Extension Director: Virgil Dupuis
406-275-4899
email, virgil_dupuis@skc.edu
Research Assistant and Graduate Student; Ian McRyhew
email, ian_mcryhew@skc.edu
406-360-6119
I am Ian Issaia McRyhew. I was born in Apple Valley, California in the Mojave Desert in 1977. I was raised in Butte, Montana and graduated from Butte High School in 1995. I have lived in Polson, Montana since 2005. My wife Susan and my daughter Victoria and I ran out of gas in Big Arm on Flathead lake, and we have been here ever since. Victoria and her husband Charlie have blessed us with three granddaughters Nevaeh, Harmony and Serenity. I live for my family and I am striving to become a wildlife conservation ecologist to try and counterbalance the destructive nature of humans, to provide a better future for them. I graduated from Salish Kootenai College in 2021 and received my Bachelor of Science in Wildlife and Fisheries, a Bachelor of Science in Forest Management, and an Associates in Fine Arts. I am now attending Montana State University in pursuit of a Master of Science in the Land Resources and Environmental Sciences Department.
Technician
Alvin Mitchell
email, alvin_mitchell@skc.edu
406-275-4800 ext. 4796
Technician
Richard BullTail Jr.
email; richard_bulltailjr@skc.edu
Research Assistant and Graduate Student, S. H.
She is a graduate student pursuing her master of science in Natural Resource Management at Salish Kootenai College. Early years of roaming the foothills of the Rockies, on foot and horseback, taught her a deep love and appreciation for the outdoors. She has shared that love as an outdoor educator and riding instructor. As a barn manager and director, she saw the challenges of both caring for herd animals and the land and now hopes to be able to use her masters to make some of those challenges easier.
Rene Dubay
rene_dubay@skc.edu
Salish Kootenai College (SKC) is a private Native American tribal college in Pablo, Montana. It serves the Bitterroot Salish, Kootenai, and Pend d’Oreilles tribes. SKC’s main campus is on the Flathead Reservation. There are three satellite locations in eastern Washington state, in Colville, Spokane, and Wellpinit. Although enrollment is not limited to Native American students, SKC’s primary function is to serve the needs of Native American people.
Salish Kootenai College, 58138 US-93, Pablo, MT 59855
phone; (406) 275-4800