Meet Our Botanist - Mary Ellyn DuPre

Mary Ellyn is a botanist and plant ecologist based out of Missoula, MT. She has been a botanist for 12+ years and graduated with a Master’s in Land Resources and Environmental Sciences at Montana State University in 2020. Since then, she has been involved in studying plant and soil community dynamics in agricultural, forest, and rangeland ecosystems. For Dillon Distributors, Mary Ellyn provides the team with insights on the ecological advantages of integrated pest management (IPM), while also providing technical support.

 

 

Degrees:

  • Bachelors of Science in Botany at East Tennessee State University
  • Masters of Science in Land Resources and Environmental Sciences at Montana State University (in development)

Research Interests and Specialties

  • Community ecology
  • Plant-soil feedback
  • Integrated Pest Management

Professional Associations

  • Western Society of Weed Science
  • Ecological Society of America