Expert No. 135012 – AZ / CA(N) / NV / OR / WA
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Expertise Description: Ph.D. - California Registered Professional Forester and Research Forester specialized in the understanding and management of forests with more than 10 years experience in the field. Additional expertise in environmental science. Expertise in professional forestry includes writing state permitted plans that describe how forests will be managed while protecting beneficial uses of water, forest health, wildlife, recreation, biodiversity, and aesthetics. Expertise in research forestry includes conducting independent, experimental research in the fields of forest ecology and silviculture. Also experienced in regeneration and stand development following disturbances, optimization of harvests for productivity, inter-tree competition, and tree physiology. Professor of Forest Operations at a University of California school. Ph.D. in Environmental Science, Policy, and Management. Prior expert witness experience.
Areas of Expertise:
Representative Litigation Experience:
- Mechanical ignition of wildfire
- Fire - safe clearing around homes to prevent wilderness
- Effects of wildfires on ecological resources
Representative Consulting Services and/or Projects:
- Administration of forest logging operations
- Academic research into forest ecology
- Academic research into vegetation changes following fuel reduction treatments (thinning, prescribed burning, pruning, etc.)
Licenses & Certifications:
| California Professional Forester |
Education:
| Degree | Subject | Institution | |
|---|---|---|---|
| M.S. | Environmental Service, Science, Policy, and Management | UC Berkeley | |
| Ph.D. | Forest Ecology | UC Berkeley |
Professional Appointment/Association Affiliations:
- Society of American Foresters
- California Licensed Foresters Association
Other Career Highlights:
| Instruction of undergraduate courses at prestigious California University |
| Multiple Publications |
