Tom Kaye

Institute for Applied Ecology

Tom Kaye is Executive Director and Senior Ecologist at the Institute for Applied Ecology, a nonprofit organization with a mission to conserve native habitats and species through research, restoration, and education.  He is also a courtesy Associate Professor in the Department of Botany and Plant Pathology at Oregon State University.  Tom conducts research on rare species reintroductions, pollination biology, habitat restoration, plant invasions, plant population responses to climate change, and engages prison inmates in conservation through the Sagebrush in Prisons Project.  Sourcing native plants for restoration is a key area of interest, research and publication for Dr. Kaye.  He serves as a board member for the Society for Ecological Restoration.