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Rangeland Watershed Program

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
 
Workgroup Chair Information
Name Melvin George (Chair)
Phone (530) 752-1720
E-Mail mrgeorge@ucdavis.edu
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Membership List
 
AES Scientist
Allen-Diaz, Barbara Vice President-ANR
  Vice President, Director of the Agricultural Experiment Station, Director of Cooperative Extension, 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
  County Director, Advisor for Livestock and Natural Resources Livestock, beef cattle, sheep, nutrition, range management, irrigated pastures, grazing systems, ranch water quality.
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
  County Director Livestock and Natural resources
George, Holly Plumas Sierra
  Livestock & Natural Resource Advisor, County Director Livestock, Multiple Use of Natural Resources & Community Development
Harper, John Mendocino County
  Livestock & Natural Resources Advisor Sheep & goat 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, Donald Modoc County
  "County Director, Farm Advisor" 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, other 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, Emeritus Range and livestock
Mellano, Valerie San Diego North County Office
  Acting County Director, 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 Livestock and Natural Resources
Nader, Glenn Sutter-Yuba Counties
  Farm Advisor   Livestock and Natural Resources Livestock, forage crops, range and natural resources
Sullins, Jim Tulare County
  County Director - Tulare & Kings Counties Livestock, Range and Natural Resources, Public Policy, Community Development
CE Specialist
Atwill, Edward Veterinary Medicine Extension
  CE Specialist Waterborne zoonotic disease, best management practices , microbial food safety
George, Melvin
  CE Specialist, Emeritus 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.
Malkin, Richard
  Professor Emeritus Photosynthesis: energy transduction in biological membranes
Thompson, Lisa
  Specialist in Cooperative Extension Anadromous and inland fish, freshwater ecology, population dynamics modeling, dams and water diversions, terrestrial-aquatic linkages in watersheds.
Other ANR
Frost, Bill Associate Vice President - Academic Programs and Strategic Initiatives
  Associate Director of Cooperative Extension and the Agricultural Experiment Station, Director ANR Research & Extension Center System
George, Valerie Plant Sciences Department, UCD
  Junior Specialist invasive species, livestock production, grazing
Lennox, Michael Sonoma County
  Staff Research Asst Riparian Restoration Effectiveness and Water Quality BMPs
Thomsen, Craig UCD - Department of Plant Science
  SRA rangeland restoration
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Other UC
Sheehy, Cody
 
Membership Totals
Number of Members38
ANR Members38
Non-ANR0
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