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Workgroup Information 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 Members		65
ANR Members		64
Non-ANR		1
Info Only		3