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Workgroup Information California Naturalist
Summary	We welcome you to participate in the new UCANR Califoria Naturalist workgroup which was created to engage members in joint activities and discussions surrounding extending information about California’s environment, increasing the capacity for stewardship, and engaging communities in environmental education. This workgroup will help ANR academics and other leaders in the field share information and co-develop programs. This workgroup is essential to build relationships that will enable the participants to learn from each other. The intention of the workgroup is to increase our individual capacity to serve the public’s interest in the environment, increase public science literacy, and advance the role citizen science can play in science education, participation, and research in California.
Website:	https://ucanr.edu/collaborate/posts.cfm?cluster=10234
Workgroup Chair Information
Name	Gregory Ira (Chair)
Phone	(530) 750-1265
E-Mail	gcira@ucanr.edu
Unit:	Environmental Stewards (formerly California Naturalist Program)

Membership List
Ballard, Heidi
Boucher, Virginia
Brown, Jeff
	Station Director
Eitzel, Melissa
Felix, Faerthen
Fenwick, Becca
Malkin, Richard
	Professor Emeritus	Photosynthesis: energy transduction in biological membranes
Safford, Hugh
Swarth, Chris
	Director, Merced Vernal Pools and Grassland Reserve	Animal ecologist; wetland ecologist; naturalist; birds and reptiles
User, Unverified
User, Susan Mazer
User, Unverified
User, Monique Kolster
AES Scientist
Allen, Michael		Plant Pathology
	Professor of Plant Pathology and Microbiology
Frankie, Gordon		Environmental Science, Policy and Management (ESPM)
	Professor   Entomologist-AES	Tropical insect ecology; tropical pollination ecology; insect-plant interactions; conservation biology; African honeybees; solitary bees; conservation education
Ingram, Kimberly		Central Sierra Cooperative Extension
	Forest Stewardship Education Coordinator	Forest and natural resources education; adult education; facilitation
Schwartz, Mark		Environmental Science and Policy
	Professor, Ecologist in the AES	Climate change and natural resource management. Decision support for natural resource management. Endangered Species management. Plant ecology.
CE Advisor
Barry, Sheila		Santa Clara County
	County Director/ Livestock and Natural Resources Advisor, San Francisco Bay Area	Rangeland Ecology and Management, Beef Cattle Production, Rangeland Conservation, Grazing Management,
De Lasaux, Michael		Plumas Sierra
	Natural Resources Advisor	Forestry, Community Fuel Reduction and Watershed Management
Doll, David		Merced County
	Pomology Farm Advisor	Almonds, Pistachios, Walnuts, and Urban Forestry
Drill, Sabrina		Los Angeles County
	Natural Resources Advisor - Emeritus	Climate resilience, urban ecology, watershed education, community science and engagement, environmental justice, conservation and restoration of aquatic and wildland habitats and anadramous fishes, aquatic and terrestrial invasive species, fire ecology and landscape preparation, land use and conservation planning
Hayden-Smith, Rose		Ventura County
	Emeritus - UCCE Advisor in Digital Communications in Food Systems & Extension Education; Editor, UC Food Observer; Food and Society Policy Fellow	Digital and strategic communications; social media; advocacy; food systems; gardening; youth development; public policy; volunteer management; U.S. history (food and agricultural policy).
Kocher, Susan		Central Sierra Cooperative Extension
	Forestry/ Natural Resources Advisor	Forestry, wildfire, prescribed fire, post-fire recovery, adult education, facilitation, public participation
Lacan, Igor		San Mateo-San Francisco Counties
	Interim County Director; Bay Area Environmental Horticulture and Urban Forestry Advisor	Urban Forestry
McDonald, Chris		San Bernardino County
	Inland and Desert Natural Resources Advisor	invasive plants, weeds, native plant restoration, vegetation management, sensitive species management, habitat restoration, restoration planning, environmental education, partnerships with Tribes and tribal communities
Oneto, Scott		Central Sierra Cooperative Extension
	Farm Advisor	Agriculture, master gardener program, rangeland management, weed science
CE Specialist
Allen, Edith		Botany & Plant Sciences
	CE Natural Resources Specialist & Professor of Plant Ecology
James, Jeremy		Sierra Foothill Research & Extension Center
	SFREC Center Director	Range Management
Merenlender, Adina		Hopland Research & Extension Center
	Professor of Cooperative Extension in Conservation Science	conservation biology, land use planning, habitat connectivity, environmental education, climate stewardship
Moritz, Max		UC Santa Barbara - CE Specialist
	Specialist in Cooperative Extension	Fire Ecology and Management; Disturbance Regimes; Spatial Analysis; Fire Policy; Climate Change Adaptation
Scott, Thomas		Earth Sciences
	Natural Resources, Wildlife Specialist	Conservation of wildlife, wildlife/urban interface. Response of wildlife to human disturbances
Smith, Martin		Veterinary Medicine Extension
	Specialist in Cooperative Extension, Youth Scientific Literacy	Youth science education; scientific literacy; curriculum development; educator professional development; inquiry-based learning; experiential learning
Other ANR
Alexander, Janice		Marin County
	Forest Health Program Coordinator
Angulo, Sarah		Environmental Stewards (formerly California Naturalist Program)
	Community Education Specialist 2 (Central & Sierra)
Derby, Sandra		Youth, Families, and Communities Statewide Program
	State Coordinator for Project Learning Tree	Environmental Education Ecological Teaching and Learning
Feirer, Shane		Informatics and GIS (IGIS) Statewide Program
	Geographic Information Systems - Supervisor II	GIS analyses with emphasis on natural resource related topics
Fischer, Lisa		Informatics and GIS (IGIS) Statewide Program
	Director, Research and Extension Center System
Foreman, Shayna		Environmental Stewards (formerly California Naturalist Program)
	Southern California Education Specialist
Gamble, Brook
	Community Education Specialist 3 (NorCal)	UC California Naturalist Program
Giusti, Gregory		Lake County
	Forests & Wildland Ecology Advisor- Emeritus	Forest management, wildlife management, vertebrate pest management, wetlands, watersheds, fisheries and freshwater ecology
Ira, Gregory		Environmental Stewards (formerly California Naturalist Program)
	Director, UC Environmental Stewards Statewide Program	Environmental Stewardship, Environmental Education, Climate Change Education, Natural History Training, Program Management, Collective Impact, Workforce Development, Social Franchise.
Kearns, Faith		California Institute for Water Resources
	Academic Coordinator II	water and drought, fire, climate change,science communication
Kelley, Janice		Dean's Office CA&ES (UCD)
Nelson, Sarah-Mae		Environmental Stewards (formerly California Naturalist Program)
	UC Climate Stewards Initiative Academic Coordinator	Climate Change Interpretation, Communication, and Education
Stewart, William		Center for Forestry (UCB)
	Specialist	forest management, climate impacts of forest management and forest product substitution benefits, vegetation management and fire/smoke impacts.
Suppes, Jason		South Coast Research & Extension Center
	Community Education Specialist II
Tietje, Bill
	Area Natural Resource Specialist	Oak woodland ecology and management, human impacts on wildlife, oak regeneration, land use planning
Warnert, Jeannette		Kearney Agricultural Research & Extension Center
	Communications Specialist	Writing
Non-UC
Adden, Biret
	Environmental Education Manager, CDM
User, Unverified
Membership Totals
Number of Members		50
ANR Members		48
Non-ANR		2
Info Only		0