M.P.S., M.S. & Ph.D. in Natural Resources Management

The Natural Resources Management program focuses on both the underlying theory and on-the-ground application of practices to achieve sustainable outcomes in natural resource systems.

Because management practices and decisions arise from the combination of ecological knowledge, economic considerations and landowner/manager objectives and/or policies, research opportunities in management are interdisciplinary by nature.

Participating Faculty

• Colin M. Beier; cbeier@esf.edu
  forest ecosystem and landscape ecology, social-ecological systems, climate change, ecosystem services, landscape change modeling, resilience, adaptive management, resource governance, applied geoinformatics
• Eddie Bevilacqua; ebevilacqua@esf.edu
  sampling/inventory, biometrics, forest mensuration, growth and yield modeling, applied statistics, GIS/spatial analysis, forest ecology, landscape ecology, ecological modeling, tree-ring science, quantitative silviculture
• Russell D. Briggs; rdbriggs@esf.edu
  forest ecology, watershed ecology, soils, ecosystem services, watershed management, forest soils, silviculture
• Tristan R. Brown; trbro100@esf.edu
  sustainable energy law & policy; energy systems analysis; techno-economic analysis; and climate policy
• René Germain; rhgermai@esf.edu
  forest health, policy, silviculture, forest management and operations, forest management for renewable energy, watershed management, sustainable forestry systems
• Mariann T. Johnston; mjohnston@esf.edu
  forest ecology, soils, biogeochemistry, forest health, silviculture
• Diane M. Kuehn; dmkuehn@esf.edu
  social and recreational dimensions, ecotourism and nature tourism, recreation management and research
• Valerie A. Luzadis; vluzadis@esf.edu
  ecological economics, ecosystem services, policy, social and recreational dimensions, forest management for renewable energy, watershed management, natural resources policy and values, sustainable development, renewable energy, participatory decision-making
• Robert W. Malmsheimer; rwmalmsh@esf.edu
  How laws and the legal system affect natural resources management, including how carbon accounting policies affect forest and natural resources.
• Christopher A. Nowak; canowak@esf.edu
  Vegetation Management, Silviculture and Forest Ecology, Production Ecology and Plant Ecophysiology, Invasive Exotic Plant Control, Biogeography and Cultural Landscapes, Sustainable Management and Certification Systems
• Stephen V. Stehman; svstehma@esf.edu
  environmental sampling, map accuracy assessment, land-cover monitoring; applied statistics
• John C. Stella; stella@esf.edu
  riparian and stream ecology, restoration ecology, watershed management, ecological modeling, tree-ring science, river restoration, arid-land and Mediterranean ecosystems
• Philippe G. Vidon; pgvidon@esf.edu
  Geography/Environmental Science, Surface and Subsurface Hydrology, Water Quality, Riparian Zone/Watershed Biogeochemistry and Hydrology, Agriculture, Best Management Practices, Nitrogen, Phosphorus, Mercury, Carbon Cycling, Greenhouse Gases (N2O, CO2, CH4).
• Timothy A. Volk; tavolk@esf.edu
  silviculture, forest management for renewable energy, biomass and bioenergy, energy, agroforestry, phytoremediation, management and sustainability of short rotation woody crops, life cycle analysis, ecophysiology, international forestry
• John E. Wagner; jewagner@esf.edu
  forest resource and environmental economics, ecosystem services, policy, quantitative silviculture, forest management and operations, operations research, simulation

Matthieu Ahouangbenon

Christian Elwell

Rodney Garrett

Maneesha Jayasuriya

Sally Kim

Katherine Livingston

Stacey Mack

Daniel Pegoretti Leite de Souza

Patrick Penfield

Abishek Poudel