Dr. Nate Bickford was born in Colorado in 1974 and has spent his life being curious about the natural world we inhabit. From his earliest recollection science has always been his interest and passion. He has especially been interested in aquatics and birds. As an avid fisherman and falconer these research areas are quite suitable to keep his interest and always bring about new research questions. Dr. Bickford received his BS in Biology at Lenoir-Rhyne University, in North Carolina. He received his master’s from Appalachian State University in Biology. His master’s work focused on parasites. He received his Ph.D. from Arkansas State University in Environmental Science and his dissertation consisted of work on fish populations. Dr. Bickford received an NSF Post Doc Fellowship to continue his research work in Alaska where he directed and mentored graduate student research. After leaving Alaska he was employed at the University of Great Falls, in Montana, as an Associate Professor and Director of the Science Undergraduate Research Experience (SURE) program. Dr. Bickford started as Director of the Wildlife Program at Colorado State University Pueblo in the Fall 2019. His teaching area is sustainability and conservation. The research focus is comprised of intertwined threads of science, each of which is related to ecology and conservation. The subjects of his ecological research stretch from aquatics to birds, so from the depths of the sea to the sky being the limit! The conservation work ranges from habitat improvement to local food production.