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Albany, CA 94710-0011

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Center for Urban Forest Research

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Greg McPherson
Project Leader
Research Forester
E-mail: gmcpherson@fs.fed.us
Phone: (530) 759-1723

Center for Urban Forest Research
Pacific Southwest Research Station
USDA, Forest Service
1731 Research Park Dr.
Davis, CA 95618

Ph: (530) 759-1700
Fx: (530) 756-1409

Research Interests/Duties
As the Center Director, Greg provides leadership towards achievement of the Center's mission. In addition to his leadership responsibilities, Greg conducts research that measures and models the benefits and costs of urban forests. He teaches urban forestry courses at UC Davis and is a faculty member of the Graduate Group in Geography and the Horticulture Graduate Group. Greg received a Bachelor's of General Studies from the University of Michigan in 1975, a Master's degree in Landscape Architecture from Utah State University in 1981, and a Ph.D. in Forestry from the SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry at Syracuse in 1986. After completing his Ph.D., Greg was an Assistant and Associate Professor at the University of Arizona's School of Renewable Resources for six years. He then joined the Forest Service as the lead scientist on the Chicago Urban Forest Climate Project in 1991. Greg has been at the Center since 1993.
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