SNFPA Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement

June 2003

List of Preparers

The following is a list of contributors to this draft supplemental environmental impact statement. Numerous other people have also contributed in many ways to this document. Their help is greatly appreciated.

Interdisciplinary Team

Suraj Ahuja -- Air Resources Specialist

Dr. Ahuja is currently a Province Air Quality Specialist for the Forest Service supporting air program for the eight northern national forests in California. He has worked for the Forest Service for twenty years in the Southwest and Pacific Southwest Region in various positions. He holds a Ph.D. from the University of California at Davis. He also has Air Quality Certification from University of California (Extension) Davis. He has written various technical documents and papers for Forest-wide and Region-wide use.

Steve Anderson -- Wildlife Biologist

Currently Wildlife and Range Program Leader, Sequoia National Forest. B.S. in Range & Wildlands Science from UC Davis 1979. Twenty-four years experience in range & wildlife management with the Forest Service.

Berni Bahro -- Fire/Fuels Specialist

Berni received his A.S. in Forestry from the University of New Hampshire's Thompson School of Applied Science in 1979. He graduated in 1989 with a B.S. in Science Education from Oregon State University. In 1993 he graduated from Technical Fire Management, an advanced study program in Wildland Fire Science that is accredited through Colorado State University. Berni has been working for the U.S. Forest Service for 23 years, with twenty years in wildland fire suppression. Berni was the District Fire and Fuels Specialist on the Placerville Ranger District, Eldorado National Forest. and is currently an Assistant Regional Fuels Specialist -- Planning He has worked in three regions, on three National Forests and at a Forest Service Experiment Station. He also participated in the Sierra Nevada Ecosystem Project as an Associate Contributor and co-authored two publications.

William A. Baker -- Environmental Coordinator/Forester

Bill was born in San Francisco and raised in the East Bay. He received a BS degree in Forest Management from the University of California, Berkeley. His positions in the Forest Service include five years on the Mendocino NF in timber sale preparation, four years on the Stanislaus NF in sale administration, five years on the Klamath NF as resource officer, and three years in timber management and 20 years in planning and environmental coordination on the Tahoe NF.

Dave Bakke -- Region 5 Pesticide-Use Specialist

Since 1999, the Region 5 Pesticide-Use Specialist, responsible for review and direction of pesticide uses in the region. BS, Forestry, UC Berkeley. 24 years experience with the Forest Service. Completed the Region 5 Advanced Course in Forest Ecology and Silviculture in 1983. Certified R5 Silviculturist since 1986. Completed the Forest Service National Advanced Pesticide Management Training course in 1991. From 1978 to 1998, on the Eldorado National Forest, with last fifteen years as a silviculturist, at both the District and Forest level. Since 1991, involved in the completion of NEPA planning documents involving herbicides, including the writing of site-specific herbicide risk assessments. In current position, have been involved with appeals, litigation, NEPA input, and technical article review and writing involving pesticides.

Klaus Barber -- Analysis Core Team Coordinator

Education: BS in Forest Management from University of California, Berkeley and an MBA from University of Southern California. Experience: Klaus has 34-years with the Forest Service as District Timber Management Officer, Timber Planner, Forest Land Use Planner, Regional Biometrican, and presently Regional Operational Research and Management Science specialist. He has worked on special projects, such Redwood Park Expansion, Gang-of -Four Spotted-Fisheries Analysis, FEMAT, and Cal Owl. He is the co-developer of CIA, ELMO, and RELM computer models.

Teresa Benson

Teresa has a BS degree in wildlife biology. She has worked in wildlife for 15 years; with the Forest Service for 13 years.

Lisa Bryant -- Forest Soil Scientist

Lisa has worked as a soil scientist for the last 14 years. She is currently in the Region 2, Regional Office. Prior to that she was the Forest Soil Scientist on the Inyo National Forest and has also worked in Sacramento for US Bureau of Reclamation (1992- 1995), the Tahoe National Forest (1989-1992), and for the Plumas National Forest (1988). She has a MS Soil Science from University of California, Davis and a BA in General Agriculture from Washington State University.

Mike Chapel -- Interagency Team Coordinator

Mike has bachelors and masters degree in biology from CSU Fresno. He has been the Regional Foresters Representative since 1991.

Kathy Clement -- Director, Ecosystem Planning Staff -- DSEIS-co-lead

Bachelor of Science degree in Forestry from Michigan State University, 1972; Masters of Science degree in Resource Economics, Michigan State University, 1973; Regional Director, Ecosystem Planning, Pacific Southwest Region (1991-Present); Assistant Station Director, Planning and Application, Pacific Southwest Forest and Range Experimental Station, (1988-1991). Other work includes: ID Team Leader, Regional Guide; RPA Coordinator; and NEPA/Appeals.

Joanna Clines -- Botanist

Joanna has Bachelor of Arts degree in biology from California State University, Fresno. She earned a Master of Arts degree in plant ecology from CSU Fresno, and completed a thesis on the reproductive ecology of the rare shrub Carpenteria californica. Prior to joining the Forest Service as a seasonal botanist in 1988, Joanna gained experience in wildlife and fisheries biology working for California Department of Fish and Game and Kings River Conservation District, and in botany with the California Energy Commission. Joanna has worked as the Forest Botanist for the Sierra National Forest for 10 years. Other duties on the Sierra National Forest include coordination of the noxious weed program and the research natural area program.

Steve Eubanks -- Forest Supervisor

Born and raised around Salem, Oregon. BS in Forest Engineering from Oregon State. Transportation Planner on Mt. Hood Forest, Project Planner on Estacada District, Mt. Hood (west side Cascades); Tmbr Mgmt Assistant, Tieton District, Wenatchee NF (east side Cascades); District Ranger, Bear Springs RD, Mt Hood (east side Cascades); District Ranger, Blue River RD, Willamette NF (west side Cascades); Leader, National Recreation Strategy, Rec, Wilderness, Heritage Staff in WO; For. Supvr, Chippewa NF, Minnesota; For. Supvr, Tahoe NF. Significant interaction with Ecosystem Researchers, starting at Tieton District and continuing to present, but maximized during my Blue River Ranger job because HJ Andrews Exp. Forest located on that district. Our work was foundation for a lot of developments in forest ecosystem mgmt in the west. Extensive experience in prescribed and wildland fire.

Jo Ann Fites-Kaufman -- Ecologist

Jo Ann has a PhD in Forest Ecosystems at the University of Washington, a M.S. in Forest Resources at the University of Georgia, and a B.S. in Biology at Humboldt State University. She has worked for the Forest Service for 13 years as a botanist, vegetation ecologist and fire ecologist in northern California.

Mike Gertsch -- Wildlife Biologist

Mike has a B.S. in Wildlife Management from Humboldt State University. He is the Forest Service liaison to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. He has also worked as a district biologist on the Umpqua National Forest and zone biologist on the Idaho Panhandle NF and served as Klamath Province FWS/FS liaison for implementation to the Northwest Forest Plan. He is the Acting Regional TES Program Manager. He has been with the Forest Service for 29 years.

Dave R. Gibbons -- Director Ecosystem Conservation Staff

Dave has spent the last 28 years working for the Forest in varying capacities. First, as a Forest fisheries biologist and resources staff on the Tongass National Forest in Alaska, and next as the Regional Program manager for fisheries in the Pacific Southwest and Alaska Regions. After the Exxon Valdez oil spill in March 1989, he worked for 2 years as the Forest Service representative on the Department of Justice intertidal damage assessment studies, nest as the first Restoration Director of the Exxon Valdez Restoration Program for 2 years and for four remaining years as the Forest Service representative on restoration team and Exxon Valdez Trustee Council. From 1998 to 2003, he held the position of Forest Supervisor the Chugach National Forest and since early 2003, as the Director of the Ecosystem Conservation Staff for the Pacific Southwest Region. Dave has authored many papers dealing with land and aquatic resource management issues including his doctoral dissertation on streamside and aquatic habitat risk assessments. He has a B.S. Degree from the University of Washington in Fisheries, an M.S. Degree from the University of Connecticut in Water Quality/Fisheries and a Ph.D. in Fisheries from the University of Washington.

John Kliejunas -- Regional Forest Pathologist

Masters of Forestry degree, University of Minnesota; Ph.D. in plant pathology, University of Wisconsin, Madison. Seven years research experience on native forest decline, University of Hawaii. Forest pathologist, State and Private Forestry staff, in Pacific Southwest Region since 1979. Regional forest pathologist since 1986.

Tina Mark -- Wildlife Biologist

Tina received a B.A. degree in Zoology from U.C, Berkeley in 1978. She is currently the Assistant Forest Biologist on the Tahoe NF. Tina began her career in wildlife biology with the Forest Service in 1980. In addition to wildlife biology, Tina has worked in the fields of range, timber, and sensitive plants. She has worked on the Inyo NF, R-5 Regional Office, Humboldt-Toiyabe NF, and the Tahoe NF. She has been on the Tahoe NF since 1995.

Gary Milano

• 1994-Present: Wildlife Biologist, Inyo National Forest
• 1979-1994: Biological Technician (Wildlife) Bend Ranger District, Deschutes National Forest, OR
• 1977-1979: Wilderness Ranger, Beartooth and Washakie Wilderness Areas, Shoshone National Forest, WY
• 1976: Biological Technician (Wildlife), Lander Resource Area, Bureau of Land Management, Lander, WY
• 1975: Biological Technician (Wildlife), White River Resource Area, Bureau of Land Management, Meeker, CO
• 1974: B.S. Degree, Wildlife Management, University of New Hampshire.

Kathleen Morse -- Interdisciplinary Team Leader

• University of Montana, B.A. Natural Resource Economics
• Graduate work at University of Washington School of Marine Affairs
• Research Specialist -Battelle Pacific Northwest Laboratories 1988-1989
• Operations Research Analyst -- Modoc National Forest 1989-1991
• Regional Economist, Lead Staff to Governor's Timber Task Force -- Region 10 1991-2000
• District Ranger -- Inyo National Forest 2001-present
• Team Member -- Sierra Nevada Forest Plan Amendment Review Team, 2002

Richard Perloff -- Wildlife Biologist

Degree: B.S. Biology 1982; Lewis and Clark College, Portland OR. Five years experience in field research on a number of vertebrate species. Fourteen years experience as a Forest Service wildlife biologist, Job Title: Wildlife Biologist -- Mammoth/Mono Lake Ranger District, Inyo National Forest.

Laurie Perrot -- Writer/Editor

Degree: B.S. in forestry, University of California, Berkeley. Work Experience: Writer/editor for the Sierra Nevada Forest Plan Amendment Draft and Final Environmental Impact Statements and the Herger-Feinstein Quincy Library Group Forest Recovery Act Supplemental Draft Environmental Impact Statement. Laurie worked on the Plumas National Forest as a NEPA Planner for 10 years, preparing environmental analyses and leading interdisciplinary teams. She spent 4 years with the U.S, Environmental Protection Agency Regional Office in San Francisco as an environmental specialist in the pesticides regulatory program.

Brent Roath -- Forest Soil Scientist

Brent has a B.S. in Soil Science from Oregon State University. He has a total of 26 years experience as a Soil Scientist on the Angeles, Boise, Six Rivers and Sierra National Forests. He has been on the Sierra National Forest since 1987.

Cindy K. Roberts -- Wildlife Biologist

Cindy Roberts has an Associate degree in Animal Science from Yuba College, and a Bachelor of Science degree in Biological Sciences and a Masters degree in Wildlife Conservation from California State University Sacramento. She has been working for the USDA Forest Service for 12 years on two different forests within Region 5. As a District Biologist, Cindy has managed Wildlife, and as positions changed, Botany and Fisheries responsibilities as well. Cindy's duties have also included Forest Fish and Wildlife Program responsibilities and Acting Forest Wildlife Biologist.

Gary Rotta -- Wildlife Biologist

Gary holds a Bachelor of Science in Wildlife Management from Humboldt State University. He has worked as a Forest Service Wildlife Biologist on the Plumas National Forest since 1978. Gary is responsible for program planning and budgeting, project coordination, planning, implementation and monitoring for wildlife issues on the Mt. Hough Ranger District. He is currently an Associate Faculty Instructor for Introduction to Fisheries and Wildlife at Feather River Community College in Quincy, California.

Sheri Smith -- Supervisory Entomologist

Sheri graduated with a B.S. in Biology and Entomology in 1986 from Utah State University, Logan, UT. Graduated with a Masters in Entomology and Statistical Analysis from Utah State in 1988.

Started working for the Forest Service in Ogden, UT in 1988. Transferred to Redding, CA with the Forest Service in 1990. Worked as an entomologist covering northwestern CA for 1 year and then transferred to Sonora, CA in 1991. Worked as an Entomologist covering the Southern Sierra Nevada through 1994. Transferred to Susanville, CA in 1994. Currently, she works for the State and Private branch of the Forest Service and is the Supervisory Entomologist and Forest Health Protection Specialist covering northeastern CA.

Phil Strand -- Fisheries biologist

Phil has been Fisheries Program Manager for the Sierra and Sequoia National Forests since 2000. He has a B.S. in Forest Sciences from University Washington and has been with the Forest Service for 26 years.

Andy Taylor -- Forest Analyst

• BS and MS Forest Management from Michigan State University.
• Forest analyst for the Mendocino NF since 1980.
• Member of the Cal Owl EIS team.
• Member of the analyst core team for the SNFPA and SNFPA review.
• Forest GIS coordinator for the Mendocino NF since 1995.

Gary Thompson -- Fuels Coordinator

Gary is currently in the Region 5, RO as the Fuels Coordinator. He has 30 years in the Forest Service. He was on the Sierra NF from 1979-2002 as the District Fire Management Officer, TMO, and Silviculturist. He was certified in Region 5 as a Silviculturist in 1977.He received a BS in Forestry from Humboldt State University in 1974.

Craig Wilson- Wildlife Biologist

Craig graduated with a B.S. degree in Wildlife and Conservation Biology from the University of Nevada Reno. Craig is currently the District Wildlife Biologist on the Sierraville Ranger District of the Tahoe National Forest. Craig has worked as a wildlife biologist with the Forest Service for eight years.

Kenneth A. Wright -- Forest Analyst

Education: B.S. in Forest Science, M.S. Watershed Management Humboldt State University. Experience: Ken has 26-years experience with the Forest Service as Planning Hydrologist, District Soils Scientist/Hydrologist, Forest Planner, and is currently the Forest Analyst on the Six Rivers National Forest (1992 to Present). He has worked as an analyst on the Six Rivers National Forest Plan, Northwest Forest Plan, California Spotted Owl Plan, and the Herger-Feinstein Quincy Library Group EIS.

Don Yasuda -- Assistant Resource Officer/Wildlife Biologist

Don is currently on the Pacific RD, Eldorado NF He has 16 years experience as a Wildlife Biologist, all at Pacific RD (1987-present) He received a B.S. degree, in Wildlife and Fisheries Biology, from UC Davis, in 1987 He is a Certified Wildlife Biologist, a member of The Wildlife Society a Region 5 representative on the California Interagency Wildlife Task Group (2002-present) the Region 5 co-representative (1999-present) and National co-chair (2003-present) on the Natural Resource Information System (NRIS) Fauna module User Board.

Project Support

Gary Chase -- DSEIS Layout

Gary has an A.A. degree in Forestry from Lane Community College in Eugene Oregon. He has worked for the Forest Service for 28 years; mostly on the Shasta-Trinity National Forest. His current work revolves around web site development and document publishing.

Monica Johnson -- Business Management Assistant

Monica Johnson accepted a transfer to the USDA Forest Service in 1999 and is assigned as Business Management Assistant to the Public Use & Facilities (PUF) and Acquisition Management (AM) staffs. Previous work assignments include the Navy Supply Center, Oakland; Navy Public Works Center, San Francisco Bay and Engineering Field Activity West, San Bruno.

Heidi Valetkevitch -- Public Affairs Specialist

Heidi is assigned to the Forest Service's national headquarters in Washington, DC, where she serves as the national media officer in the Office of Communication. Heidi was detailed to the Sierra Nevada Framework Review Team and the Public Affairs and Communications Office as a communications coordinator.

Wendy Yun -- Executive Assistant and Administrative Liaison

Wendy joined the ranks of the Forest Service in the summer of 1992. Before accepting her current position with the Sierra Nevada Framework for Conservation and Collaboration, she worked as a hydrologist on the Tahoe National Forest. She holds a Bachelor's Degree in Biophysics from the University of California at Berkeley.

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