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    E. Ashley Steel, Quantitative Ecologist

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    • Ph.D., University of Washington-Seattle
    • USDA Forest Service Scientist
    • A quantitative ecologist uses mathematical skills and ideas to better understand forests, rivers, oceans, fish, wildlife, climate, and more.
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    Janice Reid, Wildlife Biologist

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    • B.S., University of California, Berkeley
    • USDA Forest Service Scientist
    • A wildlife biologist studies animal populations and the habitats with which animals associate.
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    Jenny Rechel, Wildlife Biologist / Geographer

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    • Ph.D., University of California
    • USDA Forest Service Scientist
    • As a wildlife biologist and geographer, I focus on studying the effects of disturbance (fire, post-fire erosion, and drought) on bird populations and habitats in the National Forests in southern California.
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    Marty Raphael, Wildlife Ecologist

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    • Ph.D., UC Berkeley
    • USDA Forest Service Scientist
    • I study populations of wildlife and the types of habitat they use to better understand how to conserve species that are at risk.
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    Cathy Raley, Wildlife Biologist

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    • M.S., University of Wyoming
    • USDA Forest Service Scientist
    • As a wildlife biologist, I study birds and mammals in forest ecosystems.  I study these animals to understand how they interact with their environment, as well as what these animals need to survive.
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    Roger W. Perry, Wildlife Biologist

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    • Ph.D., Oklahoma State University
    • USDA Forest Service Scientist
    • A wildlife biologist studies wild animals, their populations, and their habitats.
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    Brooke Penaluna, Research Fish Biologist

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    • Ph.D., Oregon State University
    • USDA Forest Service Scientist
    • A fish biologist studies fishes and the habitats they occupy to better understand the relationships between fish biology and habitat.

     

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    Ms. Yvette Ortega, Ecologist

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    • University of California, Berkeley
    • USDA Forest Service Scientist
    • An ecologist studies how plants, animals, and nature’s forces interact.
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    Dede Olson, Research Ecologist

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    • Oregon State University
    • USDA Forest Service Scientist
    • I study potential threats to animal populations, especially amphibians and reptiles, including disease and habitat alteration from forest management.  I also study general ecology such as species distributions, habitat associations, movements, and breeding.
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    Katie Moriarty, Research Wildlife Biologist

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    • Ph.D., Oregon State University
    • USDA Forest Service Scientist
    • A wildlife biologist studies living organisms such as birds, mammals, reptiles, and amphibians.  Wildlife biologists also study habitats, life histories, population changes, and movement.