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Workgroup Information Landscape and Urban Horticulture
Summary	Coordinate statewide research and education programs addressing issues such as water conservation, water quality, plant materials, management, and environmental quality.
Website:	http://groups.ucanr.org/LSWG/
Workgroup Chair Information
Name	Christopher Shogren (Co-Chair)
Phone
E-Mail	cjshogren_ucanr.edu@example.com
Unit:	Los Angeles County
Name	Christopher Shogren (Co-Chair)
Phone
E-Mail	cjshogren@ucanr.edu
Unit:	Los Angeles County
Name	Joanna Solins (Co-Chair)
Phone	(916) 875-2409
E-Mail	jsolins@ucanr.edu
Unit:	Capitol Corridor MCP Cooperative Extension

Membership List
AES Scientist
Fujino, Dave		Dean's Office CA&ES (UCD)
	Director, California Center for Urban Horticulture; Co-Director, UC Nursery and Floriculture Alliance
Lieth, Johann		Department of Plant Sciences
	Professor Emeritus, Crop Ecologist-AES, CE Crop Ecologist	Crop ecology, systems analysis, greenhouse environment control systems, mathematical modeling, floriculture, ornamental and nursery crop production, computer programming, biomathematics, automatic drip irrigation, systems analysis.
CE Advisor
Blakey, Dustin		Inyo-Mono Counties
	County Director / Farm Advisor
de la Fuente, Maria		Monterey County
	Farm Advisor & Master Gardener Advisor Monterey & Santa Cruz Counties	Mushrooms, compost, specialty vegetables, nursery crops, plant pathology and soil microbiology. Urban Horticulture and Master Composter Program UCCE Santa Clara.
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.
Gill, Haramrit		Tulare County
	Environmental Horticulture Advisor
Godfrey, Jessie		Alameda County Cooperative Extension
	Environmental Horticulture and Water Resources Management Advisor
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
Haver, Darren		Program Council
	Director for REC System
Hodel, Donald		Los Angeles County
	Environmental Horticulture Advisor, Emeritus	Selection & management of palms and other woody ornamentals in the landscape
Kabashima, John		Orange County - UC Cooperative Extension
	Environmental Horticulture Advisor, Emeritus	Ornamental horticulture, nursery crops, pest management, exotic and invasive pests, water runoff, water quality
Lacan, Igor		San Mateo-San Francisco Counties
	Interim County Director; Bay Area Environmental Horticulture and Urban Forestry Advisor	Urban Forestry
Levy, Natalie		South Coast Research & Extension Center
	Soil Health and Organic Materials Management Advisor
Lofton, Esther		Orange County - UC Cooperative Extension
	Urban Watershed Resilience Advisor	Water Resources Engineering, Surfacewater Modeling, Groundwater Modelling, LID Practices, Remote Sensing, GIS, Climate Resources, Programming
Nobua-Behrmann, Beatriz		Orange County - UC Cooperative Extension
	Urban Forestry and Natural Resources Advisor
Pitton, Bruno		Placer-Nevada Counties
	Environmental Horticulture Advisor
Shogren, Christopher		Los Angeles County
	Environmental Horticulture Advisor	Horticulture, nursery crops, pest management, exotic and invasive pests
Shogren, Christopher		Los Angeles County
	Environmental Horticulture Advisor	Horticulture, nursery crops, pest management, exotic and invasive pests
Solins, Joanna		Capitol Corridor MCP Cooperative Extension
	Environmental Horticulture Advisor	Urban green infrastructure
Spinelli, Gerardo		San Diego County
	Production Horticulture Advisor	Nurseries and Floriculture
Sutherland, Andrew		Alameda County Cooperative Extension
	Urban IPM Advisor	urban (household & structural) IPM of insects and other arthropods
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
Wilen, Cheryl		Orange County - UC Cooperative Extension
	Area Integrated Pest Management Advisor - Emeritus	Integrated Pest Management (IPM) for ornamental plant production and maintenance including nurseries, greenhouses, field production, floriculture, turf and landscape, pesticide reduction and alternatives. Research specialty in weed management, snails & slugs.
CE Specialist
Becker, Jorn		Nematology Department
	Distinguished Professor of Cooperative Extension in Nematology & Distinguished Nematologist	Integrated pest management of plant-parasitic nematodes
Hoddle, Mark		Entomology (UCR)
	Entomologist CE Entomology Specialist	Biological control of invasive arthropod pests of importance to agricultural, urban, and wilderness areas. Foreign exploration, host range and host specificity testing of natural enemy species under consideration for possible release in California. Pest
Merhaut, Donald		Botany & Plant Sciences
	Extension Specialist for Nursery and Floriculture Crops	Plant Nutrition, Woody Ornamentals, Floriculture, Blueberry Production
Oki, Lorence		Department of Plant Sciences
	Specialist in CE, Environmental Horticulture	Irrigation and runoff management in urban landscapes and nurseries; effect of water quality (salinity) on plant growth; evaluating ornamental plants for use in landscape horticulture; introduction of plants for environmental horticulture. Additional unit
Palta, Monica
Ploeg, Antoon		Nematology Department
	Nematology Specialist	Management of plant-parasitic nematodes in field and vegetable crops.
Other ANR
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
Dreistadt, Steve		Integrated Pest Management (IPM) Statewide Program
	Principal Editor	IPM, ornamentals, landscape, biological control
Farrar, James		Integrated Pest Management (IPM) Statewide Program
	Director, Statewide IPM Program	IPM, integrated pest management, plant pathology, vegetable diseases, fungi
Gable, Missy		UC Master Gardener Program
	Director	Horticulture
Windbiel, Karey		Integrated Pest Management (IPM) Statewide Program
	Associate Director for Urban & Community IPM/ Area Urban IPM Advisor	Integrated Pest Management
Other UC
Sisneroz, Jared
	Staff Research Associate I
Membership Totals
Number of Members		35
ANR Members		35
Non-ANR		0
Info Only		0