Phil Matson is a Research Coordinator with the Flathead Lake Biological Station (FLBS), University of Montana, where he coordinates their aquatic invasive species (AIS) program and oversees the long-term data collection, archival, and publication of FLBS’s LakeNET Environmental Sensor Network. Phil has 23 years specializing in geographic information systems (GIS) and remote sensing, relating habitat complexity to biotic and anthropogenic metrics. He currently manages the GIS database for the Crown Managers Partnership and serves as collaborator on the US Fish and Wildlife Service’s Landscape Conservation Design team. Phil also chairs the AIS Committee for the Western Montana Conservation Commission, a convening body which facilitates close cooperation and coordination between federal, state, provincial, tribal, and local resource managers to monitor the condition of aquatic and natural resources across Western Montana.