Richard S. Holthausen Return to National Staff Page
National Wildlife
Ecologist
Rocky Mountain Research Station Phone:
(928) 556-2190
2500 S. Pine Knoll
e-mail: rholthausen@fs.fed.us
Flagstaff, AZ 86001
Profile
"Holt”
was assistant to the National Wildlife Ecologist from 1983 to 1985, worked
as Regional Wildlife Ecologist for Region 6 (Oregon and Washington) from 1985
to 1991, and has been National Wildlife Ecologist since 1991. While serving as National Wildlife Ecologist,
he has also been part of the recovery team for the Northern Spotted Owl, the
Forest Ecosystem Management Assessment Team for forests in the Pacific Northwest,
and the Interior Columbia Basin Ecosystem Management Project. He is currently involved in the assessment
of effects of grazing on species in the Southwest, revision of the regulations
implementing the National Forest Management Act, and development of guidance
for assessing viability of species in forest plans.
Education
B.S. Cornell
University, Ithaca, NY. 1973
M.S. Utah State University, Logan,
UT. 1977
Selected
Publications
Holthausen,
R. S., and B. G. Marcot. 1991. Applying results of old‑growth
research to management: information needs, development of technical tools, and
future research. Pp. 463‑470
in: L. F. Ruggiero, K. B. Aubry, A. B.
Carey, and M. H. Huff, ed. Wildlife and
vegetation of unmanaged Douglas‑fir forests. Gen. Tech. Rpt. PNW‑GTR‑285. 533 pp.
USDA Forest Service, Portland OR.
Holthausen, R.S., R. Anthony, K. Aubry, K. Burnett, N.
Fredricks, J. Furnish, R. Lesher, E.C. Meslow, M. Raphael, R. Rosentreter, and
E.E. Starkey. 1994. Appendix J2: Results of additional species
analysis. IN U.S. Department of Agriculture, U.S. Department of Interior,
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency. Final supplemental
environmental impact statement on management of habitat for late-successional
and old-growth forest related species within the range of the northern spotted
owl. Portland, OR. 2 vol.
Holthausen, R.S., M.G.
Raphael, K.S. McKelvey, E.D. Forsman, E.E. Starkey, and D.E. Seaman. 1995.
The contribution of Federal and non‑Federal habitat to persistence
of the northern spotted owl on the Olympic Peninsula, Washington: report of the
Reanalysis Team. Gen. Tech. Rep. PNW‑GTR‑352. Portland, OR: U.S. Department of
Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific
Northwest Research Station. 68 p.
Holthausen, R.S., M.G.
Raphael, F.B. Samson, D.Ebert, R. Hiebert, and K. Menasco. 1999.
Population viability in ecosystem management. In Johnson, N.C., A.J. Malk, W.T. Sexton and R.Szaro (eds). Ecological Stewardship: A Common Reference
for Ecosystem Management. 3 Vols. Elsevier Science Ltd., Oxford.