List of Experts
UC AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES
NEWS SOURCES
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Douglas McCrearyArea Natural Resources Specialist--North Sierra Region
Oak regeneration, woodland management, and agroforestry Integrated Hardwood Range Management Program
Sierra Foothill Research and Extension Center
(530) 639-8807
ddmccreary@ucdavis.edu
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Gary NakamuraArea Forestry Specialist
Conifer forest management, biomass harvesting to reduce forest fuels and fire hazard, community-based forestry, forest landowner education, K-12 and teacher environmental education
Center for Forestry
UC Berkeley
(530) 224-4902
nakamura@berkeley.edu
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Glenn NaderLivestock and Natural Resources Farm Advisor
Cattle management and nutrition, pre-fire management planning, rice straw, and wildfire prevention. UC Cooperative Extension in Butte, Sutter & Yuba counties
(530) 822-7515
ganader@ucdavis.edu
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John Shelly Ph.D.Forest Products and Biomass Utilization Advisor
Forest products, wood manufacturing methods, biomass utilization, physical properties of wood. Richmond Field Station
UC Berkeley
(510) 665-3491
jshelly@berkeley.edu
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Max MoritzWildfire specialist
Wildland fire, fire modeling, fire effects, shrubland ecosystems and spatial patterns of fire disturbance
CNR Center for Fire Research and Outreach
UC Berkeley
(510) 642-7329
mmoritz@berkeley.edu
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Mike De LasauxNatural Resources Advisor
Wildfire fuel reduction on small forest parcels, forestry and watershed management Plumas Sierra Counties
(530) 283-6270
mjdelasaux@ucdavis.edu
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Scott StephensAssociate Professor of Fire Science
Prescribed fire, fire history, fire in the urban-wildland interface, effects of fuels treatments used to reduce fire hazards, fire policy and the impact of changing climates on wildfire. Environmental Science, Policy and Management
UC Berkeley
(510) 642-7304
sstephens@berkeley.edu
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Stephen QuarlesWood Durability Advisor
Evaluation of common exterior building materials, nearby vegetation for vulnerability to wildfire in the urban-wildland interface and identification of possible mitigation in terms of design and materials options. Richmond Field Station
UC Berkeley
(510) 665-3580
steve.quarles@berkeley.edu
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Susan KocherNatural Resources Advisor
Forest fuels thinning projects to reduce fire risk, integration of defensible space and water quality, post wildfire landscape recovery, post fire monitoring. El Dorado County Coop Ext
(530) 542-2571
sdkocher@ucdavis.edu
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William StewartForestry Specialist
Economics of fire prevention and fire suppression programs, economic assessment of property damages and environmental damages from fires. Center for Forestry
UC Berkeley
(510) 643-3130
billstewart@berkeley.edu
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