Background
Old, Richard Robert was born on August 29, 1953 in Colfax, Washington, District of Columbia, United States. Son of Aaron Waverly and Leila (Sturgis) Old.
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Richard Robert Old
Edit Profileenvironmental consultant forensic botanist
Education
Bachelor of Science, Washington State University, 1977. Master of Science in agronomy, Washington State University, 1980. Doctor of Philosophy in plant science, University Idaho, 1991.
Career
Range technician, Bureau Land Management, Burns, Oregon, 1977; botanist, Bureau Reclamation, Ephrata, Washington, 1978; research associate department agronomy, Washington State University, Pullman, 1979-1980; research associate departments forestry and botany, Washington State University, Pullman, 1980-1983; research technician department plant science, U. Idaho, Moscow, 1984-1990; extension associate, U. Idaho, Moscow, 1990-1992. Weed identification specialist extension service Washington State University, since 1975, U. Idaho, 1984-1992. Independent environmental consultant, Pullman, since 1980.
Achievements
Membership
Resource reference on poisonous plants Pull Police Department, since 1985. Committee member Washington State Noxious Weed Control Board, Kent, since 1988. Board directors Whitman County Noxious Weed Control, Colfax, Washington, since 1989, vice-chairman, since 1991.
Member Weed Science Society of America, Western Society Weed Science, Washington Native Plant Society, Washington State Weed Association (honorary lifetime member 1990), Idaho State Weed Association (weed worker of year 1990), Gamma Sigma Delta.
Connections
Married Tena Rae Skeen, July 9, 1988.
