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Forest Ecosystems and Communities

Summary Conifer-dominated forest ecosystems, both managed and unmanaged, provide a wide range of benefits to California's consumers, recreationists, workforce, and local residents. This workgroup focuses on generating and disseminating the best practices that connect forests, natural resource managers, and the broad array of communities that benefit.
Website:  http://ucanr.org/sites/forestry/?i=1
 
Workgroup Chair Information
Name Susan Kocher (Co-Chair)
Phone 530-542-2574
E-Mail sdkocher@ucanr.edu
Unit: Central Sierra Cooperative Extension
 
Name Ricky Satomi (Co-Chair)
Phone 530-822-6213
E-Mail rpsatomi@ucanr.edu
Unit: Sutter-Yuba Counties
 
Membership List
 
AES Scientist
Ackerly, David Dean's Office CNR
  Dean of College of Natural Resources and Professor Climate change impacts on California biodiversity, including distribution modeling, long-term vegetation dynamics and focal studies of selected plant species.
ucdavis.edu, amlatimer
 
Baldocchi, Dennis Environmental Science, Policy and Management (ESPM)
  Executive Associate Dean and Distinguished Professor of Biometeorology biosphere-atmosphere interactions
Battles, John Environmental Science, Policy and Management (ESPM)
  Professor of forest ecology Forest ecology and ecosystem dynamics
Chapela, Ignacio Environmental Science, Policy and Management (ESPM)
  Assistant Professor Mycology; fungi as biological resource to promote a balanced, sustained human development countering current trends of species and habitat loss; research linked to social and economic needs; bioprospecting, development of biocontrol agents, and sustainabl
Collins, Brandon
  Research Scientist forest ecology, fire ecology, forest management, stand and landscape dynamics
Dodd, Richard Environmental Science, Policy and Management (ESPM)
  Professor Plant population genetics and evolution
Gonzales, Janis San Diego County
  Project Coordinator/Community Education Supervisor II Program development and management of specialty community education and outreach programs: Climate Resilient Agriculture, Goldspotted Oak Borer, Invasive Shot Hole Borer, South American Palm Weevil, Beekeeping and Wildfire
Hedges, Rachelle
  Project and Policy Analyst II Berkeley Forests
Huntsinger, Lynn Environmental Science, Policy and Management (ESPM)
  Professor and Associate Dean of Instruction & Student Affairs Rangeland management and ecology, Native American natural resource management, pastoralism, China, culture and natural resources
Ingram, Kimberly Central Sierra Cooperative Extension
  Forest Stewardship Education Coordinator Forest and natural resources education; adult education; facilitation
Stephens, Scott Environmental Science, Policy and Management (ESPM)
  Professor Wildland fire science, fire ecology, fire behavior, wildfire
Thomson, Ariel
 
CE Advisor
Azadfar, Mohammadali Siskiyou County
  Woody Biomass and Forest Products Advisor Advancing extension education and applied research programs. Focused on enhancing the cost-effective utilization of woody biomass, fostering sustainable practices, and driving innovation in forest products.
Battany, Mark
  Water Management and Biometeorology Advisor Water management, soil management, soil salinity, frost protection, climate and weather evaluation, weather stations and sensors, grapes and viticulture.
Chen, Cindy Central Sierra Cooperative Extension
  Woody Biomass and Forest Products Advisor
Forero, Larry Shasta County
  Emeritus: County Director Livestock and Natural resources
Gilani, Haris Riverside County
  Biomass & Bioenergy Advisor Biomass & Bioenergy; Natural Resources Economics; Carbon Dioxide Removal
Hartin, Janet Los Angeles County
  Area Environmental Horticulture Advisor Environmental horticulture, urban greening, climate-ready trees, "Trees for Tomorrow" arboriculture, irrigation needs of landscape plants
Jones, Michael Mendocino County
  Forestry Advisor - Mendocino, Lake and Sonoma Counties Forest Health; Disturbance Ecology; Entomology; Integrated pest management of invasive and endemic forest pests
Jordan, Christian Shasta County
  Forestry and Natural Resources Advisor
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
Larsen, Royce San Luis Obispo County
  Area Natural Resource/Watershed Advisor Water Quality and Non-point Source Pollution on Rangelands. Also, other natural resource issues including: Rangeland Improvements, Noxious Invasive Weeds, Wildland Fires, Grassland Restoration and Endangered Species.
Nader, Glenn Sutter-Yuba Counties
  Farm Advisor   Livestock and Natural Resources, Emeritus Livestock, forage crops, range and natural resources
Nobua-Behrmann, Beatriz Orange County - UC Cooperative Extension
  Urban Forestry and Natural Resources Advisor
Norville, Tori Sonoma County
  Cooperative Extension Fire Advisor
Oneto, Scott Central Sierra Cooperative Extension
  Farm Advisor Agriculture, master gardener program, rangeland management, weed science
Quarles, Stephen Center for Forestry (UCB)
  CE Advisor  Emeritus Performance of materials in wood-frame buildings; wildfire; moisture; physical properties of wood
Satomi, Ricky Sutter-Yuba Counties
  Forestry/Natural Resources Advisor Forest Management, Geographic Information Systems, Biomass
Valachovic, Yana Humboldt County Office
  Forest Advisor and Humboldt - Del Norte County Director Forest management and ecology, oak woodlands, wildfire preparation, home hardening
Woodward, Brian Santa Cruz County
  Forest Advisor for Santa Cruz, San Mateo, and Santa Clara Counties forest ecology, fire ecology, prescribed fire, forest monitoring, coast redwood, forest regeneration, forest management, disturbance ecology, remote sensing
CE Specialist
Getz, Christy Environmental Science, Policy and Management (ESPM)
  Associate Cooperative Extension Specialist in Agriculture and Food Systems Political economy and governance of food and agriculture systems; farm labor movements; social certification; food safety; cannabis; organic agriculture; farmworker health and wellbeing
Kelly, Maggi ESPM - Ecosystem Sciences
  Director, Statewide IGIS Program, Professor and Cooperative Extension Specialist GIS - remote sensing - spatial modeling - UAVs - participatory research
Khan, Safeeq UC Merced - Cooperative Extension Specialist
  Assistant Cooperative Extension Specialist, Water and Watershed Sciences Watershed Hydrology, Hydrological Modeling, Climate Change
Mayencourt, Paul Environmental Science, Policy and Management (ESPM)
  Assistant Professor of Cooperative Extension in Wood Products and Design
Moritz, Max UC Santa Barbara - CE Specialist
  Specialist in Cooperative Extension Fire Ecology and Management; Disturbance Regimes; Spatial Analysis; Fire Policy; Climate Change Adaptation
O'geen, Anthony Soils & Biogeochemistry Program
  Professor and Cooperative Extension Soil Resource Specialist Soil-landscape relationships, hydropedology, application of digital soil databases, soil survey; pedologic and hydrologic processes in deep regolith; macrofauna and mesofauna in soils.
Shive, Kristen Environmental Science, Policy and Management (ESPM)
  UC Cooperative Extension Specialist Forest and fuels management
York, Robert Environmental Science, Policy and Management (ESPM)
  Assistant Professor of Cooperative Extension / Co-Director, Berkeley Forests / Adjunct Associate Professor of Forestry Silviculture, prescribed fire, forest ecology
Other ANR
(info only) Bartolome, James Environmental Science, Policy and Management (ESPM)
  Professor Ecology and management of California's rangelands
Malkin, Richard
  Professor Emeritus Photosynthesis: energy transduction in biological membranes
(info only) Berry, Alison Department of Plant Sciences
  Professor   Plant Biologist-AES Emerita Assessment of nitrogen fixing plants, root and root nodule development, management of woody landscape plants, mistletoe control, biofuels
Dean, Grace
  Forest Stewardship Communications Specialist
Dutch, Nic Plumas Sierra
  Post-Fire Forest Resilience Staff Research Associate II
Giusti, Gregory Lake County
  Forests & Wildland Ecology Advisor- Emeritus Forest management, wildlife management, vertebrate pest management, wetlands, watersheds, fisheries and freshwater ecology
Grevatt, Kestrel
 
Lee, Anna Academic Human Resources
 
Low, Katie Placer-Nevada Counties
  Statewide Coordinator - UC ANR Fire Network Fire ecology, Forest ecology, Forest management, Fuel reduction treatments
Nakamura, Gary Center for Forestry (UCB)
  Area Forestry Specialist;retired Conifer forest management, silviculture, environmental education for teachers, biomass harvesting, eucalyptus production, power plant ash, bioregional councils, community-based forestry
Porter, Sophia Marin County
  Forest Stewardship Education Specialist
Reidy, Katie Central Sierra Cooperative Extension
  Post-fire Forest Resilience Education Coordinator, Academic Coordinator II
Roughton, Austin Sutter-Yuba Counties
  Forestry Youth Education Coordinator Education
Shelly,, John Center for Forestry (UCB)
  CE Advisor - Forest Products and Biomass Utilization, Emeritus Forest Products, Wood manufacturing methods, biomass utilization,physical properties of wood
Standiford, Richard ESPM - Ecosystem Sciences
  Cooperative Extension Forest Management Specialist, Emeritus Resource economics; forest management; hardwood rangelands; silviculture
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.
Tietje, Bill
  Area Natural Resource Specialist Oak woodland ecology and management, human impacts on wildlife, oak regeneration, land use planning
ucdavis.edu, amlatimer
 
Wade, Daylin
  Staff Research Associate II
Non-UC
(info only) Axelson, Jodi Environmental Science, Policy and Management (ESPM)
  Assistant Cooperative Extension Specialist Forest Health, Insect outbreaks, Forest Management, Dendrochronology, Wood anatomy
Other UC
Gilless, J. Keith Environmental Science, Policy and Management (ESPM)
  Dean Emeritus & Professor Emeritus of Forest Economics Forest economics and management, regional economics, wildfire protection planning, forestry development
McBride, Joe Environmental Science, Policy and Management (ESPM)
  Professor Forest ecology; influence of land use on natural patterns of forest succession; riparian woodlands restoration; urban forestry
Redmond, Miranda
  Assistant Professor
ucdavis.edu, nevenuti
 
Wood, David Environmental Science, Policy and Management (ESPM)
  Professor   Emeritus Host selection behavior of forest insects; chemical ecology of forest insects; biology and ecology of barkbeetles, forest pest management, insect-pathogen-plant interactions,
Membership Totals
Number of Members65
ANR Members64
Non-ANR1
Info Only3
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