Wildfire experts

Alison Deak

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

Michael Jones

UC Cooperative Extension forestry advisor for Mendocino, Lake and Sonoma counties
Forest health, disturbance ecology, entomology, integrated pest management of invasive and endemic forest pests
(707) 463-4495
mjones@ucanr.edu

Maggi Kelly 

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

Susan Kocher

UC 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

Max Moritz

UC Cooperative Extension wildfire specialist in the Department of Environmental Science, Policy and Management at UC Berkeley (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 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 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

Tracy Schohr

Livestock and natural resource advisor for Butte, Plumas and Sierra counties
Irrigated pasture, invasive species, mountain meadows, water quality and business management; evolving program on urban fire implications to natural resources, disaster preparedness and shelter management
(916) 716-2643
tkschohr@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

Jeff Stackhouse

UC Cooperative Extension livestock and natural resources advisor for Humboldt and Del Norte counties
Livestock science, community-based prescribed fire, integrated vegetation management, forage production, wildlife resources, ecosystem services
707-445-7351
jwstackhouse@ucanr.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

Steven Swain

UC 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 

Yana Valachovic

UC 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

Cleo Woelfle Hazard

UC Cooperative Extension fire advisor in Humboldt and Del Norte counties 
Climate resilience, cultural burning, fire-water interactions and training a diverse fire workforce
(707) 445-7351
cwhaz@ucanr.edu

Brian Woodward

UC Cooperative Extension forest advisor in Santa Cruz, San Mateo and Santa Clara counties 
Fire and forest ecology in coast redwood and coast range forest systems; fire effects monitoring; remote sensing of fire effects
(831) 348-7305
bdwoodward@ucanr.edu

Robert York

UC Cooperative Extension forestry specialist in the Department of Environmental Science, Policy and Management at UC Berkeley;
co-director, Berkeley Forests
Forest ecology, disturbance regime guided silviculture, giant sequoia restoration, prescribed burning, pyrosilviculture
530-333-4475
ryork@berkeley.edu