Forest Experts

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Expertise Description: M.S. - Experienced in forest valuation and appraisal, timber harvest scheduling models, land management planning, forest economics, forest growth and yield, forest biometrics, timberland management, timberland acquisition and disposition, and public forest policy. Clients include federal, state, Tribal and private timberland owners and managers, financial institutions, trade associations, and environmental organizations. Modeling expertise includes simulation, optimization, and heuristics. Master of Science, Forest Science / Economics (M.S.). Prior expert witness experience... » Read Complete Profile
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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... » Read Complete Profile
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Expertise Description: Consulting expert experienced in landscape, arboriculture, forestry, and horticulture fields with over 25 years experience. Principal of a firm providing expertise in damage assessments, economic valuations, work audits, and expert testimony regarding landscapes and land improvements. President of a firm that provides independent environmental, forestry, arboriculture, and landscape consulting. Expertise includes: tree, landscape, and/or natural area values; arboriculture, urban forestry, and landscape topics; health and condition of landscape plants; landscape... » Read Complete Profile
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Expertise Description: Ph.D. - Doctorate studies in Wildland Resource Science with specialization in wildland fire science; field experience with fire in most forests, rangelands, and grasslands in the western United States; designed fire hazard reduction treatments in coniferous forests in the Sierra Nevada; been involved in dozens of prescribed fires including ignitions, holding, and incident commander; taught forestry including fire ecology, fire behavior, dendrology, introductory silviculture, hardwood ecosystems, fire science seminar, and... » Read Complete Profile
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Expertise Description: Ph.D. - Consulting expert specializing in environmental management, planning, and impact assessment with more than 30 years experience in the field. Additional expertise in endangered and threatened species and wetlands. Experienced in regional resource planning and management, natural resources management, water resources management, environmental protection, environmental impact methodology and assessment, terrestrial ecology, wildlife biology, interdisciplinary team development and management, fisheries, and wildlife biology. Full Professor at University and lead faculty... » Read Complete Profile
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Expertise Description: A.R.A., S.C.R.E.A. - State Certified Real Estate Appraiser (S.C.R.E.A.) and Accredited Rural Appraiser (A.R.A.) with 50 years experience in the field focusing on Agricultural Appraisal. Has completed business and real estate appraisals in twenty-three different California Counties. Properties appraised include field crops; truck crops; orchards; vineyards; greenhouses; dairies; poultry ranches; vegetable, strawberry and citrus processing facilities; container nurseries; livestock ranches; campgrounds; and numerous types of forest holdings. Past President, California... » Read Complete Profile
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Expertise Description: Ph.D. - Experienced in arboriculture and plant pathology issues. Areas of expertise include ornamental horticulture, diseases of ornamental plants, landscape management, tree and shrub plant materials, tree management and preservation, relocation of trees on construction sites, evaluation of trees for preservation, pruning, disease diagnosis and treatment, arborist reports, tree valuation, surveys and hazard evaluations, and causes of tree failure resulting in property loss and personal injury... » Read Complete Profile
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Expertise Description: Ph.D. - Consulting scientific expert whose forensic work has included cases involving fraud, material suitability, and strength loss allegations in fire retardant treated wood products such as lumber, utility poles, plywood, and Copper Chrome Arsenate (CCA) treated timber. In-depth litigation support extending to field investigations, research, detailed reports, validated opinions, and trial/deposition testimony concerning biocides (pressure/non-pressure), formulation development, treatment processes, wood chemistry, standardized testing, basic science, wood adhesives, code and... » Read Complete Profile
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Expertise Description: Ph.D., P.E. - Over 48 years of experience in the construction industry with extensive experience in construction management, quality assurance, and quality control. Registered engineer in Illinois and Indiana. Has lectured in Finland, China, Kuwait, Spain, and Israel on the subject of construction quality. Participates in AWS, ASTM, AISC, and A2LA. Fellow of the Chartered Quality Institute. Prior expert witness experience. Consultations, depositions, and courtroom testimony... » Read Complete Profile

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