Wildfire experts

Van Butsic

UC ANR Cooperative Extension specialist at UC Berkeley
Land change science including fire and land use planning
(510) 666-5400
vanbutsic@berkeley.edu

Luca Carmignani

UC ANR Cooperative Extension fire advisor for Orange and Los Angeles counties
Fire and combustion applications (wildland fires, material flammability), image analysis, computer programming, scientific outreach
(949) 237-2956
carmignani@ucanr.edu

Alison Deak

UC Cooperative Extension fire advisor for Mariposa, Fresno and Madera counties
Effects of prescribed fire on carbon storage and wildfire severity and extent; experienced wildland firefighter
(209) 966-2417
aldeak@ucanr.edu

Matteo Garbelotto

UC Cooperative Extension forest pathology specialist at UC Berkeley
Forest pathogens, tree mortality and fire, defensible space and hazard trees along power lines
(510) 643-4282
matteog@berkeley.edu

Maggi Kelly

UC ANR Cooperative Extension natural resource monitoring specialist
Geographic information science, mapping forests
(510) 642-7272
maggi@berkeley.edu

Susan Kocher

UC ANR Cooperative Extension natural resources advisor in the Central Sierra
Fire adapted communities, fire hazard mitigation in forests, post fire restoration
“Living with Fire in the Tahoe Basin” website, http://www.livingwithfire.info/tahoe/
(530) 542-2571
sdkocher@ucanr.edu

Katie Low

UC ANR Fire Network statewide coordinator
Ecological impacts and efficacy of fuel reduction and forest restoration treatments; fire and forestry workforce development initiatives
(530) 889-7385
katlow@ucanr.edu

Chris McDonald

UC ANR Cooperative Extension natural resources advisor
Desert species, invasive plants and fire
(909) 387-2242
cjmcdonald@ucanr.edu

Richard Minnich

Professor of earth sciences, UC ANR Agricultural Experiment Station, UC Riverside
Fire ecology of Southern California, Baja California, and temperate Mexico; exotic plant invasions, climate change.
(951) 827-5515
minnich@ucr.edu

Max Moritz

UC ANR Cooperative Extension wildfire specialist in the Department of Environmental Science, Policy and Management at UC Berkeley. He is located in Santa Barbara County.
Wildland fire, fire modeling, fire effects, shrubland ecosystems and spatial patterns of fire disturbance, climate change adaptation
mmoritz@ucsb.edu

Tori Norville

UC ANR Cooperative Extension fire advisor for Sonoma, Napa and Marin counties
Distrubance ecology focused on fire, forest health and prescribed fire, fuels reduction, tree mortality, forest management, fire education
(707) 582-0951
trnorville@ucanr.edu

Lenya Quinn-Davidson

UC ANR Fire Network director
UC Cooperative Extension Area fire advisor - North Coast
Fire ecology and management
(707) 445-7351
lquinndavidson@ucanr.edu

Barbara Satink Wolfson

UC ANR Cooperative Extension fire advisor for Monterey, San Benito, Santa Cruz and Santa Clara counties
Wildland fire research and ecology, prescribed fire in coastal prairie and oak woodland ecosystems, fire-adapted landscapes and communities
(831) 637-5346 ext. 104
bsatinkwolfson@ucanr.edu

Ricky Satomi

UC Cooperative Extension area forestry and natural resources advisor in Sutter, Placer, Nevada and Butte counties
Forest management and wood use
(530) 822-6213
rpsatomi@ucanr.edu

Mark Schwartz

Environmental science professor at UC Davis and UC ANR ecologist
Forest plot mapping
(530) 752-0671
mwschwartz@ucdavis.edu

Kristen Shive

UC Cooperative Extension forest and fuels management specialist
Restoring fire to fire-adapted ecosystems, prioritizing areas for restoration, understanding shifting fire regimes
(630) 917-5170
kshive@berkeley.edu

Scott Stephens

Professor of fire science and co-director Center for Fire Research and Outreach at UC Berkeley, UC ANR fire scientist
Fire ecology, fire behavior, wildfire, fuels treatments, forest mortality, fire policy
(510) 642-7304
sstephens@berkeley.edu

Bill Stewart

UC ANR Cooperative Extension forestry specialist emeritus in the Department of Environmental Science, Policy and Management at UC Berkeley and co-director Center for Fire Research and Outreach
Economics of fire prevention and fire suppression programs
(510) 643-3130
billstewart@berkeley.edu

Steven Swain

UC ANR Cooperative Extension environmental horticulture advisor, Marin and Sonoma counties
Fire and forest management in the wildland urban interface; post-fire tree survival and mortality; fire, pest, and disease interactions; fire and landscape
(415) 473-4204
svswain@ucanr.edu

Ryan Tompkins

UC ANR Cooperative Extension forest advisor in Plumas, Sierra and Lassen counties
Home and landscape design considerations for wildfire, prescribed fire, forest management
(530) 283-6125
retompkins@ucanr.edu

Yana Valachovic

UC ANR Cooperative Extension forest advisor in Humboldt and Del Norte counties and member of the Northern California Fire Science Consortium hub
Home and landscape design considerations for wildfire, prescribed fire, forest health and prescribed fire, wildfire and fuels in redwood, Douglas-fir and tanoak forests, fire education
(707) 445-7351
yvala@ucanr.edu

For more information, contact: Pam Kan-Rice, (510) 206-3476, pam.kanrice@ucanr.edu