Michael Porter Ag Consultant NF2 Team mdporter@noble.org

• Certified Wildlife Biologist by The Wildlife Society and Certified Professional in Rangeland Management by the Society for Range Management
• Master of Agriculture in wildlife science, 1978, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas
• Bachelor of Science in wildlife and fisheries sciences, 1977, Texas A&M University

Porter started working for the Noble Foundation in 1980 when he became the Foundation's first wildlife specialist and initiated the wildlife and fisheries program. He has considerable experience managing white-tailed deer, beaver, bobwhite, turkey, mourning dove, waterfowl, eastern bluebird, largemouth bass, channel catfish, bluegill, grass carp, hunting leases, prescribed burns, woody plantings, erosion, ponds, aquatic plants, water quality and other aspects of natural resources. His career has been devoted to helping people, especially land managers, better understand, conserve and manage wildlife and fisheries resources.

Before coming to the Noble Foundation, Porter worked as an independent wildlife management consultant for ranchers in South Texas, as a range research technical assistant for Texas A&M University Range Sciences Department and as a graduate research assistant for the Texas A&M University Wildlife and Fisheries Department.

Porter is a member of The Wildlife Society as well as its Southeast Section, Oklahoma Chapter and Texas Chapter. His other memberships include American Fisheries Society and its Oklahoma Chapter, Society for Range Management and its Oklahoma Section, Technical Advisory Council for the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation Wildlife Diversity Program, Nature Conservancy and Ducks Unlimited. He is also a certified Oklahoma hunter education instructor and a certified Oklahoma aquatic resources education instructor.

Porter was born and raised in North Texas.

Online publications include:
Learn to Recognize Venomous Snakes
Duck Management in Ponds and Marshes
Mourning Dove Abundance Can Be Managed
Pond Surface Area Measurement is Important
Nest Boxes Provide Nesting Habitat for Several Bird Species
Fried Wild Duck Can Be Delicious
Lotus – Is it Friend or Foe?
Eastern Bluebird Nest Boxes
State Programs Help Landowners Manage White-tailed Deer Populations
Want A Bigger Buck?
Expo to Feature Outdoor and Wildlife-Related Activities, Information
Proper Management Ensures Good Quality Fisheries in Ponds
Bobwhite Habitat Should be Managed Through Proper Grazing, Burning or Rest
Proper Care of Venison is Necessary for Excellent-Quality Meat
White-Tailed Deer Information to be Shared at Sept. 25, 2004 Seminar
Water Sources Can Be Managed to Benefit Mourning Dove
A Written Prescribed Burning Plan Helps to Accomplish Goals
Rotenone Can Remove Undesireable Fish From a Pond
Native Plant Communities are Very Important for Wildlife
Beaver Damage Preventable With Appropriate Techniques
What Is White-Tailed Deer Habitat?
A Secchi Disk is Used to Measure Water Clarity
Wood Duck Nest Boxes
Stocking Bobwhite
Bullheads
Quail Management on Small Acreages
The Value of Woody Plants
Cattails - Habitat or Hassle
How to Conduct a Prescribed Burn
Deer Population Data
Wildlife Conservation Funding
Minimize Wildlife Consumption of Mycotoxins
Cover Often Limits Bobwhite Numbers
Aquatic Vegetation in Ponds
Box Type Parallel Bar Barrier
Controlling Aquatic Vegetation with Grass Carp
Predator Guards for Nest Boxes
Exclosures for Preventing Beaver Damage
Floating Polyethylene Pipe for Livestock Water Access at a Fenced Pond
Rock Weir
Green Fireguards
Pond Fencing
Livestock Water Access Point in Pond Fence
Floating Electric Fence for Livestock Water Access at a Fenced Pond
The Eight Point Rule
Hook and Line Fish Sampling
Equipment and Labor Needs for Prescribed Burning
Sealing Leaky Ponds
Crappie
White-tailed Deer: Their Foods and Management in the Cross Timbers
Pros and Cons of Burning
Seine Sampling a Pond
Florida Largemouth Bass in Small Impoundments