This is an archived copy of the 2022-23 guide. To access the most recent version of the guide, please visit http://guide.berkeley.edu.
About the Program
The Ecosystem Management and Forestry major has replaced the Forestry and Natural Resources major in the Rausser College of Natural Resources.
Bachelor of Science (BS)
Ecosystem Management and Forestry (EMF) focuses on the conservation and restoration of the earth's natural resources through hands-on study of the ecology, stewardship, and management of forest, woodland, and grassland ecosystems.
The program offers two specializations to choose from, and if the student chooses a specialization in Forestry, they can qualify to take the Registered Professional Forester's licensing exam in California.
- The Forestry specialization provides students with the ecological, quantitative, and social foundation to be the managers and leaders in the management of forests and forest resources. The Forestry specialization is accredited by the Society of American Foresters and provides four years of qualifying education or professional experience for licensing as a professional forester in California. The goals of the Forestry specialization are very closely associated with the educational requirements of the forestry profession and prepare our students for a variety of careers in forestry or closely related natural resource fields.
- The Natural Resource Management specialization provides students with greater flexibility to explore subjects in ecology, physical environment, monitoring and measurement, and management and policy. Students can choose to concentrate their studies in water management, ecology, climates change or design their own concentration based on interest.
Students in the program, regardless of concentration, have ample opportunity to acquire interdisciplinary skills in the ecology, stewardship, and management of ecosystems such as forests, woodlands, and grasslands. Within the program, students can choose to emphasize topics such as wildlife biology, water policy, fire science, ecosystem restoration, environmental justice, remote sensing and GIS, and rural sociology.
EMF graduates are well-prepared for graduate school and careers in environmental consulting, public agencies, non-profit conservation organizations, and private companies. Students also have the option of preparing for professional careers in forestry, wildlife, and range management.
Admission to the Major
Advice on admission for freshmen and transfer students can be found on the Rausser College Admissions Guide page or the Rausser College Prospective Student website. Freshman students may apply directly to the major, or they may select the Rausser College of Natural Resource's undeclared option and declare the major by the end of their fourth semester. Transfer students may apply directly to the major through the UC application.
Information for current Berkeley students who would like to declare the major after admission, including information on a change of major or change of college, please see chapter 6 of the Rausser College of Natural Resources Undergraduate Student Handbook.
Honors Program
Students with a GPA of 3.6 or higher may enroll in the Rausser College honors program (H196) once they have reached upper division standing. To fulfill the program requirements, students design, conduct, and report on an individual research project working with a faculty sponsor. For further information about registration for the honors symposium and the honors requirements, please see the Rausser College of Natural Resources website.
Minor Program
A minor in Forestry is available for students who are interested in learning about forestry and renewable resource management as an adjunct to their chosen fields. Students in many diverse majors such as business administration, integrative biology, and civil engineering may find this minor complementary to their professional career goals. For information regarding how to declare the minor, please contact the department.
Other Majors and Minors Offered by the Department of Environmental Science, Policy, and Management:
Conservation and Resource Studies (Major and Minor)
Environmental Sciences (Major only)
Molecular Environmental Biology (Major only)
Society and Environment (Major only)
Major Requirements
Students in this major choose a specialization in Forestry or Natural Resource Management. The specific requirements for each specialization is outlined below. In addition to the University, campus, and college requirements, listed on the College Requirements tab, students must fulfill the below requirements specific to their major program.
General Guidelines
- All courses taken to fulfill the major requirements below must be taken for graded credit, other than courses listed which are offered on a Pass/No Pass basis only. Other exceptions to this requirement are noted as applicable.
- A minimum cumulative grade point average (GPA) of 2.0 is required.
- A minimum GPA of 2.0 in upper division major requirements is required.
- At least 15 of the 36 required upper division units must be taken in the Rausser College of Natural Resources (except for students majoring in Environmental Economics and Policy; please see the EEP major adviser for further information).
- A maximum of 16 units of independent study (courses numbered 97, 98, 99, 197, 198, and 199) may count toward graduation, with a maximum of 4 units of independent study per semester.
- No more than 1/3 of the total units attempted at UC Berkeley may be taken Pass/Not Pass. This includes units in the Education Abroad Program and UC Intercampus Visitor or Exchange Programs.
- A maximum of 4 units of physical education courses will count toward graduation.
For information regarding residency requirements and unit requirements, please see the College Requirements tab.
Requirements for all Ecosystem Management and Forestry Majors
| Code | Title | Units |
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| Lower division courses | ||
| Chemistry (pick one) | ||
| General Chemistry and General Chemistry Laboratory | ||
| Chemical Structure and Reactivity and Organic Chemistry Laboratory | ||
| Biology | ||
| General Biology Lecture and Laboratory [4] | ||
| Calculus (A-B series required) | ||
| Analytic Geometry and Calculus and Analytic Geometry and Calculus | ||
| Calculus and Calculus | ||
| Methods of Mathematics: Calculus, Statistics, and Combinatorics and Methods of Mathematics: Calculus, Statistics, and Combinatorics | ||
| Statistics | ||
| Introduction to Probability and Statistics [4] | ||
or STAT 21 | Introductory Probability and Statistics for Business | |
| Economics | ||
| Introduction to Environmental Economics and Policy [4] * | ||
or ECON 1 | Introduction to Economics | |
| Physical Science | ||
| Introduction to Earth System Science [4] | ||
or EPS 50 | The Planet Earth | |
or GEOG N1 | Global Environmental Change | |
| GIS | ||
| Introduction to Geographic Information Systems [3] (offered every other year) | ||
or GEOG 80 | An Introduction to Geospatial Technologies: Mapping, Space and Power | |
| ESPM Core Requirements | ||
| ESPM Environmental Sciences Core: Select one from the following: | ||
| The Biosphere [3] | ||
| Environmental Biology [3] | ||
| Environmental Issues [4] | ||
| Introduction to Environmental Sciences [3] | ||
| Climate Change and the Future of California [4] | ||
| ESPM Social Sciences Core: Select on from the following: | ||
| Americans and the Global Forest [4] | ||
| Fire: Past, Present and Future Interactions with the People and Ecosystems of California [4] | ||
| Introduction to Culture and Natural Resource Management [4] | ||
| ESPM 52 | History of Native American Land, Colonialism, and Heritage Preservation | 3 |
| Environmental Policy, Administration, and Law [4] | ||
| Upper Division Core Courses | ||
| Upper division requirements for both specializations | ||
| Landscape Ecology [3] | ||
or ESPM C153 | Ecology | |
| Resource Management [4] | ||
| Forest Ecosystem Management and Planning [4] | ||
Forestry Specialization Requirements
The Forestry specialization provides students with the ecological, quantitative, and social foundation to be the managers and leaders in the management of forests and forest resources. The Forestry specialization is accredited by the Society of American Foresters and provides four years of qualifying education or professional experience for licensing as a professional forester in California. The goals of the Forestry specialization are very closely associated with the educational requirements of the forestry profession and prepare our students for a variety of careers in forestry or closely related natural resource fields.
| Code | Title | Units |
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| Forestry Field Program | ||
| Sierra Nevada Ecology [4] | ||
| Forest Measurements [1] | ||
| Silviculture and Utilization [3] | ||
| Forest Management and Assessment [3] | ||
| Forestry Required Courses | ||
| Climate and Energy Policy [4] | ||
or ESPM 60 | Environmental Policy, Administration, and Law | |
| Trees: Taxonomy, Growth, and Structures [3] | ||
| Ecological Analysis [4] | ||
| Fire, Insects, and Diseases in Forest Ecosystems [3] | ||
| Forest Operations Management [3] (offered every other year) | ||
| Applied Forest Ecology [4] | ||
| Forestry Elective | ||
| (Select two) | ||
| Science of Soils [3] | ||
| Development and Classification of Soils [3] | ||
| Biometeorology [3] | ||
| Soil Microbiology and Biogeochemistry [3] | ||
| Data Science in Global Change Ecology [4] | ||
| GIS and Environmental Science [3] | ||
| Remote Sensing of the Environment [4] | ||
| Introduction to Ecological Data Analysis [3] | ||
| Grassland and Woodland Management and Conservation [4] | ||
| Earth System Remote Sensing [3] | ||
| Geographic Information Science [4] | ||
Natural Resource Management Specialization Requirements
The Natural Resource Management specialization provides students with greater flexibility to explore subjects in ecology, physical environment, monitoring and measurement, and management and policy. Students can choose to concentrate their studies in water management, ecology, climates change or design their own concentration based on interest.
Choose One:
Choice A
- Either the Forestry Field program (ESPM 105A-D) or Biology and Geomorphology of Tropical Islands (ESPM C107) AND
- Three additional approved courses by and Ecosystem Management and Forestry Faculty
Choice B
Complete an approved six course resource concentration track or design your own six course concentration with EMF faculty approval with at least one elective from each of the following categories
| Code | Title | Units |
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| Natural Resouce Management Choice B course list | ||
| Ecosystem Knowledge | ||
| Trees: Taxonomy, Growth, and Structures [3] | ||
| Environmental Change Genetics [3] | ||
| Ecosystem Ecology [4] | ||
| Microbial Ecology [3] | ||
| Insect Ecology [3] | ||
| Wildlife Ecology [3] | ||
| Freshwater Ecology [3] | ||
| Fish Ecology [3] | ||
| Grassland and Woodland Ecology [4] | ||
| Science of Soils [3] | ||
| Development and Classification of Soils [3] | ||
| Biometeorology [3] | ||
| Soil Microbiology and Biogeochemistry [3] | ||
| Air Pollution [3] | ||
| Ecosystem Measurement and Assessment | ||
| Ecological Analysis [4] | ||
| Data Science in Global Change Ecology [4] | ||
| GIS and Environmental Science [3] | ||
| Remote Sensing of the Environment [4] | ||
| Introduction to Ecological Data Analysis [3] | ||
| Design and Analysis of Ecological Research [4] | ||
| Applied Time Series Analysis for Ecology and Environmental Sciences [3] | ||
| Ecological Analysis [3] | ||
| Geographic Information Science [4] | ||
| Ecosystems Value and Policy | ||
| Climate and Energy Policy [4] | ||
| Sociology and Political Ecology of Agro-Food Systems [4] | ||
| Health, Medicine, Society and Environment [4] | ||
| Environmental Justice: Race, Class, Equity, and the Environment [4] | ||
| Political Ecology [4] | ||
| International Environmental Politics [4] | ||
| Ecosystem Management | ||
| Principles of Conservation Biology [4] | ||
| Fire, Insects, and Diseases in Forest Ecosystems [3] | ||
| Global Change Biology [3] | ||
| Biodiversity Conservation in Working Landscapes [4] | ||
| Environmental Philosophy and Ethics [4] | ||
| Bioethics and Society [4] | ||
| Environmental Health and Development [4] | ||
| Fire Ecology [3] | ||
| Forest Operations Management [3] | ||
| Applied Forest Ecology [4] | ||
| Grassland and Woodland Management and Conservation [4] | ||
Possible concentrations in Natural Resource Management:
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| Water & Watershed | ||
| Climate and Energy Policy [4] | ||
| Wildlife Ecology [3] | ||
| Science of Soils [3] | ||
| GIS and Environmental Science [3] | ||
| Forest Operations Management [3] | ||
| Geomorphology [4] | ||
| Terrestrial Hydrology [4] | ||
| Wildlife Conservation and Management: | ||
| Climate and Energy Policy [4] | ||
| Principles of Conservation Biology [4] | ||
| American Wildlife: Management and Policy in the 21st Century [3] | ||
| Wildlife Ecology [3] | ||
| Fish Ecology [3] | ||
| Introduction to Ecological Data Analysis [3] | ||
| Management in Changing Climate: | ||
| Climate and Energy Policy [4] | ||
| Biometeorology [3] | ||
| Global Change Biology [3] | ||
| Introduction to Ecological Data Analysis [3] | ||
| Fire Ecology [3] | ||
| The Economics of Climate Change [4] | ||
| Human Dimension of Natural Resource Management: | ||
| Wildlife Ecology [3] | ||
| American Environmental and Cultural History [4] | ||
| GIS and Environmental Science [3] | ||
| Environmental Health and Development [4] | ||
| Political Ecology [4] | ||
| Population, Environment, and Development [3] | ||
Minor Requirements
Students who have a strong interest in an area of study outside their major often decide to complete a minor program. These programs have set requirements and are noted officially on the transcript in the memoranda section, but they are not noted on diplomas.
General Guidelines
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All minors must be declared no later than one semester before a student's Expected Graduation Term (EGT). If the semester before EGT is fall or spring, the deadline is the last day of RRR week. If the semester before EGT is summer, the deadline is the final Friday of Summer Sessions. To declare a minor, contact the department advisor for information on requirements, and the declaration process.
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All courses taken to fulfill the minor requirements below must be taken for graded credit.
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A minimum grade point average (GPA) of 2.0 is required for courses used to fulfill the minor requirements.
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No more than one course may be used to simultaneously fulfill requirements for a student's major and minor programs.
Completing the Forestry and Natural Resources Minor Program
- Students must complete at least five courses taken from the predetermined list below. No substitutions will be permitted.
- No more than one lower division course for the minor
- The courses taken must total at least 12 semester units.
Requirements
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| Core courses: | ||
| At least one core courses required for the minor | ||
| Forest Management and Assessment [3] | ||
| Forest Operations Management [3] | ||
| Forest Ecosystem Management and Planning [4] | ||
| Applied Forest Ecology [4] | ||
| Electives (four courses): | ||
| ESPM 182, ESPM 183, and ESPM 185 may also be used as electives. | ||
| Americans and the Global Forest [4] | ||
| Fire: Past, Present and Future Interactions with the People and Ecosystems of California [4] | ||
| Introduction to Culture and Natural Resource Management [4] | ||
| Environmental Policy, Administration, and Law [4] | ||
| Introduction to Geographic Information Systems [3] | ||
| Natural Resource Sampling [2] | ||
| Resource Management [4] | ||
| Climate and Energy Policy [4] | ||
| Trees: Taxonomy, Growth, and Structures [3] | ||
| Environmental Change Genetics [3] | ||
| Tropical Forest Ecology [3] | ||
| Biometeorology [3] | ||
| Fire, Insects, and Diseases in Forest Ecosystems [3] | ||
| Sociology and Political Ecology of Agro-Food Systems [4] | ||
| Remote Sensing of the Environment [3] | ||
| Fire Ecology [3] | ||
| Agroforestry Systems [3] | ||
| UC Forestry Summer Field Program at Baker Forest 1 | ||
| The three Forestry Camp courses (ESPM 105A, ESPM 105B, ESPM 105C) may be used toward the minor. | ||
| Sierra Nevada Ecology [4] | ||
| Forest Measurements [1] | ||
| Silviculture and Utilization [3] | ||
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For more information and to download application materials, please see the College of Natural Resource's website.
Student Learning Goals
Mission
The Ecosystem Management and Forestry (EMF) major at the University of California at Berkeley is designed to train tomorrow’s leaders in ecosystem science, policy, and management with an emphasis on the ecology, stewardship, and management of forest, woodland, and grassland ecosystems. The program combines a foundation in the relevant natural and social sciences with explicit hands-on learning opportunities. Students completing this major will be prepared to engage policymakers and the public on the role and value of nature in our rapidly changing world.
The EMF major includes both a Forestry concentration that is accredited by the Society of American Foresters (SAF) and Natural Resource Management (NRM) concentration (SAF accreditation pending)
The Forestry concentration provides four years of qualifying education or professional experience for licensing as a professional forester in California. The goals of the Professional Forestry specialization are very closely associated with the educational requirements of the forestry profession and prepare our students for careers in forestry or closely related natural resource fields. When students graduate the EMF major with a Forestry concentration from UC Berkeley, they will have the basic knowledge and skills to assess and manage forest resources.
The Natural Resource Management concentration trains students how to solve ecosystem problems that require interdisciplinary skills. Students can choose to emphasize such topics as wildlife biology, water policy, fire science, ecosystem restoration, environmental justice, remote sensing, and GIS, or rural sociology. Students who graduate the EMF major with an NRM concentration are well-positioned tack current environmental challenges (climate change, fire, sudden oak death, exurban development, drought, and novel ecosystems) while working industry, government or environmental organizations.
Learning Goals for the Major
Forestry Concentration
Knowledge and skills are based on the four major subject areas required by the Society of American Foresters. These four subject areas and the basic competencies expected of students are as follows.
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Ecology and Biology
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Competencies must be documented as an:
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Understanding of taxonomy and ability to identify forest species, their distribution, and associated habitat requirements.
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Understanding of soil properties and processes, hydrology, water quality, and watershed functions.
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Understanding of ecological concepts and principles including the structure and function of ecosystems, plant and animal communities, competition, diversity, population dynamics, succession, disturbance, and nutrient cycling.
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Ability to make ecosystem, forest, and stand assessments.
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Understanding of plant and animal physiology and the effects of climate, fire, pollutants, moisture, nutrients, genetics, insects and diseases on ecosystem health and productivity.
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Measurement of Forest and Natural Resources
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Competencies must be documented as an:
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Ability to identify and measure land areas and conduct spatial analysis.
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Ability to design and implement comprehensive inventories that meet specific objectives using appropriate sampling methods and units of measurement.
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Ability to analyze inventory data and project ecosystem conditions.
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Management of Forest and Natural Resources
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Competencies must be documented as an:
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Ability to develop and apply silvicultural and restoration prescriptions appropriate to management objectives including methods of establishing and influencing the composition, growth, and quality of forests and wildlands and understand the impacts of those prescriptions.
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Ability to analyze the economic, environmental, and social consequences of resource management strategies and decisions.
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Ability to develop management plans with specific multiple objectives and constraints.
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Understanding of the valuation procedures, market forces, processing systems, transportation and harvesting activities that translate human demands for timber-based and other consumable natural resource products into the availability of those products.
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Understanding of the valuation procedures, market, and non-market forces that avail humans the opportunities to enjoy non-consumptive products and services of forests and wildlands.
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Understanding of the administration, ownership, and organization of forest and resource management enterprises.
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Resource Policy, Economics, and Administration
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Competencies must be documented as an:
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Understanding of resource policy and the processes by which it is developed.
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Understanding of how federal, state, and local laws and regulations govern the practice of forestry and resource management.
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Understanding of professional ethics and recognition of the responsibility to adhere to ethical standards in decision-making on behalf of clients and the public.
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Ability to understand the integration of technical, financial, human resources, and legal aspects of public and private enterprises.
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Natural Resource Management Concentration
Knowledge and skills are based on the four major subject areas required by the Society of American Foresters. These four subject areas and the basic competencies expected of students are as follows:
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Fundamental Knowledge of Ecosystem Components and Ecosystem Functioning
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Competencies must be documented as an:
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Knowledge of the elements of botany, zoology, entomology, plant pathology, plant physiology, and genetics essential to an understanding of higher‐order ecological processes.
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An understanding of taxonomy and systematics and an ability to identify dominant and/or ecologically significant components of the flora and fauna of ecosystems at regional to continental scales.
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Knowledge of the important life history characteristics of dominant and special‐concern species.
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Knowledge of soil properties and processes, hydrology, water quality, and watershed functions.
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An understanding of ecological concepts and principles including the structure and function of ecosystems, plant and animal communities, competition, diversity, population dynamics, succession, disturbance, and nutrient cycling;
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An understanding of the effects of climate, fire, pollutants, moisture, nutrients, insects and diseases, and other environmental factors on ecosystem health and functioning at local and landscape scales.
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Measurement and Assessment of Ecosystem Components, Properties, and Functioning
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Competencies must be documented as an:
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Ability to identify, measure, and map land areas and conduct spatial analyses.
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Ability to design and implement accurate inventories and assessments of dominant or critical ecosystem components and services, ecosystem properties, and indicators of ecosystem health, including trees and other vegetation, vertebrate fauna, biodiversity, soil and water resources, timber, and recreational opportunities.
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Ability to summarize and statistically analyze inventory and assessment data, evaluate the status of important ecosystem components, describe and interpret interactions and relationships, and project future ecosystem conditions.
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Identification and Evaluation of Management Objectives
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Competencies must be documented as an:
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Understanding of the valuation procedures, including market and nonmarket forces, that apply to ecosystem goods and services such as timber, water, recreational opportunities, carbon and nutrient cycling, and plant and animal biodiversity.
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Ability to explain the relationships between demand, costs of production, and availability of those goods and services.
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Ability to describe procedures for measuring stakeholder values and managing conflicts in the evaluation and establishment of management objectives.
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Ability to evaluate and understand the economic, ecological, and social trade‐offs of alternative land uses and ecosystem management decisions at local, regional, and global scales.
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Knowledge and understanding of environmental policy as applied to ecosystems and the processes by which it is developed.
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Management Planning, Practice, and Implementation
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Competencies must be documented as an:
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Ability to develop and apply prescriptions for manipulating the composition, structure, and function of ecosystems to achieve management objectives, and to understand the impacts of those prescriptions at local and landscape scales.
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Ability to identify and control or mitigate specific threats to ecosystems such as insects, diseases, fire, pollutant stressors, and invasive plants or animals.
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Knowledge of the methods and procedures unique to the production of ecosystem goods and services such as timber, recreation, water, and wildlife populations.
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Ability to describe the process of adaptive management and its application to the management of ecosystems.
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Understanding of how federal, state, and local laws and regulations apply to management practice.
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Ability to develop management plans with specific objectives and constraints that are responsive to ownership or stakeholder goals and demonstrate clear and feasible linkages between current condition and desired future condition.
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Understanding of professional ethics, including the SAF Code, and recognition of the responsibility to adhere to ethical standards in the practice of natural resource management on behalf of clients and the public.
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Ability to integrate the knowledge, understanding, and skills from prior coursework in the development of collaborative solutions to realistic management problems.
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Major Map
Major Maps help undergraduate students discover academic, co-curricular, and discovery opportunities at UC Berkeley based on intended major or field of interest. Developed by the Division of Undergraduate Education in collaboration with academic departments, these experience maps will help you:
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Explore your major and gain a better understanding of your field of study
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Connect with people and programs that inspire and sustain your creativity, drive, curiosity and success
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Discover opportunities for independent inquiry, enterprise, and creative expression
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Engage locally and globally to broaden your perspectives and change the world
- Reflect on your academic career and prepare for life after Berkeley
Use the major map below as a guide to planning your undergraduate journey and designing your own unique Berkeley experience.
Advising
In the Rausser College of Natural Resources, we provide holistic, individual advising services to prospective and current students who are pursuing major and minors in our college. We assist with a range of topics including course selection, academic decision-making, achieving personal and academic goals, and maximizing the Berkeley experience. If you are looking to explore your options, or you are ready to declare a major, double major, or minor, contact the undergraduate adviser for your intended major. Visit the Rausser College of Natural Resources website to explore all of our advising services.
Undergraduate Advisor
Sarah Hamilton
emf.ugrad@berkeley.edu
260 Mulford Hall
510-642-7895
Contact Sarah via email to schedule an appointment or visit 260 Mulford Hall for drop-in advising. Advising hours are weekdays 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. Closed Wednesday from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Faculty and Instructors
* Indicates this faculty member is the recipient of the Distinguished Teaching Award.
Faculty
Rodrigo P. P. Almeida, Associate Professor. Disease ecology, vector, plant disease, Xylella fastidiosa, emerging.
Research Profile
Miguel A. Altieri, Professor. Agriculture, environmental science, pest management.
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Ronald Amundson, Professor. Pedology isotope biogeochemistry, impact of climate and life on earth processes, soils in biogeochemical cycles, human impacts on soils and ecosystems.
Research Profile
Gary Anderson, Adjunct Professor. Microbial ecology, genomics, diversity in extreme environments.
Jodi Axelson, Assistant Cooperative Extention Specialist. Forest Health, insect outbreaks, forest ecology, resource management, Dendrochronology and wood anatomy.
Dennis D. Baldocchi, Professor. Biometeorology, biosphere-atmosphere trace gas fluxes, ecosystem ecology, climate change.
Research Profile
Jillian Banfield, Professor. Nanoscience, Bioremediation, genomics, biogeochemistry, carbon cycling, geomicrobiology, MARS, minerology.
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John J. Battles, Professor. Forest Ecology and Ecosystem Dynamics.
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Steven R. Beissinger, Professor. Conservation, behavioral and population ecology.
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Gregory Biging, Professor. Forest Biometrics and Remote Sensing.
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Benjamin Blonder, Assistant Professor. Ecology, global change, plant ecophysiology, community ecology, biogeography, biodiversity, useful plants, machine learning, eco-informatics, mathematical modeling, remote sensing.
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Carl Boettiger, Assistant Professor. Theoretical ecology, ecoinformatics, modeling, data science, resilience, early warning signals, decision theory.
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Timothy Bowles, Assistant Professor. Agroecology, Sustainable Agriculture.
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Justin S. Brashares, Associate Professor. Wildlife, biodiversity, ecology, conservation, human livelihoods.
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Eoin Brodie, Assistant Adjunct Professor.
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Thomas D. Bruns, Professor. Microbial biology, plant biology, fungi, nucleic acid sequences, basidomycetes, ectomycorrhizal fungi communities.
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Stephanie M. Carlson, Associate Professor. Fish ecology, freshwater ecology, evolutionary ecology.
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Claudia J. Carr, Associate Professor. International and rural resource development.
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Ignacio Chapela, Associate Professor. Agriculture, biotechnology, environmental science, microbial biology, policy and management.
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Youjin Chung, Assistant Professor. Political economy of development, historical and feminist political ecology, critical food and agrarian studies, African studies, Tanzania, feminist theory, critical ethnography, visual methods.
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Paolo D'Odorico, Professor. Ecohydrology, surface hydrology, ecosystem ecology, Aeolian processes, desertfication, stohastic, nonlinear environmental dynamics, water and food security.
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Todd Dawson, Professor. Physiological plant ecology, evolutionary plant ecology, ecosystem processes, adaptations of plants, carbon, water, nitrogen.
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Kathryn De Master, Assistant Professor. Sociology and political ecology of agriculture, agrarian change, rural conservation and development, agri-environmental policy, food justice/sovereignty movements, heritage and terroir, diversified farming systems, participatory mapping.
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Perry De Valpine, Associate Professor. Population ecology, mathematical modeling and statistics.
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Richard S. Dodd, Professor. Tree genetics and systematics.
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Iryna Dronova, Associate Professor. Remote sensing, biodiversity, landscape ecology, nature-based climate solutions, wetlands, urban ecosystems.
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Damian O. Elias, Assistant Professor. Neuroethology, behavioral ecology, and evolutionary biology of arthropods.
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Mary K. Firestone, Professor. Soils, environmental policy, environmental science, policy and management, wildlife, miicrobial biology.
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Brian L. Fisher, Associate Adjunct Professor. Entomology, Ants.
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Gordon Frankie, Professor. Urban entomology, policy, environmental policy, environmental science, pest management, management.
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Inez Fung, Professor. Global change, environmental policy, ecosystem scienes.
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Matteo Garbelotto, Adjunct Professor. Forest pathology, forest mycology, forest and tree management.
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Wayne Marcus Getz, Professor. Africa, disease ecology, wildlife conservation, resource management.
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Rosemary Gillespie, Professor. Evolutionary ecology, systematics, spider biology, conservation.
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* J. Gilless, Professor. Environmental policy, resource economics, forestry, forest economics, wildland fire.
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Manuela Girotto, Assistant Professor. Hydrologic response and interaction between natural and human driven processes, land surface remote sensing and multi-sensor, -spectrum, -resolution data assimilation; hydrology contribution to sea level change, snow hydrology.
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Allen Goldstein, Professor. Global change, air pollution, environmental science, biogeochemistry, atmospheric chemistry.
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Charles Griswold, Adjunct Professor. Entomology.
John Harte, Professor. Global change, ecology, sustainability, energy policy, theoretical ecology, biodiversityl.
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Elizabeth Hoover, Associate Professor. Native American food sovereignty and environmental health movements, seed sovereignty, environmental justice, food justice.
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Susan Hubbard, Adjunct Professor.
Lynn Huntsinger, Professor. Rangeland conservation and management.
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Alastair Iles, Associate Professor. Science, technology and environment, green chemistry, sustainability learning, environmental policy.
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David Kavanaugh, Adjunct Professor. Systematics, biogeography, evolution, and natural history of carabid beetles.
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Trevor Keenan, Assistant Professor. Global change, dynamic vegetation, carbon cycle, ecophysiology, land-atmosphere interactions, biogeochemistry, micrometeorology, remote sensing, mathematics and data science.
Maggi Kelly, Professor in Residence. Remote sensing, wetlands, ecosystem sciences, forests, geoinformatics, participatory web, GIS.
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Siamak Khorram, Adjunct Professor. Remote sensing, image processing.
Claire Kremen, Professor. Conservation Biology, Pollination, Agroecology, Entomology.
Isao Kubo, Professor. Agriculture, insect biology, pest management.
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Laura N. Lammers, Assistant Professor. Environmental geochemistry, crystal growth, mineral-fluid and fluid-fluid interfacial processes, contaminant transport.
Michael Mascarenhas, Associate Professor. Environmental Justice, Critical Race Theory, Political Ecology, Science & Technology Studies.
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Jonas Meckling, Assistant Professor. Climate policy, energy policy, political economy.
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Carolyn Merchant, Professor. Environmental history, philosophy and ethics.
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Adina M. Merenlender, Adjunct Professor. Conservation biology.
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Arthur Middleton, Assistant Professor. Wildlife ecology, management, and policy.
Nicholas J. Mills, Professor. Invasive species, Biological control, Population ecology, Entomology/Insect biology.
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Katharine Milton, Professor. Tropical ecology of humans and non-human primates diet parasite-host interactions.
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Rachel Morello-Frosch, Professor. Race and class determinants of the distribution of health risks associated with air pollution among diverse communities in the United States .
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Peter Nelson, Assistant Professor. Indigenous archaeology, Indigenous environmental studies, settler colonialism, Community-Based Participatory Research, California.
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Patrick M. O'Grady, Assistant Professor. Population genetics and phylogenetics of Drosophila, adaptive radiation, biogeography.
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Kevin O'Hara, Professor. Stand dynamics silviculture forest management.
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Kate O'Neill, Associate Professor. International environmental politics/ global political economy.
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Dara O'Rourke, Associate Professor. Environmental justice, globalization, industrial ecology, labor.
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Celine Pallud, Associate Professor. Biogeochemistry, iron reduction, metals and contaminants, soil aggregates, selenium kinetics of organic matter degradation, nitrate reduction, soil and environmental biogeophysics, biogeochemical cycles, fate and transport of nutrients, sulfate reduction, wetland soils, littoral sediments, spatial variation in biogeochemical processes.
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Nancy L. Peluso, Professor. Political ecology/resource policy and politics/forests/agrarian change/property and access.
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Matthew D. Potts, Associate Professor. Forest management, biofuels, plantation agriculture, land use planning, land use policy, biodiversity conservation, ecosystem services, tropical ecology, environmental economics.
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Robert Rhew, Associate Professor. Geography, terrestrial-atmosphere exchange of trace gases, atmospheric chemistry and composition, halogen biogeochemistry, stratospheric ozone depletion issues, coastal salt marsh, chaparral, desert, tundra, boreal forest, grassland.
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George Roderick, Professor. Invasion biology, Biodiversity science, Sustainability and global change, Insects.
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Erica B. Rosenblum, Assistant Professor. Evolutionary ecology, speciation and extinction, ecological genomics, herpetology, global change biology.
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Albert Ruhi, Assistant Professor. Freshwater ecology, biodiversity conservation, community ecology, global change.
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Whendee SIlver, Professor. Ecosystem ecology, biogeochemistry.
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Scott L. Stephens, Professor. Wildland fire science, fire ecology, forest ecology, forest policy, forest management.
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Mark A. Tanouye, Professor. Genetics, neuroanatomy, electrophysiology, mechanisms of nervous system structure and function, drosophila mutants.
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Sunaura Taylor, Assistant Professor. Disability studies; crip theory; ableism; animal studies/ethics; interspecies; interdependence and theories of care; environmental humanities; ecofeminism; environmental justice; capitalism and inequality; work and labor.
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Neil Tsutsui, Professor. Genetics and behavior of social insects.
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Ian Wang, Assistant Professor. Landscape genetics, landscape ecology, ecological and conservation genomics.
Kipling Will, Associate Professor. Carabid beetles/ Insect Systematics/ Associate Director,Essig Museum of Entomology.
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David E. Winickoff, Associate Professor. Biotechnology, bioethics, environmental regulation, Science and Technology studies, geoengineering, technology transfer.
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Robert York, Adjunct Assistant Professor. Forest Ecology, Silviculture, Giant Sequoia restoration and ecology.
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Specialists
Van Butsic, Assistant Specialist. Land systems science, conservation, environmental economics and policy, coupled human natural systems, GIS applications.
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Kent M. Daane, Specialist. Control of insect pests in agricultural crops.
Christy M. Getz, Associate Specialist. Ethics, history, politics, rural development.
Ted Grantham, Assistant Specialist. Freshwater ecology, stream hydrology, climate risk assessment, California water management and policy.
Vernard Lewis, Specialist. Biology and management of structural and household pests .
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Max A. Moritz, Associate Specialist. Fire Ecology and Management.
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Thomas A. Scott, Specialist. Wildlife conservation, human impacts on wildlife, wildlife/urban interface.
Jennifer Sowerwine, Assistant Cooperative Extension Specialist. Building equitable, economically viable and culturally relevant food systems in metropolitan areas that contribute to healthy communities, ecological diversity and sustainable livelihoods.
Richard B. Standiford, Cooperative Extension Specialist. Forest management.
William Stewart, Specialist. Watershed management, forest management, resource economics.
William D. Tietje, Specialist. Oak woodland ecology, human impacts on wildlife.
Lecturers
Kendra Klein, Lecturer.
Alan H. Krakauer, Lecturer.
Patina Mendez, Lecturer.
Kurt Spreyer, Lecturer.
Bridget M. Tracy, Lecturer.
Visiting Faculty
Daphne Miller, Visiting Associate Professor.
Emeritus Faculty
Barbara Allen-Diaz, Professor Emeritus. Rangeland ecology and management, Plant community ecology.
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John R. Anderson, Professor Emeritus.
Reginald Barrett, Professor Emeritus. Wildlife biology and management.
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Frank Beall, Professor Emeritus.
David L. Brink, Professor Emeritus.
Leopoldo Caltagirone, Professor Emeritus.
* Howell V. Daly, Professor Emeritus. Biosystematics of bees, traditional and modern taxonomic procedures, including use of computers in classification and data analysis and management.
Harvey Doner, Professor Emeritus. Chemistry of trace elements in soils, mineral-organic compound interactions, and chemistry of carbonates and more soluble minerals in soils.
John Doyen, Professor Emeritus.
Sally Fairfax, Professor Emeritus.
Louis A. Falcon, Professor Emeritus.
Louise Fortmann, Professor Emeritus.
Paul L. Gersper, Professor Emeritus. Soil/plant relationships, land use.
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Peng Gong, Professor Emeritus. Remote Sensing and GIS.
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Andrew Gutierrez, Professor Emeritus. Systems ecology biological control.
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Joseph Hancock, Professor Emeritus.
Richard R. Harris, Specialist Emeritus. Forestry, resource management, riparian ecology.
John A. Helms, Professor Emeritus.
John Helms, Professor Emeritus.
Marjorie Hoy, Professor Emeritus.
Oenes Huisman, Professor Emeritus.
Robert S. Lane, Professor Emeritus.
William Libby, Professor Emeritus.
Werner Loher, Professor Emeritus.
* Joe R. McBride, Professor Emeritus. Forest ecology and urban forestry.
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John G. McColl, Professor Emeritus. Soil science: nutrient cycling, forest soils.
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Doug McCreary, Specialist Emeritus. Artificial regeneration of native California oaks.
Dale McCullough, Professor Emeritus. Wildlife biology and management.
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William Mckillop, Professor Emeritus. Forest economics, forest management, forest policy, timber supply, forestry economics.
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Gary Nakamura, Specialist Emeritus. Forestry and silviculture.
Nickolas Panopoulos, Professor Emeritus.
Rudolph Pipa, Professor Emeritus.
Jerry Powell, Professor Emeritus.
Alexander H. Purcell III, Professor Emeritus. Insect vectors of plant pathogens.
Stephen Quarles, Professor Emeritus.
Robert D. Raabe, Professor Emeritus. Ornamental pathology.
Jeffrey Romm, Professor Emeritus.
Vincent Rush, Professor Emeritus.
Milton Schroth, Professor Emeritus. Ecology, pathogen physiology, biocontrol.
John Shelly, Professor Emeritus.
Philip Spieth, Professor Emeritus. Population Genetics and Evolution.
Garrison Sposito, Professor Emeritus.
Robert Van Steenwyk, Professor Emeritus. Pest management, forestry, microbial biology.
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Lawrence Waldron, Professor Emeritus.
Stephen C. Welter, Professor Emeritus. Plant-insect interactions and agricultural entomology.
W. Wayne Wilcox, Professor Emeritus.
David Wood, Professor Emeritus.
Eugene Zavarin, Professor Emeritus.
Contact Information
Department of Environmental Science, Policy, and Management
130 Mulford Hall
Phone: 510-643-7430
Fax: 510-643-5438