Local experts

Local UC Cooperative Extension offices operate in most California counties. Many of them have experts on staff who can specifically address local concerns about the California drought.

Fresno County	Robert Hutmacher CE Cotton Specialist Director, UC West Side Research and Extension Center (559) 260-8957 rbhutmacher@ucdavis.edu Dan Munk Farm advisor Irrigation and drainage (559) 456-7561 dsmunk@ucdavis.edu Lawrence J. Schwankl, Ph.D. CE Irrigation Specialist Irrigation engineering, design, operation and management of irrigation systems, soil moisture monitoring, low-volume irrigation (559) 646-6569 schwankl@uckac.edu
Glenn, Colusa, Tehama, Shasta counties	Allan Fulton Farm advisor Irrigation and water resources (530) 527-3101 aefulton@ucdavis.edu
Kern County	Blake Sanden Farm advisor Irrigation, soil, water (661) 868-6218 blsanden@ucdavis.edu
Monterey County	Michael Cahn Farm advisor Irrigation and water resources (831) 759-7377 mdcahn@ucdavis.edu
Riverside County	Dennis Pittenger Area environmental horticulturist Landscape irrigation management (951) 827-3320 dennis.pittenger@ucr.edu
San Joaquin County	Karrie Reid CE environmental horticulture advisor Landscaping under drought conditions (209) 953-6109 tlprichard@ucdavis.edu