Gina Rone
Gina Rone Forest Soil Scientist with the Fremont-Winema National Forest 541-620-0626 grone@fs.fed.us www.fs.usda.gov/fremont-winema Biography Gina Rone has been a soil scientist for the Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management over the past 15 years. After graduating with degrees in Environmental Science, Biology, and Geology, she worked in Utah, Idaho, and currently serves as... Bio Details →
Dave Hannibal
Dave Hannibal Base Manager at Grayback Forestry 541-620-0626 dhannibal2011@gmail.com www.graybackforestry.com Biography As a Base Manager for Grayback Forestry Inc., one of the largest private prescribed fire and firefighting firms in the nation, Dave oversees 75-100 Wildland firefighters on national and regional contracts as well as their associated service contract workloads from bases in John... Bio Details →
Beth Dodson
Beth Dodson University of Montana 406-243-5542 elizabeth.dodson@umontana.edu www.cfc.umt.edu Biography Beth Dodson is an Associate Professor of Integrated Natural Resource with the University of Montana College of Forestry & Conservation. Presentation Topic Roads, Bridges and Stream Crossings Presentation Description Forest roads and water crossings appropriate to Eastern Oregon (or Eastside forests in the PNW in... Bio Details →
Jeff Wimer
Jeff Wimer Oregon State University 541-737-5044 jeffrey.wimer@oregonstate.edu www.oregonstate.edu Biography Jeff Wimer currently works as a senior instructor at Oregon State University where he manages the Student Logging Program. Prior to OSU he worked for his families logging and trucking company based out of Albany, OR. Wimer Logging Co. ran 4 tower sides and had... Bio Details →
Karen Hardigg
Karen Hardigg Wallowa Resources 541-426-8053 ext 24 karen@wallowaresources.org www.wallowaresources.org Biography In her role as Special Initiatives Program Coordinator at Wallowa Resources, Karen Hardigg coordinates the Rural Voices for Conservation Coalition (RVCC). RVCC represents a diverse group of community based organizations promoting balanced, conservation-based approaches to the ecological and economic problems facing the rural West. Before... Bio Details →
Susan Jane Brown
Susan Jane Brown Western Environmental Law Center 503-914-1323 brown@westernlaw.org www.westernlaw.org Biography Susan Jane Brown is a staff attorney with the Western Environmental Law Center (WELC). Her primary focus of litigation is federal public lands forest management, but her practice includes cases involving the Endangered Species Act, National Environmental Policy Act, National Forest Management Act, and... Bio Details →
Derek Churchill
Derek Churchill University of Washington 206-391-9832 derekch@uw.edu www.wastetowisdom.com Biography Derek Churchill is both a forester and scientist who focuses on applying ecological knowledge to on-the-ground forest management challenges across the Pacific Northwest. He has run a forestry consulting company for 10 years that specializes in ecological forestry on public and private land. He has done... Bio Details →
Han-Sup Han
Han-Sup Han Professor, Department of Forestry and Wildland Resources at Humboldt State University 707-826-3725 hh30@humboldt.edu www.wastetowisdom.com Biography Dr. Han's primary research focuses on forest operations which involve the application of various forest management tools and processes to achieve a wide range of objectives in forest management. He has been evaluating various harvesting equipment and systems... Bio Details →
Andy Geissler
Andy Geissler Western Oregon Field Forester with the American Forest Resource Council 541-342-1892 ageissler@amforest.org www.amforest.org Biography Andy moved to Oregon to join AFRC as its field forester from Washington state where he worked for six years in the woods of Lewis County. A native of Long Island, New York, Andy somehow discovered that a profession... Bio Details →
Lee Miller
Lee Miller Miller Timber Services, Inc. 541-740-9393 lee@millertimber.com www.millertimber.com Biography As President of Miller Timber Services, Lee Miller is focused on the preservation, protection and sustainability of our forests for generations to come. With over 30 years experience, Miller Timber Services, Inc. has expanded both capability and expertise in providing comprehensive professional forestry and emergency services for... Bio Details →
Ben Leshchinsky
Ben Leshchinsky Oregon State University 541-737-8873 ben.leshchinsky@oregonstate.edu www.oregonstate.edu Biography Professor Ben Leshchinsky's research interests include landslides; use of soil reinforcement in earth retention, unpaved road improvement, slope stability and the mechanics of heavy equipment operating on soil. Ben's research is based in a variety of disciplines, broadly encompassing geotechnical engineering, water resources, and forestry. Presentation... Bio Details →
