Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources

Local experts

Local UC Cooperative Extension offices operate in most California counties. Many of them have experts on staff who can specifically address local concerns about the California drought.

Fresno CountyRobert Hutmacher
CE Cotton Specialist
Director, UC West Side Research and Extension Center
(559) 260-8957
rbhutmacher@ucdavis.edu

Dan Munk
Farm advisor
Irrigation and drainage
(559) 456-7561
dsmunk@ucdavis.edu

Lawrence J. Schwankl, Ph.D.
CE Irrigation Specialist
Irrigation engineering, design, operation and management of irrigation systems, soil moisture monitoring, low-volume irrigation
(559) 646-6569
schwankl@uckac.edu

Glenn, Colusa, Tehama, Shasta countiesAllan Fulton
Farm advisor
Irrigation and water resources
(530) 527-3101
aefulton@ucdavis.edu
Kern CountyBlake Sanden
Farm advisor
Irrigation, soil, water
(661) 868-6218
blsanden@ucdavis.edu
Monterey CountyMichael Cahn
Farm advisor
Irrigation and water resources
(831) 759-7377
mdcahn@ucdavis.edu
Riverside CountyDennis Pittenger
Area environmental horticulturist
Landscape irrigation management
(951) 827-3320
dennis.pittenger@ucr.edu
San Joaquin CountyKarrie Reid
CE environmental horticulture advisor
Landscaping under drought conditions
(209) 953-6109 
tlprichard@ucdavis.edu