Fire and Fire Surrogate Study:

Blodgett Forest Research Station Study Site Discipline Leaders and Associated Researchers

(as of  06/06/2001)

PRINCIPLE INVESTIGATOR

 

Scott Stephens

Assistant Professor of Fire Science

Address:

Department of Environmental Science, Policy, and Management

Division of Forest Science

University of California
145 Mulford Hall #3114

Berkeley, CA 94720-3114

(510) 642-7304

(510) 643-5438 (fax)

 

stephens@nature.berkeley.edu

http://www.cnr.berkeley.edu/departments/espm/grad/html/faculty_html/stephens.html>

 

SITE MANAGER

 

Jason Moghaddas

Post Graduate Researcher

Department of Environmental Science, Policy, and Management

Division of Forest Science

University of California
145 Mulford Hall #3114

Berkeley, CA 94720-3114

(530) 333-4475  or (530) 333-1861@Blodgett

(510) 642-4934 @Berkeley

 

moghad@nature.berkeley.edu

http://www.cnr.berkeley.edu/fire-surrogate-study

ENTOMOLOGY

 

Donald Dahlston

Professor and Associate Dean

FSS Research Project: Pit trapping for ground dwelling spiders, carabids or other arthropod predators associated with coarse woody debris.  This information will be used to determine treatment effects on these species.

 

Address:

Department of Environmental Science, Policy, and Management,
Division of Insect Biology & Biological Control
University of California
201 Wellman Hall

Berkeley, CA 94720-3112

(510) 643-5325

(510) 642-4085

510-642-7428 (fax)

 

donaldd@nature.berkeley.edu

http://www.cnr.berkeley.edu/biocon/dahlsten

 

Kyle Apigian     

Researcher w/ Donald Dahlston

FSS Research Project: Pit trapping for ground dwelling spiders, carabids or other arthropod predators associated with coarse woody debris.  This information will be used to determine treatment effects on these species.

Address:

Department of Environmental Science, Policy, and Management,
Division of Insect Biology & Biological Control
University of California
201 Wellman Hall

Berkeley, CA 94720-3112

 

kapigian@nature.berkeley.edu

 

and

 

Dave L. Wood

Professor Emeritus

FSS Research Focus: Assessment of insect and pathogen activity in all treatment units.  Measurement of bark beetle landing rates pre and post treatment.

Address:

Department of Environmental Science, Policy, and Management 
201 Wellman Hall
Berkeley, CA 94720-3112

(510) 642 5538

(510) 642-3327

(510) 642 7428 (fax)

 

bigwood@nature.berkeley.edu

 

Andrew Storer

Postdoctoral Researcher w/ David Wood

FSS Research Focus: Assessment of insect and pathogen activity in all treatment units.  Measurement of bark beetle landing rates pre and post treatment.

Address:

Department of Environmental Science, Policy, and Management 
201 Wellman Hall
Berkeley, CA 94720-3112

(510) 642-5806

(510) 642 7428 (fax)

 

storer@nature.berkeley.edu

 

Dan Stark

Researcher w/ David Wood

FSS Research Focus: Assessment of insect and pathogen activity in all treatment units.  Measurement of bark beetle landing rates pre and post treatment.

Address:

Department of Environmental Science, Policy, and Management 
201 Wellman Hall
Berkeley, CA 94720-3112

(510) 642-5806

(510) 642 7428 (fax)

 

danstark@nature.berkeley.edu

FUELS AND FIRE BEHAVIOR

 

Scott Stephens

Assistant Professor of Fire Science

FSS Research Focus:  Assessment of pre-and post treatment fuel characteristics; Modeling of fire behavior

Address:

Department of Environmental Science, Policy, and Management

Division of Forest Science

University of California
145 Mulford Hall #3114

Berkeley, CA 94720-3114

(510) 642-7304

(510) 643-5438 (fax)

 

stephens@nature.berkeley.edu

http://www.cnr.berkeley.edu/departments/espm/grad/html/faculty_html/stephens.html>

 

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LOGGING SYSTEMS ANALYSIS

 

Bruce Hartsough

Associate Professor

FSS Research Focus: Comparison of cost effectiveness and efficiency of all treatments.

Address:

Biological and Agricultural Engineering
One Shields Ave

Davis, CA 95616

(530) 752 8331

(530) 752 2640 (fax)

 

brhartsough@ucdavis.edu

 

and

 

Erik Drews

Post Graduate Researcher

FSS Research Focus: Comparison of cost effectiveness and efficiency of all treatments.

Address:

Biological and Agricultural Engineering
One Shields Ave

Davis, CA 95616

drews4of7@yahoo.com

PATHOLOGY

 

Dave L. Wood

Professor Emeritus

FSS Research Focus: Assessment of insect and pathogen activity in all treatment units.  Measurement of bark beetle landing rates pre and post treatment.

Address:

Department of Environmental Science, Policy, and Management 
201 Wellman Hall
Berkeley, CA 94720-3112

(510) 642 5538

(510) 642-3327

(510) 642 7428 (fax)

 

bigwood@nature.berkeley.edu

 

Andrew Storer

Postdoctoral Researcher w/ David Wood

FSS Research Focus: Assessment of insect and pathogen activity in all treatment units.  Measurement of bark beetle landing rates pre and post treatment.

Address:

Department of Environmental Science, Policy, and Management 
201 Wellman Hall
Berkeley, CA 94720-3112

(510) 642-5806

(510) 642 7428 (fax)

 

storer@nature.berkeley.edu

 

Dan Stark

Researcher w/ David Wood

FSS Research Focus: Assessment of insect and pathogen activity in all treatment units.  Measurement of bark beetle landing rates pre and post treatment.

Address:

Department of Environmental Science, Policy, and Management 
201 Wellman Hall
Berkeley, CA 94720-3112

(510) 642-5806

(510) 642 7428 (fax)

 

danstark@nature.berkeley.edu

 

SOILS AND SOIL MICROBIOLOGY

 

Dr. Thomas Bruns

FSS Research Focus: Treatment effects on mycorrhizal communities

Address:

Department of Plant and Microbial Biology

University of California

341A Koshland Hall

Berkeley, CA  94720-3102

boletus@socrates.berkeley.edu

(510) 642-7987

(510) 643-5483

Fax (510) 642-4995

 

Antonio Izzo

Working w/Dr Bruns

FSS Research Focus: Treatment effects on mycorrhizal communities

Address:

Department of Plant and Microbial Biology

University of California

341A Koshland Hall

Berkeley, CA  94720-3102

 

 

and

 

Emily Moghaddas

PhD Student w/ Scott Stephens

FSS Research Focus: Treatment effects on soil physical and chemical properties; assessment of pre and post treatment nitrogen availibility; assessment of soil biodiversity utilizing the BIOLOG method.

Address:

Department of Environmental Science, Policy, and Management

Division of Forest Science

University of California
145 Mulford Hall

Berkeley, CA 94720-3114

(530) 333-4475

egreinke@nature.berkeley.edu

UTILIZATION

 

John Shelly

U.C. Cooperative Extension

FSS Research Focus: Wood quality and utilization of small material harvested from treatment units.

Address:

University of California Extension Advisor

Building 478
Richmond Field Station

University of California
1301 So. 46th Street

Richmond, CA 94804

jshelly@ucop.edu

(510) 215-4210

Fax (510) 215-4299

 

VEGETATION

 

  

Jason Moghaddas

Post Graduate Researcher

Department of Environmental Science, Policy, and Management

Division of Forest Science

University of California
145 Mulford Hall #3114

Berkeley, CA 94720-3114

(530) 333-4475  or (530) 333-1861@Blodgett

(510) 642-4934 @Berkeley

 

moghad@nature.berkeley.edu

http://www.cnr.berkeley.edu/fire-surrogate-study

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WILDLIFE

 

Dr. Reginald Barrett

Professor of Wildlife Biology and Management

FSS Research Focus: Treatment effects on vertebrate species including mammals, birds, amphibians, and reptiles; Treatment effects on nest success of avian species.

Address:

Department of Environmental Science, Policy, and Management

Division of Ecosystem Science
University of California
151 Hilgard Hall Berkeley, CA 94720-3110

(510) 642-7261

(510) 643-5098 (fax)

 

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Andy Amacher

PhD Student w/ Reginald Barrett

FSS Research Focus: Treatment effects on vertebrate species including mammals, birds, amphibians, and reptiles; Treatment effects on nest success of avian species.

Address:

Department of Environmental Science, Policy, and Management

Division of Ecosystem Science
University of California
151 Hilgard Hall

Berkeley, CA 94720-3110

 

ajamache@unity.ncsu.edu

 

and

 

Richard L. Truex

Research Wildlife Biologist

FSS Research Focus:  Assessment of treatment effects on fisher habitat.

Address:

USDA Forest Service

Pacific Southwest Research Station

2480 Carson Rd.

Placerville, CA 95667

 

ph: 530 622 1225 (reception)

cell / voice mail: 530 409 1282

fax: 530 622 2633

email:  rtruex@fs.fed.us