Dr. David M. Barnard is a research ecohydrologist at the Water Management and Systems Research Unit, USDA-ARS, Fort Collins, CO, USA. He obtained his M.S. in forest ecology from Oregon State University in 2010 and a PhD in micrometeorology and plant physiology from Colorado State University in 2014. Dr. Barnard’s research focuses on mountain watershed functioning including pre- and post-fire mitigation efforts, snow hydrology, vegetation responses to climate variability, and hydrologic modeling.