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Workgroup Information

Rangeland Watershed Program

         FY 07-08 $6,000
Summary Conduct research and education programs that provide science based information to private rangeland owners and various agencies and groups. Address any rangeland or ranch problems or issues that may effect the management of the watershed.
Website:  http://californiarangeland.ucdavis.edu
Annual Reports: 2007
2006
2005
2004
 
Workgroup Chair Information
Name Melvin George (Chair)
Phone (530) 752-1720
E-Mail mrgeorge@ucdavis.edu
Unit: Department of Plant Sciences
Location: Department of Plant Sciences
One Shields Avenue
1210 Plant and Environmental Sciences Bldg
Davis, 95616-8780
 
Responsible for Workgroup Administration and Budget
Name Dee Madderra
Email damadderra@ucdavis.edu
Phone 530-752-2683
Membership List
 
AES Scientist
Allen-Diaz, Barbara Associate Vice President - Academic Programs and Strategic Initiatives
  Associate Vice President, Academic Programs and Strategic Initiatives, Director of the Research and Extension Centers, and Professor and Russell Rustici Chair in Rangeland Management Rangeland Ecology and Management
Bartolome, James Environmental Science, Policy and Management (ESPM)
  Professor Ecology and management of California's rangelands
Dahlgren, Randy Soils & Biogeochemistry Program
  Professor   Pedologist   Soil Mineralogist-AES Biogeochemical aspects of pedology-interactions of biological, hydrological and geochemical processes in natural and managed environments; processes and products of mineral weathering in the soil environment
Huntsinger, Lynn Environmental Science, Policy and Management (ESPM)
  Professor   Rangeland management and ecology, Native American natural resource management, pasforalism, culture and natural resources
Laca, Emilio Department of Plant Sciences
  Professor Spatial ecology. Rangelands and climate change. Invasive annual grasses. Precision grazing.
Rice, Kevin Department of Plant Sciences
  Professor I Plant population ecology, conservation biology, restoration ecology, ecological genetics.
Richards, James Land, Air & Water Resources
  Professor Plant Nutritional Ecologist-AES Plant physiological ecology, root ecology, mechanisms of competition for nutrients and water, hydraulic lift and plant stress physiology.
CE Advisor
Becchetti, Theresa Stanislaus County
  Farm Advisor Livestock and Natural Resources
Bower, Alan Humboldt County Office
  Livestock/Natural Resources Advisor/County Director Livestock, Rangeland, and Pasture Management
Davy, Josh Tehama County
  Livestock, Range, and Natural Resources Advisor Livestock, Range and Irrigated Pasture
Doran, Morgan Solano County
  Advisor for Livestock and Natural Resources Livestock, beef cattle, sheep, nutrition, range & natural resources
Drake, Daniel Siskiyou County
  Farm Advisor Conducts research and educational programs in the areas of livestock, range and pasturing with emphasis on beef cattle, computer application, animal nutrition, particularly trace minerals and general agricultural marketing economics as key areas
Forero, Larry Shasta County
  Livestock Advisor Livestock and Natural resources
Frost, Bill ANR Research and Extension Centers
  Associate Director - ANR Research and Extension Centers and Natural Resource Advisor
George, Holly Plumas Sierra
  Livestock & Natural Resource Advisor, County Director Youth, Livestock, Multiple Use of Natural Resources
Harper, John Mendocino County
  Mendocino County Director and Livestock & Natural Resources Advisor Sheep production, range cattle production, rangeland, watershed, water quality, computer applications.
Ingram, Roger Placer-Nevada Counties
  Placer-Nevada County Director and Farm Advisor Grazing management, fencing, nutrition, economics, livestock, range, land use, low-stress livestock handling, California Grazing Academy
Lancaster, Don Modoc County
  County Director Range and forage crops and natural resources
Larsen, Royce San Luis Obispo County
  Area Natural Resource Watershed Advisor Water Quality and Non-point Source Pollution on Rangelands. Also, othe natural resource issues including: Rangeland Improvements, Noxious Invasive Weeds, Wildland Fires, Grassland Restoration and Endangered Species.
Larson, Stephanie Sonoma County
  County Director and Livestock  Range Management Advisor Sheep management and production, fiber production, rangeland and natural resource management, water quality
Lewis, David Marin County
  Director Watershed Management and Research
Lile, David Lassen County
  County Director Livestock / Natural Resources
McDougald, Neil Madera County
  Natural Resources Farm Advisor Range and livestock
Mellano, Valerie San Diego County
  Environmental Issues Advisor Water quality, waste management, land use, urban-rural interface, biotechnology
Merrill-Davies, Missy Modoc County
  County Director, Livestock & Natural Resources Farm Advisor Beef Cattle
Nader, Glenn Sutter-Yuba Counties
  Farm Advisor   Livestock and Natural Resources Livestock, forage crops, range and natural resources
Sullins, Jim Tulare County
  County Director Livestock, Range and Natural Resources, Public Policy, Community Development
CE Specialist
Atwill, Edward
 
George, Melvin Department of Plant Sciences
  CE Specialist IX Range and pasture improvement, grazing management, rangeland water quality, rangeland management practices, ranch planning, and ecological site descriptions.
O'Geen, Anthony Soils & Biogeochemistry Program
  Cooperative Extension   Soil Resource Specialist Soil-landscape relationships, hydropedology, application of digital soil databases, soil survey; pedologic and hydrologic processes in deep regolith; macrofauna and mesofauna in soils.
Tate, Kenneth Department of Plant Sciences
  CE Rangeland Watershed Specialist and Vice Chair for Outreach and Extension Rangeland hydrology, water quality, nonpoint source pollution, grazing management.
Thompson, Lisa Wildlife, Fish & Conservation Biology
  Associate Specialist in Cooperative Extension Anadromous and inland fish, freshwater ecology, population dynamics modeling, dams and water diversions, terrestrial-aquatic linkages in watersheds.
Other ANR
George, Valerie Plant Sciences Department, UCD
  Junior Specialist invasive species, livestock production, grazing
Hogan, Sean Plant Sciences Department, UCD
  Graduate Research Assistant GIS, watersheds, water quality, geography, spanish
Lennox, Michael Sonoma County
  Staff Research Asst Riparian Restoration Effectiveness and Water Quality BMPs
Thomsen, Craig UCD - Department of Plant Science
  SRA rangeland restoration
User, Unverified
 
Other UC
Sheehy, Cody UCD/OSU
  Program Representative/Videographer Grazing Management, Videography
Membership Totals
Number of Members38
ANR Members38
Non-ANR0
Info Only0