is a research forester in the Prescribed Fire and Fire Effects research work unit at the Intermountain Fire Sciences Laboratory in Missoula, MT. He received a B.S. degree in forestry from Washington State University and M.S. and Ph.D. degrees from the University of Montana. He has studied various aspects of forest ecology since 1963, including ecological site classifications, forest succession, fire history, fire effects, and the development of strategies for prescribed fire.
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