Active Forest Management
Emilee Poole, Entomologist
- Ph.D., University of Georgia
- USDA Forest Service scientist
- As an entomologist, I’m interested in the interactions between plants and insects. I study forest health by looking at native and invasive pests, their impact on our forests, and potential management strategies.
- Ph.D., University of Georgia
- USDA Forest Service scientist
- As an entomologist, I’m interested in the interactions between plants and insects. I study forest health by looking at native and invasive pests, their impact on our forests, and potential management strategies.
Woodsy Owl, Nature Educator (K-2)
- Nature Educator
- I teach people to learn, enjoy, and care about our lands. I want people to explore nature. Nature is everywhere! Find it in a forest. Find it in a park. Nature is right outside your home!
- This collector card is specially made for younger students (K-2).
- Nature Educator
- I teach people to learn, enjoy, and care about our lands. I want people to explore nature. Nature is everywhere! Find it in a forest. Find it in a park. Nature is right outside your home!
- This collector card is specially made for younger students (K-2).
Woodsy Owl, Conservation Education Specialist
- Conservation Education Specialist
- As an educator in conservation for over 50 years, I invite everyone to learn, enjoy, and care about the conservation of our natural resources. I also encourage people to explore and enjoy nature wherever they are. You don’t need to be in a forest to experience nature. You can experience the beauty of the outdoors in your own backyard!
- Conservation Education Specialist
- As an educator in conservation for over 50 years, I invite everyone to learn, enjoy, and care about the conservation of our natural resources. I also encourage people to explore and enjoy nature wherever they are. You don’t need to be in a forest to experience nature. You can experience the beauty of the outdoors in your own backyard!
Deborah Finch, Research Wildlife Biologist
- Ph.D., University of Wyoming – Laramie
- USDA Forest Service Scientist
- A wildlife biologist studies living organisms such as birds, mammals, reptiles, and amphibians and their habitats, their life history, population changes, and movement patterns.
- Ph.D., University of Wyoming – Laramie
- USDA Forest Service Scientist
- A wildlife biologist studies living organisms such as birds, mammals, reptiles, and amphibians and their habitats, their life history, population changes, and movement patterns.
Melissa 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.
Chris 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.
Susan 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.
Richard 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.
Eini C. Lowell, Research Forest Products Technologist
- M.S., Oregon State University
- USDA Forest Service Scientist
- As a research forest products technologist, I study forest management and the effects of management on wood products we use everyday like furniture, paper, or building materials.
- M.S., Oregon State University
- USDA Forest Service Scientist
- As a research forest products technologist, I study forest management and the effects of management on wood products we use everyday like furniture, paper, or building materials.
Carolyn Hunsaker, Ecologist
- Ph.D., University of California
- USDA Forest Service Scientist
- An ecologist studies the relationship of living things with the living and nonliving environment. I study the forest vegetation, soils, climate, air quality, stream organisms, and water quantity and quality.
- Ph.D., University of California
- USDA Forest Service Scientist
- An ecologist studies the relationship of living things with the living and nonliving environment. I study the forest vegetation, soils, climate, air quality, stream organisms, and water quantity and quality.