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Forests & PlantsKeith Woeste, Geneticist
- Ph.D., University of California
- USDA Forest Service Scientist
- As a geneticist, I use DNA and RNA to reveal the secret life of trees. DNA and RNA are found in the cells of living things. They contain the information to help organisms develop and function.
- Ph.D., University of California
- USDA Forest Service Scientist
- As a geneticist, I use DNA and RNA to reveal the secret life of trees. DNA and RNA are found in the cells of living things. They contain the information to help organisms develop and function.
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Forests & PlantsMelissa Thomas-Van Gundy, Silviculturist & Forester
- Ph.D., West Virginia University
- USDA Forest Service Scientist
- A silviculturist is a forester who is just as concerned about what trees are left in the woods after a harvest than what products are removed from the forest.
- Ph.D., West Virginia University
- USDA Forest Service Scientist
- A silviculturist is a forester who is just as concerned about what trees are left in the woods after a harvest than what products are removed from the forest.
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Forests & PlantsNatalie S. van Doorn, Urban Ecologist
- Ph.D., University of California Berkeley
- USDA Forest Service Scientist
- An urban ecologist studies the relationship of living organisms with each other and their surroundings in an urban environment. I have focused my research on urban forests which are an important part of urban ecosystems in many cities and towns across the world
- Ph.D., University of California Berkeley
- USDA Forest Service Scientist
- An urban ecologist studies the relationship of living organisms with each other and their surroundings in an urban environment. I have focused my research on urban forests which are an important part of urban ecosystems in many cities and towns across the world
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Forests & PlantsWildlifeAmanda Uowolo, Forest Ecologist
- M.S., Colorado State University
- USDA Forest Service Scientist
- A forest ecologist studies how forests work. We try to understand the relationships between organisms and their environment.
- M.S., Colorado State University
- USDA Forest Service Scientist
- A forest ecologist studies how forests work. We try to understand the relationships between organisms and their environment.
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Forests & PlantsMark Twery, Silviculturist
- Ph.D., Yale University
- USDA Forest Service Scientist
- A silviculturist studies how to grow forests.
- Ph.D., Yale University
- USDA Forest Service Scientist
- A silviculturist studies how to grow forests.
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Forests & PlantsWeather & ClimateChris Swanston, Climate Adaptation Specialist
- Ph.D., Oregon State University
- USDA Forest Service Scientist
- I help natural resources professionals consider how to change the management of ecosystems to address the challenges of a changing climate.
- Ph.D., Oregon State University
- USDA Forest Service Scientist
- I help natural resources professionals consider how to change the management of ecosystems to address the challenges of a changing climate.
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Forests & PlantsSusan L . Stout, Research Silviculturist
- Ph.D., Yale University
- USDA Forest Service Scientist
- Silviculture is the art and science of growing trees to achieve the goals of the landowner. Silviculture can include creating a specific type of wildlife habitat or growing a specific kind of wood efficiently.
- Ph.D., Yale University
- USDA Forest Service Scientist
- Silviculture is the art and science of growing trees to achieve the goals of the landowner. Silviculture can include creating a specific type of wildlife habitat or growing a specific kind of wood efficiently.
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Forests & PlantsElaine Kennedy Sutherland, Dendrochronologist
- Ph.D., University of Arizona
- USDA Forest Service Scientist
- Dendrochronologists study tree rings to understand how environments have varied in the past or to determine the specific year when events occurred.
- Ph.D., University of Arizona
- USDA Forest Service Scientist
- Dendrochronologists study tree rings to understand how environments have varied in the past or to determine the specific year when events occurred.
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Forests & PlantsRichard Straight, Lead Agroforester & Technology Transfer
- M.S., Iowa State University
- USDA Forest Service Scientist
- I am forester who has specialized in agroforestry. My primary responsibilities are to promote agroforestry to the natural resource management community and provide them with educational materials and training.
- M.S., Iowa State University
- USDA Forest Service Scientist
- I am forester who has specialized in agroforestry. My primary responsibilities are to promote agroforestry to the natural resource management community and provide them with educational materials and training.
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Forests & PlantsKevin T. Smith, Plant Physiologist
- Ph.D., University of Georgia
- Forest Service Scientist
- As a plant physiologist, I study how plants and fungi capture energy, grow, protect themselves, and eventually die. I also study beneficial microorganisms in the forest.
- Ph.D., University of Georgia
- Forest Service Scientist
- As a plant physiologist, I study how plants and fungi capture energy, grow, protect themselves, and eventually die. I also study beneficial microorganisms in the forest.