People
Principle investigator
Dr. Joshua Sloan is the Director of Forestry at NMHU specializing in silviculture and forest management.
Co-principle investigators
Dr. Owen Burney is the superintendent of JTH FRC and a leader in the science of forest nursery systems and forest regeneration; he is responsible for Subproject 1.
Dr. Blanca Céspedes is the FORS department chair specializing in fire ecology and in the use of prescribed fire as a management tool to restore fire-prone ecosystems; she is responsible for Subproject 2
Dr. Tomasz Falkowski is an assistant professor in FORS focused on socioecological restoration, particularly using traditional agroforestry and participatory methods; he will be responsible for Subproject 3.
Faculty and Staff
Dr. Ram Adhikari is an assistant professor in FORS with a specialization in natural resources economics and spatial analysis.
Dr. James Biggs is a visiting professor in FORS focused on range and wildlife science with an emphasis on large ungulates, wildfire and plant ecology.
Dr. Aalap Dixit is an assistant professor in FORS conducting research and teaching regarding conifer stress physiology and reforestation in the face of climate change.
Dr. Julie Tsatsaros works in FORS and focuses on teaching and conducting research in watershed management, aquatic ecology, limnology and transdisciplinary research.
Joseph Zebrowski works in FORS teaching courses with an emphasis on surveying, GIS, and spatial ecology.
Dylin Montoya is the CREST Student Engagement Coordinator tasked with organizing student activities and enhance participation in CREST.