Forests & Plants
Connie Harrington, Silviculturist & Tree Physiologist
- Ph.D., University of Washington (Seattle)
- USDA Forest Service Scientist
- A silviculturist studies how trees interact with each other and how changing a tree’s neighborhood influences how it grows and the other plants that grow with it. A tree physiologist studies the biological processes that influence tree growth.
- Ph.D., University of Washington (Seattle)
- USDA Forest Service Scientist
- A silviculturist studies how trees interact with each other and how changing a tree’s neighborhood influences how it grows and the other plants that grow with it. A tree physiologist studies the biological processes that influence tree growth.
Bill Hargrove, Landscape Ecologist
- University of Georgia
- USDA Forest Service Scientist
- A landscape ecologist searches for the links between patterns and ecological processes across large areas.
- University of Georgia
- USDA Forest Service Scientist
- A landscape ecologist searches for the links between patterns and ecological processes across large areas.
Rich Hallett, Forest Ecologist
- Ph.D., University of New Hampshire
- USDA Forest Service Scientist
- A forest ecologist is concerned with the survival of the forests, how trees and people ‘get along,’ and how we can help each other.
- Ph.D., University of New Hampshire
- USDA Forest Service Scientist
- A forest ecologist is concerned with the survival of the forests, how trees and people ‘get along,’ and how we can help each other.
Qinfeng Guo, Research Ecologist
- Ph.D., University of New Mexico
- USDA Forest Service Scientist
- A plant ecologist studies plants and how they function on the landscape.
- Ph.D., University of New Mexico
- USDA Forest Service Scientist
- A plant ecologist studies plants and how they function on the landscape.
Cathryn H. Greenberg, Research Ecologist
- Ph.D., University of Florida
- USDA Forest Service Scientist
- As a research ecologist, I study the effects of forest management and natural disturbances on plants and animals.
- Ph.D., University of Florida
- USDA Forest Service Scientist
- As a research ecologist, I study the effects of forest management and natural disturbances on plants and animals.
Paul Gobster, Research Landscape Architect
- Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Madison
- USDA Forest Service Scientist
- A landscape architect studies how the design, planning, and management of landscapes can provide a more harmonious fit between people and their environment.
- Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Madison
- USDA Forest Service Scientist
- A landscape architect studies how the design, planning, and management of landscapes can provide a more harmonious fit between people and their environment.
Michael Gavazzi, Biological Scientist
- M.S., Virginia Tech
- USDA Forest Service Scientist
- A biological scientist is a jack of all trades. I work with other researchers in diverse disciplines to study forest ecosystems response to prescribed burning, climate change, and natural and man-made disturbance.
- M.S., Virginia Tech
- USDA Forest Service Scientist
- A biological scientist is a jack of all trades. I work with other researchers in diverse disciplines to study forest ecosystems response to prescribed burning, climate change, and natural and man-made disturbance.
Kathleen (Katie) Stearns Friday, Program Manager
- M.F., Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies
- USDA Forest Service Scientist
- A program manager provides technical and financial assistance programs to state or island governments, to support their work managing state and private forests and agroforests.
- M.F., Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies
- USDA Forest Service Scientist
- A program manager provides technical and financial assistance programs to state or island governments, to support their work managing state and private forests and agroforests.
Katherine J. Elliot, Forest Ecologist
- Ph.D., University of Maine
- USDA Forest Service Scientist
- A forest ecologist studies interactions among plants, animals, energy, water, and nutrients. A forest ecologist also studies how all of these things relate to patters and processes in forest ecosystems.
- Ph.D., University of Maine
- USDA Forest Service Scientist
- A forest ecologist studies interactions among plants, animals, energy, water, and nutrients. A forest ecologist also studies how all of these things relate to patters and processes in forest ecosystems.
Craig Echt, Forest Geneticist
- Ph.D., Indiana University
- USDA Forest Service Scientist
- A forest geneticist compares the DNA from trees growing in different forests to figure out how they may be different or whether they share a common ancestry.
- Ph.D., Indiana University
- USDA Forest Service Scientist
- A forest geneticist compares the DNA from trees growing in different forests to figure out how they may be different or whether they share a common ancestry.