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Advisor

Current Research

Dr. Scott L. Stephens
Associate Professor of Fire Sciences
University of California Berkeley
stephens@nature.berkeley.edu

Hometown: Napa, CA

Ph.D. Wildland Resource Science, University of California Berkeley

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Link to Selected Testimonies & Publications

Forest Structure and wildfire effects of Jeffrey pine-mixed conifer forests in the Sierra San Pedro Martir, Mexico

Fire and Fire Surrogates Treatments for Ecological Restoration

Sierra Nevada Adaptive Management Project

Postdoctoral Researchers

Current Research

Dr. Brandon Collins

bcollins@nature.berkeley.edu

Hometown: Alameda, CA

Ph.D University of California Berkeley

M.S., Forest Science,
Colorado State University

B.Sc., Forestry,
University of California, Berkeley

Sierra Nevada Adaptive Management Plan (SNAMP) [SNAMP Website]

Managing Natural Wildfires in Sierra Nevada Wilderness Area [Link to Paper]

Spatial Patterns of Large Natural Fires in Sierra Nevada Wilderness Areas [Link to Paper]

Initial Changes in Forest Understory Communities Following Fuel Reduction Treatments [Link to Paper]

Fire regimes of mixed conifer forests in the north-central Sierra Nevada at multiple spatial scales [Link to Paper]

Regional relationships between climate and wildfire burned area in the Interior West, USA [Link to Paper]

Dr. Rick Everett
everett@nature.berkeley.edu

Hometown: Missoula, MT

Ph.D. Geography (Fire History / Fire Ecology) , University of California Riverside

M.Sc. Biology California State University San Bernardino

B.Sc. Forestry University of Montana

Sierra Nevada Forests: Quantification of Forest Change since 1911. [Abstract]

Sierra Nevada Adaptive Management Plan (SNAMP) Forest Reference conditions [SNAMP Website]

Fire Regimes of Forests in the Transverse and Peninsular Ranges of Southern California [Abstract] [Project Webpage]

Graduate Students

		Current Research
	Lindsay Aney Chiono lchiono@nature.berkeley.edu Hometown: Paisley, OR B.Sc. Environmental Sciences, Linfield College, OR	DFPZ Vegetation modeling of the Plumas NF [Abstract]
	Alison Forrestel aforrest@nature.berkeley.edu. Hometown: Buffalo, NY B.A. Environmental Biology, Columbia University M.F. Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies	Landscape scale patterns of fire ecology at Crater Lake National Park
	Kevin Krasnow kkrasnow@nature.berkeley.edu Hometown: San Diego, CA B.A, Human Biology, Stanford University M. Sc. Geography, University of Colorado	Sierra Nevada Adaptive Management Plan (SNAMP), ecological and fire behavior effects of Strategically Placed Treatments (SPLATS)
	Jennifer Potts jpotts@nature.berkeley.edu Hometown: Pasadena, CA B.A., Environmental Studies, Tufts University B.A. Sociology, Tufts University	Ecological Diversity in Chaparral Following Prescribed Fire and Mastication in Varying Seasons [Abstract] [Photo Gallery]
	Dan Stark danstark@nature.berkeley.edu Hometown: La Mesa, CA B.S., Conservation and Resource Studies, Minor in Forestry University of California Berkeley	Fire-Fire Surrogate Study: An Entomological and Pathological Analysis [Abstract]
	Nicole Vaillant vaillant@nature.berkeley.edu Hometown: Sebastopol, CA M.S., Environmental Science, Policy, and Management University of California Berkeley B.S., Evolution and Ecology University of California Davis	:Effectiveness of prescribed fire as a fuel treatment in Californian coniferous forests [Abstract] Joint Fire Science Program: Translating SPLATs from a theoretical to a real world landscape: The implications of fuel management strategies for Sagehen Creek Basin, Tahoe National Forest. [Abstract]

Research Staff

Project Assignment

Danny Fry
dfry@nature.berkeley.edu

Hometown: Hawthorne, CA

M.S. Biology
California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obsipo

BS. Biology
University of California Los Angeles

Fire History of Whiskeytown National Recreation Area [Abstract]

Effects of Seasonal Prescribed Fire and Fire Surrogates on Knobcone Pine Regeneration [Abstract]

Fire History of riparian orchids of the Mendocino NF [Abstract]

Gary Roller

groller@nature.berkeley.edu

Hometown: Lander, WY

M. S. Forestry
California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obsipo

B.S. Forestry,
California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obsipo

Project Manager: Sierra Nevada Adaptive Management Plan (SNAMP)-Ecological and fire behavior effects of Strategically Placed Treatments (SPLATs)

SNAMP Website

Technicians

Project Assignment

Affiliates

		Current Research
	Dr. Jim Bertenshaw jbert@uclink4.berkeley.edu Hometown: Richmond, CA Ph.D. Plant Physiology University of California Berkeley	Does Dirt Burn? Soil Response To Forest Harvest And Prescribed Fire [Abstract]
	Dr. Rand Evett Assistant Researcher University of California Berkeley revett@sonic.net Hometown: Santa Rosa, CA Ph.D. Wildland Resource Science University of California Berkeley	Reconstructing Late Holocene Changes in Climate, Vegetation, and Fire Regimes in the Sierra San Pedro Martir Mountains, Mexico, through Microfossil Analysis [Abstract] [Detailed Project Description and Photos]
	Dr. Kurt Menning kmenning@nature.berkeley.edu Hometown: Yosemite, CA Ph.D. Forest Ecology/Landscape Ecology University of California Berkeley	Landscape Fuel Treatment Effectiveness in the Plumas and Lassen National Forests [[Abstract]] Kurt's Professional Research Website

Lab Alumi

		Current Research
	Andy Amacher aamacher@nature.berkeley.edu Hometown: Sunnyvale, CA Ph. D. University of California Berkeley M.S., Zoology North Carolina State University B.Sc., Forestry and Wildlife Management, University of California Berkeley	The Fire and Fire Surrogate Study: Effects of Fire and Mechanical Treatments on Wildlife [Abstract]
	Travis Freed tfreed@nature.berkeley.edu Hometown: Bloomsburg, PA M.S. Environmental Science, Policy and Management University of California Berkeley B.S., Geography University of California Santa Barbara	Evaluating Changes in Fire Hazard in Coastal Oak Woodlands Due to Sudden Oak Death Syndrome [Abstract] Fire History of Calaveras Big Trees State Park [Abstract]
	Leda Kobziar Hometown: Ithaca, NY Ph.D. University of California, Berkeley M.S., Forest Science University of California Berkeley Assistant Professor, Fire Science and Forest Conservation, University of Florida	Ecological Effects of Fire and Silviculture in the Stanislaus National Forest [Abstract] [Project Web Page]
	Emily Moghaddas emoghaddas@nature.berkeley.edu Hometown: Berkeley, CA Ph.D., University of California Berkeley M.S., Environmental Science, Policy, and Management University of California Berkeley Soil Scientist, Plumas National Forest	Does Dirt Burn? Soil Response To Forest Harvest And Prescribed Fire [Abstract]
	Jason Moghaddas moghad@nature.berkeley.edu Hometown: Berkeley, CA M.S. Environmental Science, Policy and Management University of California Berkeley Fire Ecologist, Mt. Hough District, Plumas National Forest Registered Professional Forester #2774, State of California Site Manager, Blodgett Forest Fire Surrogate Study Site	A Study of the Consequences of Fire and Fire Surrogates [Abstract] [Photo Gallery] Fire Hazard and Silvicultural Systems: 25 Years of Experience from the Sierra Nevada [Abstract]
	Tadashi Moody tmoody@nature.berkeley.edu Hometown: San Jose, CA M.S. Environmental Science, Policy and Management University of California Berkeley B.S., Forestry and Natural Resources Cal Poly San Luis Obispo Senior Research Associate, Max Moritz Lab	Fire History of the Plumas National Forest [Abstract] Landscape Scale Effects of Prescribed Natural Fire Programs in Three Wilderness Areas [Abstract]
	Matthew Smith Hometown: Alexandria, NH B.S. Horticulture University of Connecticut	The Eastern Sierra Nevada and the Sierra San Pedro de Martir: A comparison of fire history, climate and forest structure [Abstract]