Dr. Wesley A. Bickford is a Biologist at USGS—Great Lakes Science Center. He received his Ph.D. in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology from the University of Michigan in 2020. He worked as an NOAA Coastal Management Fellow from 2011 to 2012 at the New Jersey Office of Coastal Management and as a Wetland Research Technician from 2013 to 2014 at USGS—Great Lakes Science Center. His research interests lie in wetland ecology, invasive species, and plant–microbial interactions.