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Jane Mangold is a Professor in the Land Resources and Environmental Sciences department within the College of Agriculture at Montana State University. Her work spans research, teaching, and extension activities focused on invasive plant management across Montana's rangelands and wildlands.
Dr. Mangold earned her Ph.D. in Land Resources and Environmental Sciences from Montana State University-Bozeman in 2004, following an M.S. in Abused Land Rehabilitation from the same institution in 1997 and a B.S. in Biology from Iowa State University in 1994. Her educational background has provided her with strong foundations in both plant science and ecological restoration.
Her research focuses on integrating tools (e.g. prevention; chemical, mechanical, and biological control; prescribed fire, revegetation) to manage invasive plants on range and wild lands in Montana. She aims to find ecologically-based, economically viable means to control invasive plants while maintaining or restoring desirable vegetation that meets management objectives. Her work addresses critical challenges in containing existing invasive plant populations, restoring rangeland severely degraded by invasive plants, and preventing the establishment of invasive plants in non-infested rangeland.
Analysis of her recent publications reveals consistent focus on practical management solutions for specific invasive species like downy brome (Bromus tectorum), field bindweed, Canada thistle, and tall buttercup. Her research often examines integrated approaches combining chemical control with revegetation strategies, and she frequently investigates site-specific factors that influence management effectiveness.
- Nominated for Presidential Award (2014) Montana Weed Control Association
- Nominated for Outstanding Early Career Weed Scientist (2013) Western Society of Weed Science
- Nominated for Outstanding Young Professional Award (2009) Society for Range Management
Dr. Mangold has secured multiple research grants from USDA and the Montana Noxious Weed Trust Fund to support her work on invasive plant management and rangeland restoration. She actively collaborates with researchers, Extension agents, public land managers, and land owners to develop and share practical information on invasive plant management. Her lab has been involved in projects examining revegetation outcomes, impacts of invasive annual grasses, and innovative approaches to restoring degraded rangelands.
Dr. Mangold leads the Mangold Lab which serves as a hub for invasive plant research and extension activities at Montana State University. The lab works to translate scientific findings into practical management recommendations for land managers across Montana and the western United States.
