Rooted in Place.
Guided by Ecology.
HNH Ecology provides ecological consulting services that help ranchers, land managers, conservation organizations, and agencies better understand and steward working lands. Through field-based and remotely-sensed data collection, data management and analysis, landscape and soil health assessment, education, scientific communication, and applied research, HNH Ecology translates ecological information into practical insight for land stewardship and management. Grounded in western landscapes and working ecosystems, the company focuses on connecting people with place and supporting resilient, productive lands for the long term.
Megan Nasto, Ph.D
Food has a way of bringing people together. It's a shared human need, it's how we gather, it carries culture and identity, it's a simple way to care for one another, it provides us with a sense of place, and it sparks conversation and camaraderie. And it - ultimately - all comes from the ground beneath our feet. The living, teeming, thriving world of soil. Soil - without which we would have nothing and be nothing. This is precisely why I work within the fields of soil biogeochemistry and agroecology. I believe a healthy and respectful understanding of the properties and processes of soil, and how we alter them through various land management practices, is of absolute necessity to care for the land that cares for us.
I've been working towards building and communicating this understanding for over 15 years with a portfolio of producer-centered, applied research within croplands, pasturelands, and rangelands at the landscape-scale. I focus on turning real-world research into practical, decision-ready insights that actually help land managers. I absolutely love collaborating, building trust, and doing applied science that supports both working lands and the people who depend on them.
So let's break bread and work together!