Forests & Plants
Grant Kirker, Research Technologist
- Ph.D., Mississippi State University
- USDA Forest Service Scientist
- Research technologists are responsible for planning, conducting, and analyzing scientific experiments as well as communicating results through peer-reviewed journals. My research interests relate to living and nonliving factors that cause wood to decay.
- Ph.D., Mississippi State University
- USDA Forest Service Scientist
- Research technologists are responsible for planning, conducting, and analyzing scientific experiments as well as communicating results through peer-reviewed journals. My research interests relate to living and nonliving factors that cause wood to decay.
Becky K. Kerns, Research Ecologist
- Ph.D., Northern Arizona University
- USDA Forest Service Scientist
- Plant ecologists study plants and their surroundings, or environment, and inform people about how to leave plant communities healthy for future generations.
- Ph.D., Northern Arizona University
- USDA Forest Service Scientist
- Plant ecologists study plants and their surroundings, or environment, and inform people about how to leave plant communities healthy for future generations.
Laura Kenefic, Silviculturist
- Ph.D., University of Maine
- USDA Forest Service Scientist
- As a silviculturist, I study ways to sustainably manage forests for desired products and outcomes.
- Ph.D., University of Maine
- USDA Forest Service Scientist
- As a silviculturist, I study ways to sustainably manage forests for desired products and outcomes.
Bob Keane, Research Ecologist
- Ph.D., University of Idaho
- USDA Forest Service Scientist
- As an ecologist, I study wildland fuel science, ecosystem modeling, and ecosystem restoration to see how natural processes affect the landscape.
- Ph.D., University of Idaho
- USDA Forest Service Scientist
- As an ecologist, I study wildland fuel science, ecosystem modeling, and ecosystem restoration to see how natural processes affect the landscape.
Louis Iverson, Landscape Ecologist
- Ph.D., University of North Dakota
- USDA Forest Service Scientist
- A landscape ecologist studies how landscapes (ranging from large continents to small fields) are put together and how they function to provide ecosystem services to humans and all life.
- Ph.D., University of North Dakota
- USDA Forest Service Scientist
- A landscape ecologist studies how landscapes (ranging from large continents to small fields) are put together and how they function to provide ecosystem services to humans and all life.
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.
Laurie Stroh Huckaby, Dendroecologist
- M.S. Forest Ecology, Colorado State University
- USDA Forest Service Scientist
- A dendroecologist uses tree rings to reconstruct climate, disturbances (including human land use), and other factors that influence tree growth.
- M.S. Forest Ecology, Colorado State University
- USDA Forest Service Scientist
- A dendroecologist uses tree rings to reconstruct climate, disturbances (including human land use), and other factors that influence tree growth.
Linda Heath, Research Forester
- Ph.D., University of Washington
- USDA Forest Service Scientist
- I study ways to provide estimates of multiple environmental benefits. An example of a benefit is forest carbon. The estimates are needed at local to national to global scales.
- Ph.D., University of Washington
- USDA Forest Service Scientist
- I study ways to provide estimates of multiple environmental benefits. An example of a benefit is forest carbon. The estimates are needed at local to national to global scales.
Sean Healey, Forest Ecologist
- Ph.D., University of Washington
- USDA Forest Service Scientist
- A forest ecologist studies the structure, composition, and processes that interact in a forest to provide different habitats for plants and animals. My research focuses on improving our understanding of changes in forest conditions.
- Ph.D., University of Washington
- USDA Forest Service Scientist
- A forest ecologist studies the structure, composition, and processes that interact in a forest to provide different habitats for plants and animals. My research focuses on improving our understanding of changes in forest conditions.
Christie Hawley, Natural Resource Analyst
- M.N.R., University of Georgia
- USDA Forest Service Scientist
- As a natural resource analyst, I gather geographic and field data on forests and wildland fires. I analyze these data using computer software to answer scientific questions related to fire and plant interactions.
- M.N.R., University of Georgia
- USDA Forest Service Scientist
- As a natural resource analyst, I gather geographic and field data on forests and wildland fires. I analyze these data using computer software to answer scientific questions related to fire and plant interactions.