Western Oregon Plan Revisions Planning Team
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Planning Team Information
Project Manager
Dick Prather
dick_prather@blm.gov
Public Involvement Coordinator
Jerry Hubbard
Phone: 503-808-6115
jerry_hubbard@blm.gov
Interdisciplinary Team
Core Team
Anne BoederPlanner. Anne holds a B.A. in Cartography and Geography from the University of Wisconsin and a Master of Public Administration from the University of Utah. Anne has 21 years of government service including 13 years with the Forest Service and 6 years with the BLM. She most recently served in various leadership roles on the interagency team for the 2004 Survey and Manage Environmental Impact Statement and Record of Decision. She has also worked on both the Roseburg and Coos Bay Districts.
TopChris CadwellForester/Resource Analyst. Chris served on Forest Ecosystem Management Assessment Team in the estimation of probable sale quantities. He has coordinated probable sale quantities estimations and geographic information system 2 analysis supporting development and implementation of the BLM resource management plans in western Oregon. He is co-author of the implementation guidance for the 15 percent standard and guideline. Chris served as co-lead in developing interagency vegetation standards and served on the team which developed interagency land allocation standards for the Northwest Forest Plan area. He participated in the Survey & Manage Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Statements in the assessment of timber effects and the development of latesuccessional forest. He is the state data steward for the forest operations inventory, timber production capability classifications, and land use allocations for the BLM. Chris has 25 years experience with the BLM in western Oregon and currently is employed by the BLM Oregon/Washington State Office. He holds a B.S. in Forest Management from Humboldt State University.
TopDuane DipponGeographic Information System/Data Team Leader. Duane earned a B.S. and M.S in Forestry and Forest Economics at Purdue University and a PhD in Forest Management, with a Minor in Operations Research, from Oregon State University. He served as the Forest Ecosystem Management Assessment Team co- Geographic Information System /Data Team Leader, building the geospatial database covering over 24 million acres of federal lands across the Pacific Northwest and used by the Forest Ecosystem Management Assessment Team scientists in the development of the Northwest Forest Plan. Duane came to the Bureau in 1988 to integrate the use of geospatial data, modeling and geographic information system technology in support of federal land planning. He has served as the chair or co-chair of the Interagency Resources Information Coordination Council from 1994-98 and 2003-04 and serves on the Oregon Geographic Information Council. Prior to joining the BLM, Duane was an Associate Professor at the University of Florida teaching Forest Management, Forest Economics and Quantitative Methods in Natural Resources Management.
TopPhil HallPlanner. Phil holds a B.S. in Forestry and a B.S. in Conservation from North Carolina State University. Phil served on the interdisciplinary team for the Northwest Forest Plan Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (1994) and was a lead planner in developing the western Oregon resource management plans tiered to the Northwest Forest Plan. He has served on regional teams for the development of watershed analysis guides and monitoring and research. Phil has provided national level training for the National Environmental Policy Act and Resource Management Planning. Phil has a broad understanding and familiarity of BLM programs and plans, including the Northwest Forest Plan and environmental impact statements. He has 33 years of federal service. Phil has been with the BLM since 1976 and has worked on two BLM Districts, and several resource areas. He has served on special assignments to the Washington Office and to other BLM districts in the western United States.
TopAlan WoodCore Team. Alan holds a B.S. in Forestry from the University of Minnesota. He is a 30 year veteran of the BLM and has worked in both Idaho and Oregon. Alan was a forester and Operations Chief in Salmon Idaho, and worked 3 extensively on fire and fuels issues. He served for ten years as a field manager in the Roseburg district, and most recently as a forester in the Oregon State Office.
TopInterdisciplinary Team Members
Dan CarpenterHydrologist. B.S. Soil Science, Washington State University. Dan has worked as a professional hydrologist, for the past 25 years, 12 with the Forest Service and 13 with the BLM on the Oregon Coast, Western Cascades and Great Basin in Nevada. His area of expertise includes watershed planning, modeling and watershed restoration. His most recent assignments included working on an interagency Port-Orford-Cedar Environmental Impact Statement and environmental planning roles in the permitting of the Coos County Natural Gas Pipeline. Dan is currently employed as a hydrologist on the Coos Bay District.
TopChris ChurchRecreation, National Landscape Conservation System Chris has a B.S. in Wildlife and Fisheries Science from Texas A&M University. Chris has nine years of experience developing community-based conservation and recreation-related projects with the BLM, University of Oregon, and the U.S. Peace Corps. Chris currently works for the Coos Bay District, BLM, managing the Areas of Critical Environmental Concern program.
TopDavid DeMossForester. Dave is currently the district staff forester and district silviculturist for the Eugene district BLM. He holds a B.S. in Forestry from the University of California - Berkley, and has 29 years experience on the Eugene district in timer sales and silviculture. He served as the silviculturist on the Late Successional Reserve # 267 Restoration Environmental Impact Statement, and has experience in stand dynamics and modeling.
TopJohn DinwiddieFire/Fuels/Air Quality. Forestry Education includes 2 years at Central Oregon Community College and completion of Technical Fire Management in 1989. John worked in Private Industry for 2 years, United States Forest Service for 5 years, and the BLM for 25 years.
TopClif FanningSoil Scientist. Clif holds a B.S. in Soil Science from California Polytechnic State University. He has 32 years of federal service and has been working with the BLM since 1977. Cliff has previously worked in Dillon, Montana; Butte, Montana; and Cheyenne, Wyoming. He has served on numerous planning efforts over the years and has been the Oregon/Washington state soil scientist since 1991.
TopLou Whitaker Botanist. Lou is the resource area botanist in the Klamath Falls Field Office. He has a B.S. in Finanace from the University of Southern California and a M.S. in Botanical Sciences from the University of Hawaii. He has worked in resource management and plant ecology research in Hawaii, Florida and Oregon. He has 18 years of federal government service, including 15 years in the BLM.
TopChris FosterWildlife Biologist. Chris is currently the District Wildlife Biologist for the Roseburg BLM District. He holds a B.S. in Forest and Wildlife Management from the University of Maine, and an M.S. in Wildlife Management from West Virginia University. Chris has more than 15 years experience working for the Forest Service 4 and the BLM. Chris has held positions as a Wildlife Biologist and as a forester specializing in watershed analysis and planning.
TopKimberly HackettRangeland Management Specialist. Kimberly Hackett has a B.S. in Wildlife Science with a Range Science Emphasis from New Mexico State University. She has worked for the BLM for 17 years. Kimberly is currently the Medford district Rangeland Management Specialist. She previously worked as a Rangeland Management Specialist for 11 years in Idaho and 5 years in Nevada.
TopRichard HardtEcologist. Richard has a B.A. in Natural Sciences from John Hopkins University, an M.L.A in Landscape Architecture from Harvard University, and a Ph.D. in Forest Resources from the University of Georgia. He has 11 years of experience working for the BLM and is currently employed at the Eugene district. Richards expertise is in forest ecology, planning, and the National Environmental Polity Act.
TopClaire HiblerBotanist. Claire has served as the Lead Botanist for the Salem BLM District since 2001. She holds a B.S. in Forest Management from Oregon State University and a B.A in General Biology from Humboldt State University. Claire was a founding member of and participates on the steering committee for the Northwest Oregon Invasive Weed Management Partnership, which spans the northwest corner of Oregon and part of southwest Washington. She has worked in the Salem district for more than 15 years in the botany and invasive plant programs at both the resource area and district level.
TopWilliam F. HudsonFishery Biologist. Bill has a B.S. in Wildlife Management and a M.S. in Biology (Fisheries) from Tennessee Technological University. He has worked for the BLM for 25 years in the Coos Bay District. Early in his career he worked as a resource area biologist covering fisheries and wildlife management. Currently, Bill is the Coos Bay District Fisheries Biologist and has spent the last 7 years working on various Endangered Species Act consultations with National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration-Fisheries, including local project consultations and regional consultations at the plan level for the Interior Columbia Basin and the Northwest Forest Plan. Recently Bill chaired an interstate and interagency team that has developed an Analytical Process for Developing Biological Assessments for Federal Actions Affecting Fish within the Northwest Forest Plan Area.
TopDouglas KendigBotanist/District Native Plant Coordinator. Doug has 21 years experience with the BLM and 3 years with the Peace Corps in Guatemala. He served as area and district botanist and resource specialist for the last 11 years representing botany, native plants and restoration. Doug has been a resource area team member on numerous environmental assessments and watershed analysis. He holds a B.A. in International Studies from Southern Oregon University and graduate class work in Botany from Southern Oregon University and the University of Washington.
TopCraig KintopForester. Craig is currently the District Silviculturist for the Roseburg BLM District. He holds a B.S. in Forest Resources Management from the University of Minnesota. Craig has more than 29 years experience working for the Forest Service and the BLM. He was a member of the silviculture/inventory team which developed silvicultural prescriptions and growth and yield information for the 1995 resource management plans.
TopMark RasmussenEconomist. Mark has an MS in Forest Economics and a BS in Environmental Studies. Since 1997, he has been a principal at Mason, Bruce, and Girard where he leads the Forest Economics and Planning Group. For 25 years, Mark's work has focused on land management planning for federal, state, private, and tribal land owners including economic analysis of land management policy.
TopNikki M. MooreFishery Biologist. Nikki is currently a fisheries biologist for the Coos Bay District BLM. She holds a B.S. in Fisheries Biology from Oregon State University. She has worked for the BLM and Forest Service for over eight years. Nikki also worked for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration- Fisheries where she completed Endangered Species Act biological opinions for local and regional projects.
TopFrances PhilipekArcheologist. Fran holds a B.S. and M.A. in Anthropology from Portland State University. Fran has 28 years of government service including 7 years with the Forest Service in Lakeview and Klamath Falls and 21 years with BLM in Idaho, North Dakota, and Oregon. Fran currently is the District Archeologist for the Salem BLM District. She is the state-wide lead for the Heritage Education and project archeology programs.
TopJohn StyduharSenior Realty Specialist. John has a B.S. in forestry science from Penn State University. He has worked for the BLM as a forester, area engineer, and realty specialist for 23 years: 10 years in timber sale planning and administration, 5 years in forest road engineering and transportation management, and 12 years as senior realty specialist at the Oregon State Office specializing in public land law administration and O&C lands.
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