Research Programs and Teams
Research
at PNW is done within the structure of programs, which are spread
throughout laboratories and are composed of teams. The research
of the Pacific Northwest Research Station is organized into eight
program areas and a center. The team leaders are located in Washington,
Oregon,
or Alaska. (Click on the program name for more information)
Read about our Teams' 2008 Science Accomplishments
PROGRAM DIRECTORY (PDF:
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This research directory is updated annually. Visit our online
directories for more up to date phone numbers.
Western
Wildland Environmental Threat Assessment Center
PROGRAM / TEAM NAME |
PROGRAM MANAGER OR TEAM LEADER |
LOCATION
|
Aquatic
and Land Interactions |
Douglas A. Ryan |
Olympia, WA |
|
Corvallis
Team |
Gordon H. Reeves |
Corvallis, OR |
|
Juneau
Team |
Richard T. Edwards |
Juneau, AK |
|
Olympia
Team |
Peter A. Bisson, Frank McCormick |
Olympia, WA |
|
Wenatchee
Team |
Richard D. Woodsmith |
Wenatchee, WA |
|
Communications
and Applications |
Cynthia Miner |
Portland, OR |
|
Knowledge Development and Applications |
Cynthia Miner |
Portland, OR |
|
Publishing |
Frank Vanni |
Portland, OR |
|
Ecosystem
Processes |
John
Laurence |
Corvallis, OR |
|
Boreal
Ecology Cooperative
Research Unit |
Thomas A. Hanley |
Juneau, AK |
|
Canopy
Processes in Temperate
Mesic Forests |
Frederick C. Meinzer |
Corvallis, OR |
|
Ecological
Foundations
of Biodiversity |
Andrew B. Carey |
Olympia, WA |
|
Ecology,
Management, and
Conservation of Sensitive Wildlife Species |
Martin G. Raphael |
Olympia, WA |
|
Forest
Landscapes and Ecosystems |
Thomas A. Spies |
Corvallis, OR |
|
Sustainable
Ecosystem Productivity |
Bernard T. Bormann |
Corvallis, OR |
|
Focused
Science Delivery |
R.
James Barbour |
Portland, OR |
|
Science
Delivery |
Miles Hemstrom |
Portland, OR |
|
Biodiversity
Issue |
Vancant |
Portland, OR |
|
NEPA
for the 21st Century |
David Seesholtz |
Boise, ID |
|
Recreation
and Tourism Issue |
Linda Kruger |
Juneau, AK |
|
Reducing
Fire Risk to People
and Resources Issue |
R. James Barbour |
Portland, OR |
|
Sustainable
Wood Production Issue |
Vancant |
Portland, OR |
|
Human
and Natural Resources Interactions |
Jamie
Barbour, Acting |
Portland, OR |
|
Alaska
Wood Utilization Research and Development Center |
Allen Brackley |
Sitka, AK |
|
Alaska Communities
and Forest Environments |
Linda Kruger |
Juneau, AK |
|
Ecologically
Sustainable
Production of Forest Resources |
Robert Deal |
Portland, OR |
|
Land
Use and Land Cover Dynamics |
Ralph J. Alig |
Corvallis, OR |
|
Rural Urban
Wildland Interactions |
Dale Blahna |
Seattle, WA |
|
Communities
and Forest Management |
Susan Charnley |
Portland, OR |
|
Portland
Economics Team |
John R. Mills |
Portland, OR |
|
Market
Sector Analysis |
|
|
|
Managing
Disturbance Regimes |
Ed
DePuit |
Wenatchee, OR |
|
Atmosphere & Fire Interaction Research & Engineering (AirFIRE)
|
Brian Potter |
Seattle, WA |
|
Behavior,
Chemistry, and Ecology of Forest Insects and Diseases (BCEID) |
Rick Kelsey |
Corvallis, OR |
|
Disturbance
Ecology and
Management (DEM) |
Jane Hayes |
La Grande, OR |
|
Eastside
Forest Health and Restoration |
Paul Hessburg |
Wenatchee, WA |
|
Effects of Ungulates on Ecosystems |
Marty Vavra |
La Grande, OR |
|
Fire and
Environmental Research
Applications (FERA) |
David Peterson |
Seattle, WA |
|
Mapped
Atmosphere-Plant-Soil
System (MAPSS) |
Ron Neilson |
Corvallis, OR |
|
Pacific
Northwest Forest Inventory and Analysis |
Susan
Willits |
Portland, OR |
- Forest
Inventory and Analysis, Anchorage (responsible for Alaska)
|
|
|
|
Alaska Resource Analysis
|
Willem van Hees |
|
|
Data Compilation |
Ray Koleser |
|
|
Information Resources
Management |
Kevin Dobelbower |
|
- Forest
Inventory and Analysis, Portland (responsible for Oregon,
Washington, California, Hawaii, and the Pacific Islands) |
|
|
|
Environmental Analysis
and Research |
Jeremy Fried |
|
|
Data Collection |
Robert Rhoads |
|
|
Data Compilation |
George Breazeale |
|
|
Inventory Reporting and Mapping
(IRAM) |
Sally Campbell |
|
|
Resource
Management and Productivity |
Charles
E. Peterson |
Portland, OR |
|
Biology
and Culture of
Forest Plants |
Paul Anderson |
Corvallis, OR |
|
Forest
Genetics |
Rich Cronn |
Corvallis, OR |
|
Silviculture
and Ecology of
Southeast Alaska |
David D'Amore |
Juneau, AK |
|
Silviculture and Forest Models |
Stephen Reutebuch |
Olympia, WA |
|