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Christopher R. Keyes, PhD, CF curriculum vitae

Associate Research Professor of Silviculture Director, Applied Forest Management Program College of Forestry & Conservation University of Montana Missoula, Montana 59812

Email christopher.keyes@umontana.edu 406.243.6051 Phone 406.243.4845 FAX

Expertise

Silviculture and applied forest stand dynamics. Forest regeneration and reforestation; silvicultural restoration of degraded and disturbed forests; dynamics and silvicultural management of forest fuels.

Education & Credentials

2002 Oregon State University. Ph.D. Silviculture; forest regeneration ecology emphasis. Integrated Forest Protection minor.

1996 University of Montana. M.S. Silviculture; forest stand dynamics emphasis.

1990 College of the Holy Cross. B.A. Political Science; international development emphasis.

2010 Certified Forester (CF) credential, conferred by the Society of American Foresters.

Experience

August 2007 – Present Director of the Applied Forest Management Program, Montana Forest & Conservation Experiment Station; and Associate Research Professor, Department of Forest Management, University of Montana (Missoula, MT) Direction of a research and demonstration program with emphasis on key challenges facing the active management of forest ecosystems in the northern Rocky Mountains. Coordination of silviculture-based interdisciplinary research and demonstration projects at Montana Forest and Conservation Experiment Station experimental properties (Lubrecht Experimental Forest; Bandy Experimental Ranch). Development of reforestation, forest regeneration, and native tree propagation teaching and research program (Forest & Conservation Nursery), including oversight of Memorial Greenhouse. Development and delivery of technology-transfer seminars, field tours, and symposia. University instruction in Multiple Resource Silviculture (FOR347; once annually).

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July 2001 – August 2007 Assistant Professor of Silviculture, Humboldt State University (Arcata, CA) Research and instruction in silviculture, forest stand dynamics, and applied forest ecology. Research programs in: 1) silvicultural restoration of disturbed forests, 2) natural regeneration ecology and reforestation techniques, and 3) dynamics and silvicultural treatment of forest fuels. Regular university course instruction (once annually): Silviculture (2002-06); Applied Forest Ecology (2002-05); Forest Resource Protection (2001-2006); Forestry Capstone (2001-07). Development and instruction of experimental course offerings: Silvicultural Restoration of Disturbed Forests (2007); Advanced Silviculture (2004); Wildland Fire and Fuels Management (2003); American Wildland Fire History (2003); Forest Regeneration Ecology (2001).

June 1997 – July 2001 Research & Teaching Assistant, Oregon State University (Corvallis, OR) Natural regeneration dynamics of ponderosa pine; Cascade Range conifer regeneration performance under variable-retention harvests; effects of thinning and fertilization on eucalyptus wood quality. Teaching assistant for undergraduate Introduction to Forestry course.

September 1996 – June 1997 Research Assistant, University of Washington Silviculture Lab (Seattle, WA) Effects of extended thinning rotations on growth and yield of Douglas-fir stands.

July 1995 – January 1996 Forester, USDA Forest Service Northeastern Research Station (Rangeley, ME) Inventory of New England forest structure, composition, and health.

June 1993 – July 1995 Research Assistant, University of Montana (Missoula, MT) Forest fuel dynamics and canopy fuel management in Rocky Mountain conifer forests; ponderosa pine and lodgepole pine uneven-age management guidelines; post-disturbance development of Rocky Mountain mixed-conifer forests.

August 1992 – June 1993 Research & Teaching Assistant, University of Massachusetts (Amherst, MA) Effects of gypsy moth defoliation on northern hardwood forest stand dynamics. Teaching assistant for undergraduate Forest Ecology course.

February – October 1991 Nursery Technician, Gainesville Tree Farm (Gainesville, FL) Nursery operations associated with the propagation and tending of deciduous and coniferous trees and shrubs.

August – December 1989 Intern, The International Center (Washington, DC) Analysis of U.S.-foreign relations and international development policy (southern Africa focus).

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Distinctions

2010 Outstanding Service Award, Society of American Foresters, Missoula (Montana) Chapter 2008 Outstanding Effort Award, Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation 2006 President Alistair McCrone Promising Scholar Award, Humboldt State University 2002 Forestry Club Faculty Award, Humboldt State University 2001 J. Richard Dilworth Memorial Award, Oregon State University 1998 Xi Sigma Pi National Forestry Honor Society 1996 Kenneth P. Davis Memorial Scholarship, University of Montana 1995 Maine Forest Inventory Perseverance and Dedication Award, USDA Forest Service 1994 Earl F. Clark Memorial Scholarship, University of Montana

Grants & Contracts

2011-16 $40,000 Effects of Variable-Retention Silvicultural Treatments in Lodgepole Pine on Mountain Pine Beetle Activity, Wildfire Hazard, and Their Interactions – Phase I (Co-PI). Special Technology Development Program, USDA Forest Service (Forest Health Protection).

2011-15 $1,007,537 Integration of Biofuels and Bioproducts Production in Forest Products Supply Chains Using Modular Biomass Gasification and Carbon Activation (Co-PI). DOE/USDA Biomass Research and Development Initiative.

2011-14 $23,576 Below-ground impacts of pile burning in the inland Northwest U.S. (Co-PI). USDI Joint Fire Science Program.

2010-11 $166,964 Ecological and Social Dynamics of Mountain Pine Beetle Outbreaks in Western Montana (Lead PI). USDA McIntire-Stennis Forestry Research Program.

2010 $3,850 Western Mensurationists’ Conference – Special Session and Workshop on Quantification of Tree Crowns and Canopies (Co-PI). USDI Joint Fire Science Program.

2009-11 $30,000 Improved Restoration Burning in Old-Growth Forests at Whiskeytown National Recreation Area: Decision-Support for Predictable Duff Consumption under Varying Burning and Field Conditions. USDI National Park Service.

2009-11 $308,598 A Comprehensive Guide to Fuels Management Practices for Ponderosa Pine / Mixed Conifer Forests (Co-PI). USDI Joint Fire Science Program.

2009-10 $34,956 Vegetation Management and Restoration at Palo Alto Battlefield National Historic Park – Plan and Environmental Assessment. USDI National Park Service.

2009 $13,842 The Pines Recreation Area: Stand Analysis, Inventory, and Reports. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

2008-10 $30,000 Stand Structure, Understory Vegetation Condition, Fuels Status, and Potential Fire Behavior Before and After Restoration Treatments in Fire-Excluded Old Growth Ponderosa Pine and Western Larch Stands in Western Montana. USDA Forest Service Rocky Mountain Research Station.

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2008-09 $30,000 Inventory of Forest Structure and Composition and the Development of Site-Specific Prescriptions for Two Mechanical Treatment Units in Whiskeytown National Recreation Area. USDI National Park Service.

2007-09 $35,000 Experimental Silvicultural Forest Restoration Treatments at Panther Creek: Implementation and Analysis. California State Parks.

2006-09 $65,000 Design & Evaluation of Silvicultural Treatments to Restore Watershed Function at Humboldt Redwoods State Park. California State Parks.

2006-08 $150,000 Natural Resource Condition Assessment for Redwood National and State Parks, Whiskeytown National Recreation Area, and Oregon Caves National Monument. USDI National Park Service.

2006-07 $25,019 Monitoring & Evaluation of a Technique for Efficient Variable-Density Thinning in Young Stands. California State Parks.

2005-07 $34,000 Inventory and Analysis of Second-Growth Encroachment in Relict Forest Ecosystems at Whiskeytown National Recreation Area. USDI National Park Service.

2002-07 $50,000 Ecology and Management of Stump Sprouting in Coast Redwoods (Co-PI). USDA McIntire-Stennis Forestry Research Program.

2005-06 $19,657 Stand Composition, Structure, and Development of Pre-Commercially Thinned Redwood-Douglas-fir Forests. Save-the-Redwoods League Research Grant.

2005-06 $8,188 Prescription for Forest Restoration: Panther Creek, Humboldt Redwoods State Park. California State Parks.

2002-06 $55,000 Comparison of Silvicultural Treatments for Abatement of Wildfire Hazard. USDA McIntire-Stennis Forestry Research Program.

2004 $17,000 25-Year Assessment of Redwood Ecosystem Response to Restorative Thinning. Save-the-Redwoods League Research Grant.

2003 $9,982 Strategies for Reforestation and Forest Restoration at Humboldt Redwoods State Park. California State Parks

Publications

*Refereed

Journals & Proceedings

Manso, R., M. Pardos, C.R. Keyes, and R. Calama. Accepted; in revision. Modelling the spatio-temporal pattern of primary dispersal in stone pine (Pinus pinea L.) stands in the northern plateau (Spain). Ecological Modelling.*

O’Hara, K.L., L.P. Leonard, and C.R. Keyes. In press. Variable-density thinning in coast redwood: A comparison of marking strategies to attain stand variability. Pp. XX-XX in Proceedings, Coast Redwood Forests in a Changing California: A Symposium for Scientists and Managers. USDA Forest Service General Technical Report PSW-GTR-XX.

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C.R. Keyes. 2011. Thinning promotes the restoration of branch structure in second-growth redwoods at Redwood National Park. Ecological Restoration 29:325-327.*

Garlough, E.C. and C.R. Keyes. 2011. Influences of moisture content, mineral content, and bulk density on smouldering combustion of ponderosa pine duff mounds. International Journal of Wildland Fire 20:589-596.*

Teraoka, J.R. and C.R. Keyes. 2011. Low thinning as a forest restoration tool at Redwood National Park. Western Journal of Applied Forestry 26:91-93.*

Keyes, C.R. and T.E. Perry. 2010. Built for the future: New directions in silviculture research and demonstration at Montana’s Lubrecht Experimental Forest. Pp. 267-270 in Proceedings of the 2009 National Silviculture Workshop. USDA Forest Service Proceedings RMRS-P-61.*

Keyes, C.R., T.E. Perry, and J.F. Plummer. 2010. Variable-density thinning for parks and reserves: An experimental case study at Humboldt Redwoods State Park, California. Pp. 227-237 in Proceedings of the 2009 National Silviculture Workshop. USDA Forest Service Proceedings RMRS-P-61.*

Leonzo, C.M. and C.R. Keyes. 2010. Fire-excluded forests in the southeastern Klamath Mountains, California. Fire Ecology 6(3):62-76.*

Garlough, E.C. and C.R. Keyes. 2010. Pitching theories from the duff mound. Fire Management Today 70(3):5-7.

Wynsma, B. and C.R. Keyes. 2010. Biomass utilization to achieve diverse silvicultural goals. Pp. 135-143 in Proceedings of the 2009 National Silviculture Workshop. USDA Forest Service Proceedings RMRS-P-61.*

Keyes, C.R., D.A. Maguire, and J.C. Tappeiner. 2009. Recruitment of ponderosa pine seedlings in the Cascade Range. Forest Ecology and Management 257:495-501.*

Varner, J.M. and C.R. Keyes. 2009. Fuels treatments and fire models: Errors and corrections. Fire Management Today 69(3):47-50.

Keyes, C.R. and D.A. Maguire. 2008. Some shrub shading effects on the mid-summer microenvironment of ponderosa pine seedlings in central Oregon. Northwest Science 82:245-250.*

Keyes, C.R., P.J. Matzka, K.C. Wright, R. Glebocki, and H-S Han. 2008. Early precommercial thinning of coast redwood sprout clumps: evaluation of four techniques. International Journal of Forest Engineering 19(2):28-36.*

Chittick, A.J. and C.R. Keyes. 2007. Holter Ridge Thinning Study, Redwood National Park: Preliminary results of a 25-year retrospective. Pp. 270-280 in Proceedings of the Redwood Region Forest Science Symposium. USDA Forest Service General Technical Report PSW-GTR-194.*

Keyes, C.R. and D.A. Maguire. 2007. Seed rain of ponderosa pine beneath partial overstories. New Forests 34:107-114.*

Keyes, C.R., D.A. Maguire, and J.C. Tappeiner. 2007. Observed dynamics of ponderosa pine (Pinus ponderosa var. ponderosa Dougl. ex Laws.) seedling recruitment in the Cascade Range, USA. New Forests 34:95-105.*

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Keyes, C.R. 2006. Foliar moisture contents of North American conifers. Pp. 395-399 in Fuels Management – How to Measure Success: Proceedings of the 1st Fire Behavior and Fuels Conference. USDA Forest Service Proceedings RMRS-P-41.*

Keyes, C.R. 2006. Role of foliar moisture content in the silvicultural management of forest fuels. Western Journal of Applied Forestry 21(4):228-231.*

Keyes, C.R. and J.M. Varner. 2006. Pitfalls in the silvicultural treatment of canopy fuels. Fire Management Today 66(3):46-50.

Keyes, C.R. and D.A. Maguire. 2005. Positive seedling-shrub relationships in natural regeneration of ponderosa pine. Pp. 95-107 in Proceedings of the Symposium on Ponderosa Pine: Issues, Trends, and Management. USDA Forest Service General Technical Report PSW-GTR-198.*

Keyes, C.R. and P.J. Matzka. 2005. Intensive management of stump sprout reproduction in coppice-regenerated coast redwoods (Sequoia sempervirens). Pp. 51-55 in The Thin Green Line: A Symposium on the State-of-the-Art in Reforestation (Proceedings). Ontario Forest Research Institute Forest Research Information Paper No. 160. Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources, Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Canada.*

Keyes, C.R., D.A. Jaramillo, B.M. Woolley, and M.S. Lancaster. 2005. Creation times and costs for five tree-based wildlife cavity structures (California). Ecological Restoration 23(3):207-208.*

Keyes, C.R. and K.L. O’Hara. 2002. Quantifying stand targets for silvicultural prevention of crown fires. Western Journal of Applied Forestry 17(2):101-109.*

DeBell, D.S., C.R. Keyes, and B.L. Gartner. 2001. Wood density of Eucalyptus saligna grown in Hawaiian plantations: Effects of silvicultural practices and relation to growth rate. Australian Forestry 64(2):106-110.*

Keyes, C.R., S.A. Acker, and S.E. Greene. 2001. Overstory and shrub influences on seedling recruitment patterns in an old-growth ponderosa pine stand. Northwest Science 75(3):204-210.*

Keyes, C.R. 2000. Natural regeneration of ponderosa pine: Pest management strategies for seed predators. Forestry Chronicle 76(4):623-626.

Keyes, C.R. and M.G. Keyes. 2000. Silvopastoral agroforestry: A key to longleaf pine restoration. Ecological Restoration 18(2):93-99.

Reports

T.E. Perry and C.R. Keyes. 2010. Integrated Vegetation Management Plan and Environmental Assessment. Report on file at Palo Alto Battlefield National Historic Site, National Park Service, 7200 Paredes Line Rd., Brownsville, TX 78526. 147 p.

T.E. Perry and C.R. Keyes. 2011. Whiskeytown National Recreation Area (Whiskeytown, California): Phase II Forest Restoration Activities. Report on file at Whiskeytown National Recreation Area Headquarters, National Park Service, P.O. Box 188, Whiskeytown, CA 96095. 24 p.

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Keyes, C.R., T.E. Perry, K.C. Stover, and D.L.R. Affleck. 2009. The Pines Recreation Area at Fort Peck Lake, Montana: Forest Structure and Wildland Fuels Condition Assessment. Report on File at U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Fort Peck, Montana.

Keyes, C.R., T.E. Perry, J.F. Plummer, and J.M. Varner. 2009. Variable-Density Thinning for Parks and Reserves: Panther Creek Case Study at Humboldt Redwoods State Park. Report on File at California State Parks, North Coast Sector, Eureka, California. 69 p.

Keyes, C.R., K.C. Stover, and E.C. Garlough. 2008. Brief Summary of Forest Conditions at Coggins Park Forest Reserve, Whiskeytown National Recreation Area. Report on file at Whiskeytown National Recreation Area Headquarters, National Park Service, P.O. Box 188, Whiskeytown, CA 96095. 12 p.

Keyes, C.R. 2007. Brandy Creek Forest Restoration Demonstration Project, Whiskeytown National Recreation Area (California). Report on file at Whiskeytown National Recreation Area Headquarters, National Park Service, P.O. Box 188, Whiskeytown, CA 96095. 17 p.

Keyes, C.R. 2007. Cuneo Creek Forest Restoration Project at Humboldt Redwoods State Park: Summary of Findings. Report on file at California Department of Parks and Recreation, North Coast Redwoods District Headquarters, Eureka, CA. 7 p.

Leonzo, C.M. and C.R. Keyes. 2007. Second-Growth Encroachment in Relictual Forest Ecosystems at Whiskeytown National Recreation Area, California. Report on file at Whiskeytown National Recreation Area Headquarters, P.O. Box 188, Whiskeytown, CA 96095. 83 p.

Keyes, C.R. 2007. Panther Creek Forest Restoration Project: Final Report. Report on file at California Department of Parks and Recreation, North Coast Redwoods District Headquarters, Eureka, CA. 15 p.

Keyes, C.R. 2005. Ecological Basis for Old-Growth Forest Restoration: 25-year Assessment of Redwood Ecosystem Response to Restorative Thinning. Report on file at Save-the-Redwoods League, San Francisco, CA. 67 p.

Keyes, C.R. 2005. Forest Restoration and Reforestation Strategies for Humboldt Redwoods State Park. Report on file at California Department of Parks and Recreation, North Coast Redwoods District Headquarters, Eureka, CA. 41 p.

Theses

Keyes, C.R. 2002. Recruitment of Ponderosa Pine Seedlings Beneath Partial Overstories. Ph.D. dissertation, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR. 193 p.

Keyes, C.R. 1996. Structures and Silvicultural Strategies to Prevent Crown Fires in Northern Rocky Mountain Forests. M.S. thesis, University of Montana, Missoula, MT. 116 p.

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Presentations

* Published abstract; ** Published paper (see Publications)

Conference & Symposium

2011 Silvicultural restoration of second-growth redwood forests: Challenges and strategies. 4th World Conference on Ecological Restoration. Merida, Yucatan, Mexico.

Coming full circle: A logger’s approach to forest restoration at Whiskeytown NRA. The George Wright Society Conference on Parks, Protected Areas & Cultural Sites. New Orleans, Louisiana. Oral presentation by co-author Jennifer Gibson, National Park Service.

2010 A comprehensive guide to fuels management practices for ponderosa pine / mixed conifer forests. Frontiers in Forestry and Forest Science: Annual Meeting of the Montana Society of American Foresters. Missoula, Montana. Poster w/ M.A. Battaglia, H.-S. Han, T.B. Jain, and R.T. Graham.

The Applied Forest Management Program: Research, Demonstration, Outreach. Frontiers in Forestry and Forest Science: Annual Meeting of the Montana Society of American Foresters. Missoula, Montana. Poster w/ T.E. Perry.

A comprehensive guide to fuels management practices for ponderosa pine / mixed conifer forests. USDA Forest Service Rocky Mountain Research Station All Scientists Meeting. Fort Collins, Colorado. Poster w/ M.A. Battaglia, H.-S. Han, T.B. Jain, and R.T. Graham.

2009 A comprehensive guide to fuels management practices for ponderosa pine / mixed conifer forests. 4th International Fire Ecology and Management Congress. Savannah, Georgia. Poster w/ M.A. Battaglia, H.-S. Han, T.B. Jain, and R.T. Graham.

Built for the Future: New directions in silviculture research and demonstration at Montana’s Lubrecht Experimental Forest. 2009 National Silviculture Workshop. Boise, Idaho.**

Variable-density thinning for parks and reserves: an experimental case study at Humboldt Redwoods State Park, California. 2009 National Silviculture Workshop. Boise, Idaho. Poster w/ T.E. Perry.**

2008 From stumps to stratosphere: Emerging silvicultural applications in the redwood empire. Montana Society of American Foresters, Libby Chapter Meeting. Libby, Montana.

2007 Variable-density thinning as a disturbance force to restore natural conditions in re-growth forests. IUFRO Natural Hazards and Natural Disturbances in Mountain Forests: Challenges and Opportunities for Silviculture conference. Trento, Italy.

Fuels management and old-growth restoration: Silvicultural options for discordant objectives. 2nd Fire Behavior and Fuels Conference: Fire Behavior Fundamentals and Applications. Destin, Florida. Poster w/ J.M. Varner.

New Challenges and Opportunities for Active Forest Management. Montana Society of American Foresters, Eastside Chapter Meeting. Helena, Montana.

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Active forest management: Adapting silviculture to new challenges. Montana Society of American Foresters, Flathead Chapter Meeting. Kalispell, Montana.

2006 Foliar moisture contents of North American conifers. 1st Fire Behavior and Fuels Conference: Fuels Management – How to Measure Success. Portland, Oregon. Poster.**

Stand structure and development of pre-commercially thinned coast redwood – Douglas-fir forests. National Meeting of the Society of American Foresters. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Poster w/ J.F. Plummer.*

Invited Panelist. Sustainable Forestry in the West: Past, Present, and Future conference, Stanford University, California.

Old tool with a new edge: Thinning to restore disturbed forests.” City of Arcata Forest Lecture Series. Arcata, California.

2005 Symposium Convener and Moderator. Resurrecting Giants: Forest Restoration in the Redwood Empire symposium at the World Conference on Ecological Restoration. Zaragoza, Spain.

Applying silvicultural principles to redwood forest restoration: The case of Redwood National Park, USA. The World Conference on Ecological Restoration. Zaragoza, Spain.

Intensive management of stump sprout reproduction in coppice-regenerated coast redwoods (Sequoia sempervirens). The Thin Green Line: A Symposium on the State-of-the-Art in Reforestation. Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada.**

Putting out fire with gasoline: Pitfalls in the silvicultural treatment of canopy fuels. The 2005 National Silviculture Workshop. Tahoe City, California. Poster w/ J.M. Varner.*

Exploratory assessment of redwood branch dimensions at the Holter Ridge Thinning Study, Redwood National Park. 78th Annual Meeting of the Northwest Scientific Association. Corvallis, Oregon. Poster w/ Y.R. King and M.J. Lombardi.

2004 Natural regeneration of ponderosa pine: Field evidence of positive seedling-shrub associations. Ponderosa Pine: Management, Issues and Trends conference. Klamath Falls, Oregon. (Invited)**

Observed dynamics of ponderosa pine (Pinus ponderosa var. ponderosa Dougl. ex Laws) seedling recruitment in the Cascade Range, USA. IUFRO Regenerating Mountain Forests symposium. Kloster Seeon, Bavaria, Germany.

Silvicultural treatments to control stump sprout density in coast redwoods. Redwood Region Forest Science Symposium. Rohnert Park, California. Poster w/ P.J. Matzka.*

2000 Regeneration studies of the Demonstration of Ecosystem Management Options project: Initial findings. DEMO Project Cooperator’s Conference. Vancouver, Washington.

A long-term study of ponderosa pine regeneration dynamics under partial overstories. National Meeting of the Society of American Foresters. Portland, Oregon. Poster w/ D.A. Maguire.*

1997 Yields from a long-rotation thinning regime in coastal Douglas-fir. Symposium on Thinning in Westside Forests. Newport, Oregon. Poster w/ S.D. Stinson.

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1996 Silvicultural opportunities for restoring low-intensity fire regimes to northern Rocky Mountain forests. Montana Academy of Sciences Symposium on Ecosystem Conservation, Preservation, and Restoration. Missoula, Montana.*

Extension & Outreach

2011 Symposium Convener and Moderator. Forest Restoration as a Dynamic Process: Concept and Application in Temperate Forests symposium at the 4th World Conference on Ecological Restoration. Merida, Mexico.

2010 Conference Coordinator. Frontiers in Forestry and Forest Science Conference: Annual Meeting of the Montana Society of American Foresters, Missoula, MT. Conference Co-Organizer. Western Mensurationists’ Conference, Missoula, MT.

2008 Field Tour Leader. Joint Fire Science Program Fire & Fire Surrogates Study Site Review Team (Lubrecht Experimental Forest, MT). Tour and overview of long-term ecological research installations.

Co-Organizer. Red Storm: Bark Beetles in Montana symposium (Missoula, MT). Panel Moderator, “Management Practices and Polices” session.

Field Tour Leader. Forest Stewardship Council of the Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation. Interpretive tour of forest stewardship demonstrations at Lubrecht Experimental Forest, MT.

2001-2007 Silviculture Consultant. L.W. Schatz Demonstration Tree Farm (Maple Creek, CA). Establishment of reforestation, thinning, and fuels management demonstration areas.

2003-2006 Lecturer. SAF Forestry Institute for Teachers (Arcata, CA). Lecture and field overview of silviculture and forest stand dynamics.

2001 Guest Lecturer. Docent Training Program of the Campus Center for Appropriate Technology, Humboldt State University. Primer on silvicultural practices and systems.

1999 Guest Lecturer. Natural Resources Division of the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs (Warm Springs, Oregon). Natural regeneration and growth of ponderosa pine.

1998 Program Coordinator. Topics in Silviculture Seminar Series, Oregon State University. Series of lectures focused on alternative silvicultural systems for Pacific Coast forests.

1997 Guest Lecturer. Topics in Silviculture Seminar Series, Oregon State University. Designing silvicultural guidelines to prevent crown fires in the northern Rockies.

1996 Assistant Program Coordinator. Continuing Education in Ecosystem Management Workshop Module IV. Montana Forest and Conservation Experiment Station.

1995 Assistant Program Coordinator. Uneven-Aged Management: Opportunities, Constraints, and Methodologies Workshop. Montana Forest and Conservation Experiment Station.

Personnel Supervised

Permanent & Temporary Research Staff

Thomas Perry Research Forester, Applied Forest Management Program of the Montana Forest & Conservation Experiment Station. 2009-present.

Emily Stark Nursery Supervisor, University of Montana Forestry & Conservation Nursery. 2011-present.

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Kenneth Quick Nursery Operations Technical Advisor, University of Montana Forestry & Conservation Nursery. 2011-present.

Michael A. Battaglia Post-Doctoral Scientist. 2009-11. Rubén Manso González Visiting PhD Scholar, Forest Research Center of the National

Institute of Agrarian Research (CIFOR-INIA), Madrid, Spain. Aug-Nov 2010.

Graduate Students – Thesis Chair

Clarice Piña (MS) University of Montana. (Current) Woongsoon Jang (PhD) University of Montana. (Current) Jeremy Anderson (MS) University of Montana. (Current) Kyle Stover (MS) Stand Structure, Wildfire Hazard, and Fuels Heterogeneity in Dry

and Moist Old-Growth Ponderosa Pine Forests: Case Studies from Western Montana. University of Montana. 2011.

Emily Garlough (MS) Factors that Influence Ponderosa Pine Duff Mound Consumption. University of Montana. 2010.

Emily Teraoka (MS) Structure and Composition in Old-Growth and Unmanaged Second-Growth Riparian Forests at Redwood National Park. Humboldt State University. Save-the-Redwoods League Student Fellow. 2010.

Jesse Plummer (MS) Effects of Precommercial Thinning on the Structural Development of Young Coast Redwood – Douglas-fir Forests. Save-the-Redwoods League Student Fellow. Humboldt State University. 2008.

Lawrence Maurin (MS) First Year Erosion Responses Following Stream Channel Crossing Fill Removal in Redwood National and State Parks, Northwestern California. Save-the-Redwoods League Student Fellow. Humboldt State University. 2008.

Andrew Chittick (MS) Stand Structure and Development Following Thinning in a Second-Growth Forest, Redwood National Park. Humboldt State University. 2005.

Graduate Students –Thesis Committee Member

Aaron Kash (MS) Biomass Utilization and the Use of Roll-Off Containers and Bunks with Hydraulic Hook-Lifts for Forest Residue Removal and Transport. University of Montana. 2009.

Jesse Kreye (MS) Moisture Dynamics and Fire Behavior in Mechanically Generated (Masticated) Fuelbeds. Humboldt State University. 2008.

Carol Ewell (MS) Methods and Modeling Equations to Quantify the Litter Layer of Coniferous Forests in California National Forests. Humboldt State University. 2006.

David Sperry (MS) Productivity of Songbirds Nesting in Post-Logging Beach Buffer Strips on Prince of Wales Island, Alaska. Humboldt State University. 2006.

Jeff Jones (MS) The Spatial Correlation Between Digital Elevation Models and Vegetation on the Mendocino National Forest: 10-meter Versus 30-meter DEMs. Humboldt State University. 2006.

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Professional Service

2011- Associate Editor (Silviculture), Western Journal of Applied Forestry. 2011- Montana Seed Supply Working Group Representative (University of Montana) of the

Inland Empire Tree Improvement Cooperative. 2011- Chair-Elect, Inland Empire Reforestation Council. 2010- Deputy Coordinator, IUFRO Working Party 1.01.03 – Temperate Forest

Regeneration. 2000- Manuscript Reviewer. Forest Ecology and Management, National Geographic, New Forests,

Northern Journal of Applied Forestry, Western Journal of Applied Forestry, Fire Ecology, Landscape and Urban Planning, Environmental Management, Northwest Science, USDA Forest Service Pacific Southwest Research Station, USDA Forest Service Rocky Mountain Research Station.

2010 Chair, Montana Society of American Foresters, Missoula Chapter. 2009 Chair-Elect, Montana Society of American Foresters, Missoula Chapter. 2004-2007 Faculty Advisor. Xi Sigma Pi (national forestry honor society), Alpha Lambda chapter,

Humboldt State University. 2003-2007 Grant Proposal Reviewer. National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, USDA Small

Business Innovation Research Program, USDA McIntire-Stennis Cooperative Forestry Program.

2001-2004 Faculty Advisor. Student Chapter of the Society of American Foresters, Humboldt State University.

1998-2001 Officer. Xi Sigma Pi (national forestry honor society), Zeta chapter, Oregon State University.

Professional Affiliations

Society of American Foresters (1992-present); Society for Ecological Restoration International (1999-present); SAF Silviculture Instructors Working Sub-Group (2000-present); Inland Empire Reforestation Council (2010-present); Intermountain Container Seedling Growers’ Association (2011-present); Forest Vegetation Management Conference (1999-2007); California Forest Pest Council (2001-2007).