology include transboundary conservation planning and connectivity preservation and restoration. I am also interested in the mapping of biodiversity and the threats to its preservation, especially to support reserve planning and design. I have recently had graduate students working on evaluation of the efficacy of wildlife crossing structures, avian ecology, and enduring features analysis to name a few.

Environmental Law and Policy: An active part of my work is studying how citizens can influence the policy process and environmental outcomes to protect the environment and the human communities that depend on it. I have played a part in environmental policy debates ranging from local land use planning to wilderness designation to wildland conservation to species conservation particularly grizzly bears. Recent graduate students have worked on projects to understand the integration of collaboration into agency practice, the implications of the new US Forest Service planning regulations on connectivity and the status of inventoried roadless area protection in Montana under the Roadless Rule.

Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation: I am interested in how we can mitigate and adapt to climate change through individual and collective choices and policy initiatives. Attending the Paris Climate Change meetings as a credentialed observer was an incredible opportunity. I am currently working on an analysis of snowpack accumulation and retention in the watersheds of the Crown of the Continent for use in climate change adaptation planning for the Crown Managers Partnership . I have also led a number of projects using renewable energy. A current graduate student working under my supervision is working on completing an analysis of factors influencing the successful implementation of distributed renewable energy micro-grids in the developing world.

Field of Study

Public interest scientist and lawyer. Conservation biology, environmental law and policy, climate change policy and adaptation, and transboundary conservation.

Selected Publications

Buzzard, S., Jakes, A.F., Pearson, A.J., and L. Broberg 2022. Advancing fence datasets: Comparing approaches to map fence locations and specifications in Southwest Montana. Frontiers in Conservation Science 3:958729. doi: 10.3389/fcosc.2022.958729.

Broberg, L. 2021. Relative snowpack response to elevation, temperature and precipitation in the Crown of the Continent Region of North America 1980-2013, PLOS ONE 16(2):1-19, https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0248736

Quinn, M.S., L. Broberg and W. Freimund 2012. Parks, Peace and Partnership: Global Initiatives in Transboundary Conservation. University of Calgary Press.

Gates, C.C. and L. Broberg 2011. Yellowstone Bison: The Science and Management of a Migratory Wildlife Population. University of Montana Press, Missoula.

Quinn, M. and L. Broberg 2007. Biodiversity in the Crown of the Continent in Sustaining Rocky Mountain Landscapes: Science, Policy and Management of the Crown of the Continent Ecosystem, A. Prato and D. Fagre eds, RFF Press

Broberg, L. 2007 “International watershed management: The British Columbia-Montana Flathead River Case Study.” Proceedings of the Watershed Management Council, B. McGurk, ed.

Greenwald, D.; Grocker-Bedford, D. C.; Broberg, L.; Suckling, K.F.; Tibbitts, T. 2005. A review of northern goshawk habitat selection in the home range and implications for forest management in the western United States. Wildlife Society Bulletin, 33(1): 120-129.

Court, K.; T.A. Switalski; L. Broberg; R. Lloyd. 2005. Monitoring the recovery of decommissioned roads with citizen scientists in the Clearwater National Forest, Idaho. ICOET Proceedings 2005: 609-613.Broberg, L. 2003.

Deppe, C., J. Tewksbury, D. Holt, L. Broberg, J. Peterson, K. Wood. Effect of northern pygmy owl (Glaucidium gnoma) eyespots on avian mobbing. The Auk: 765-771.

Broberg, L. Conserving ecosystems locally: a role for ecologists in land use planning. BioScience 53(7): 670-673.

Broberg, L. 1999. Will vulnerable species management protect biodiversity? J. Forestry 97: 8-12.

Affiliations

Steering Committee member, Crown Managers Partnership

Leadership Team member, Crown of the Continent Roundtable

Leadership Team Member, Greater Yellowstone Northern Rockies Regional Campaign, Our Wild America Campaign, Sierra Club

Chair, Montana Chapter Sierra Club Board

Strategy Team Member, Common Good Missoula

Professional Experience

Practiced law 1981-1990

International Experience

Presented at Sashakt Bharat Conference in Delhi, India June, 2019

Presented workshops in Myanmar May, 2018

Presenter YSEALI Alumni Workshop, Siem Reap Cambodia March 2016

Attended Paris Climate Talks as a credentialed observer November 30- December 6, 2015

Served as a Fulbright Specialist in Vientiane, Laos January 2014 with the Participatory Development Training Center

Co-taught the Vietnam study abroad wintersession courses offered through the Mansfield Center in January 2011

Serve as Academic Director for the UM Young Southeast Asian Leaders Institute: Global Environmental Issues 2014 to present

Served as Academic Director for the UM Study of the United States Institute: Global Environmental Issues 2010 to 2013 and presently

Direcedt the Transboundary Policy, Planning and Management Initiative with Mount Royal University, Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Directed international EVST graduate students from Serbia, Kazakhstan and Russia

Visited Australia, India, China, France, Mexico, New Zealand, Peru, Singapore, Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, Myanmar and Vietnam

Speak Spanish "un poco"

Hobbies

Hiking

Backpacking

Skiing

Running

Pickleball