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Workgroup Information Oak Woodland Conservation
Summary	Management and maintenance of California's 10 million acres of oak woodlands or hardwood rangelands.
Website:	http://groups.ucanr.org/OakWG/
Workgroup Chair Information
Name	Devii Rao (Co-Chair)
Phone	831-205-3125
E-Mail	drorao@ucanr.edu
Unit:	San Benito County

Membership List
Davis, Frank
	Professor
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.
Allen-Diaz, Barbara
	CE Advisor, Emeritus	Rangeland Ecology and Management
(info only) Baldocchi, Dennis		Environmental Science, Policy and Management (ESPM)
	Executive Associate Dean and Professor of Biometeorology	biosphere-atmosphere interactions
Barrett, Reginald		Environmental Science, Policy and Management (ESPM)
	Professor of Wildlife Ecology & Management	Wildlife management, especially the response of wildlife to land management practices and the management of introduced vertebrates
(info only) Bledsoe, Caroline		Soils & Biogeochemistry Program
	AES   Professor   Microbial Ecologist	Rhizosphere ecology, plant physiology, forest ecosystems mycorrhizae, nutrient uptake
Dodd, Richard		Environmental Science, Policy and Management (ESPM)
	Professor	Plant population genetics and evolution
Fortmann, Louise		Environmental Science, Policy and Management (ESPM)
		Natural resource sociology; rural development, science and society
Hopkinson, Peter
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
(info only) O'Hara, Kevin		Environmental Science, Policy and Management (ESPM)
	Professor	Silviculture, forest management, stand dynamics
Rice, Kevin		Department of Plant Sciences
	Professor I	Plant population ecology, conservation biology, restoration ecology, ecological genetics.
(info only) Silver, Whendee		Environmental Science, Policy and Management (ESPM)
	Professor	Biogeochemistry, ecosystem ecology, greenhouse gases, soils, plants, rangelands, tropical forests, grassalnds, wetlands, dairies, waste, compost, carbon sequestration, redox
CE Advisor
Barry, Sheila		Santa Clara County
	County Director Santa Clara / Livestock and Natural Resources Advisor, San Francisco Bay Area	Rangeland Ecology and Management, Beef Cattle Production, Rangeland Conservation, Grazing Management,
Bell, Carl		Ventura County
	Regional Advisor	Invasive Plants
Costello, Laurence
		Urban forestry and landscape horticulture
Davy, Josh		Tehama County
	Livestock, Range, and Natural Resources Advisor / County Director	Livestock, Range and Irrigated Pasture
De Lasaux, Michael		Plumas Sierra
	Natural Resources Advisor	Forestry, Community Fuel Reduction and Watershed Management
Doran, Morgan		Capitol Corridor MCP Cooperative Extension
	UC Cooperative Extension Advisor for Livestock and Natural Resources	Livestock, beef cattle, sheep, nutrition, range management, irrigated pastures, grazing systems, ranch water quality.
Downer, Arthur		Ventura County
	Environmental Horticulture/Plant Pathology Advisor Emeritus	Pathology of landscape ornamentals , Phytophthora Root Rot, Mulches, Potting soils, Palm horticulture, climate ready trees, arboriculture, Master Gardener Advisor.
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
Finzel, Julie		Kern County
	Farm Advisor	Animal Science and Rangeland Ecology and Management
Forero, Larry		Shasta County
	Emeritus: County Director	Livestock and Natural resources
Garcia, Emeritus, Sergio		San Benito County
	Farm Advisor, Emeritus -   Livestock   Range and Natural Resources
Harper, John		Mendocino County
	County Director Mendocino & Lake/Livestock & Natural Resources Advisor - Emeritus	Sheep & goat production, range cattle production, rangeland, watershed, water quality, computer applications.
Ingram, Roger		Placer-Nevada Counties
	Livestock and Natural Resources Advisor, Emeritus	Grazing management, fencing, nutrition, economics, livestock, range, land use, low-stress livestock handling, California Grazing Academy
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
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.
Lewis, David		Napa County
	Director, Advisor	Water and Watershed Management and Research, Community Development, Sustainable Agricutlure
Macon, Daniel		Placer-Nevada Counties
	County Director, Livestock and Natural Resources Advisor	Rangeland livestock production, economics, and management
(info only) Marcum, Daniel		Shasta-Lassen Office
	Farm Advisor - Emeritus	Irrigation, plant nutrition, salinity, entomology, sustainable agriculture, agronomy, vegetable crops, engineering, plant pathology, integrated pest management, systems management, economics, weed control, nematology, strawberry nursery production, garlic, wild rice, alfalfa, timothy, sugarbeet, pasture, range, biodiversity, peppermint, viticulture
Marzolla, A. Michael		Ventura County
	Emeritus	Youth development, environmental & science education, educational materials development, critical pedagogy
Mashiri, Fadzayi		Mariposa County
	County Director Mariposa, Livestock and Natural Resources Advisor Mariposa, Merced Counties	Rangeland Ecology and Management, Management of Natural Resources, Livestock Management, Weed Management, Grazing Management, Ecosystem Services
McDougald, Neil		Madera County
	Natural Resources Farm Advisor, Emeritus	Range and livestock
(info only) Mcgourty, Glenn		Mendocino County
	Viticulture & Plant Science Advisor - Emeritus	Plant science--all horticultural crops including wine grapes, vegetables; viticulture; nursery and floriculture (ornamentals); landscape; also sustainable agriculture and weed science
Oneto, Scott		Central Sierra Cooperative Extension
	Farm Advisor	Agriculture, master gardener program, rangeland management, weed science
Ozeran, Rebecca		Fresno County
	Livestock and Natural Resources Advisor
Quarles, Stephen		Contra Costa County Cooperative Extension
	CE Advisor  Emeritus	Performance of materials in wood-frame buildings; wildfire; moisture; physical properties of wood
Quinn-Davidson, Lenya		Humboldt County Office
	Fire Network Director	Fire Ecology and Management
Rao, Devii		San Benito County
	San Benito County Director and Area Livestock and Natural Resources Advisor	Rangeland Ecology and Management, Rangeland Conservation, Grazing Management, Conservation of Biological Diversity, Watershed Protection and Management.
Rivers, Carissa		Siskiyou County
	County Director/Livestock & Natural Resources Advisor
Schohr, Tracy		Plumas Sierra
	Livestock & Natural Resource Advisor	Research and extension in the region focused on irrigated pasture, invasive species, mountain meadows, water quality and business management. Catastrophic fires in her counties have also lead to an evolving program on urban fire implications to natural resources, disaster preparedness and shelter management.
Shapero, Matthew		Santa Barbara County
	Livestock and Range Advisor	The Livestock & Range program provides locally based extension, education, and applied research focused primarily on the interactions of livestock production systems with rangeland ecosystems, including wildlife habitat, invasive plants, wildland fire, prescribed fire, soil health, and watershed health. It aims to serve the needs of agricultural producers and land managers, to increase production efficiency, and to promote ecologically and economically viable agricultural operations.
Stackhouse, Jeffery		Humboldt County Office
	Livestock and Natural Resource Advisor
Swain, Steven		Marin County
	Environmental Horticulture Advisor	Woody plants and their pests and diseases, integrated pest management, water use and conservation, defensible space for fire
Tjosvold, Steven		Santa Cruz County
	Environmental Horticulture Farm Advisor Emeritus	Environmental horticulture
Valachovic, Yana		Humboldt County Office
	Forest Advisor and Humboldt - Del Norte County Director	Forest management and ecology, oak woodlands, wildfire preparation, home hardening
CE Specialist
Allen, Edith		Botany & Plant Sciences
	CE Natural Resources Specialist & Professor of Plant Ecology
(info only) Garbelotto Benzon, NH Matteo M		Environmental Science, Policy and Management (ESPM)
	Extension Specialist in Forest Pathology and Adjunct Professor	Forest pathology and mycology, biodiversity,
George, Melvin
	CE Specialist, Emeritus	Range and pasture improvement, grazing management, rangeland water quality, rangeland management practices, ranch planning, and ecological site descriptions.
James, Jeremy		Sierra Foothill Research & Extension Center
	SFREC Center Director	Range Management
Kelly, Maggi		ESPM - Ecosystem Sciences
	Director, Statewide IGIS Program, Professor and Cooperative Extension Specialist	GIS - remote sensing - spatial modeling - UAVs - participatory research
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
Salmon, Terrell		Wildlife, Fish & Conservation Biology
	Farm Advisor - Emeritus	Vertebrate pest control; vertebrate ecology; animal damage (rodents and misc vertebrates); bird damage; predators
Scott, Thomas		Earth Sciences
	Natural Resources, Wildlife Specialist	Conservation of wildlife, wildlife/urban interface. Response of wildlife to human disturbances
Malkin, Richard
	Professor Emeritus	Photosynthesis: energy transduction in biological membranes
Temple, Steven		Department of Plant Sciences
	WOS   CE Specialist III & Lecturer	Agronomy and host plant resistance breeding of grain legumes, legume cover crops, sustainable farming systems; fluent in Spanish.
(info only) Timm, Robert		Hopland Research & Extension Center
	Extension Wildlife Specialist emeritus	Prevention and control of wildlife damage, solving human-wildlife conflicts, rodent and predator biology and behavior, wildlife management
Other ANR
(info only) Alexander, Janice		Marin County
	Forest Health Program Coordinator
Bartolome, James		Environmental Science, Policy and Management (ESPM)
	Professor	Ecology and management of California's rangelands
Bugg, Robert		Sustainable Agriculture Research & Education Program (SAREP)
	Information Analyst	Develop, gather and disseminate information on cover cropping, pest management and restoration ecology
Frost, William		Central Sierra Cooperative Extension
	CE Advisor, Emeritus
Giusti, Gregory		Lake County
	Forests & Wildland Ecology Advisor- Emeritus	Forest management, wildlife management, vertebrate pest management, wetlands, watersheds, fisheries and freshwater ecology
Miller-Cripps, Rebecca		UC Master Gardener Program
	Natural Resources Community Education Specialist - Retired	California Naturalist Program - UCCE Central Sierra
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
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
Non-UC
Axelson, Jodi		Environmental Science, Policy and Management (ESPM)
	Assistant Cooperative Extension Specialist	Forest Health, Insect outbreaks, Forest Management, Dendrochronology, Wood anatomy
Brownsey, Philip
Ford, Larry
	Senior Natrual Resource Scientist	Rangeland ecology and management--endangered species habitat
Foss, Roxanne
	Senior Ecologist	Range and Plant Ecology
Halbur, Michelle		Pepperwood Preserve
	Pepperwood Preserve Ecologist
Halbur, Michelle
	Pepperwood Preserve Ecologist
Lawson, Dawn		US Navy/San Diego State University
López Sánchez, Aida
Martin, Lottie		Santa Barbara County Ag Commissioner
	Oak Education Specialist
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McLaughlin, Blair
	Dr.	Oak woodlands and climate change
Muffly, Dave		Apple
	Arborist
Reynolds, Mark		TNC
	Land-use Ecologist	Woodland bird habitat relationships
Spotswood, Erica
		SFEI
Swiecki, Ted
	Principal / Plant Pathologist	Plant pathology, Phytophthora, CA native plant pathogens, CA native oaks
Weitkamp, William H.
	Farm Advisor
Other UC
(info only) Gennet, Sasha		UCB
	Graduate Student Researcher
Macaulay, Luke		Environmental Science, Policy and Management (ESPM)
(info only) Malkin, Richard
	Professor Emeritus	Photosynthesis: energy transduction in biological membranes
Sork, Victoria		UC Los Angeles
(info only) Tomerlin, David
Tyler, Claudia		UCSB
	Research Scientist	Oak regeneration
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 Members		93
ANR Members		77
Non-ANR		16
Info Only		12