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CORE AND SCIENCE TEAMS
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FOREST RECLAMATION ADVISORIES
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FORESTRY RECLAMATION APPROACH
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IN THE NEWS
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MINED LAND REFORESTATION CONFERENCES
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PLANTING TREES ON LEGACY MINES
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REFORESTATION AWARDS
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REFORESTATION RESEARCH
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STATE AND PRIVATE NURSERIES
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STATEMENT OF MUTUAL INTENT
AMERICAN BIRD CONSERVANCY -
ILLINOIS -
INDIANA -
KENTUCKY -
MARYLAND
OHIO -
OSMRE -
PENNSYLVANIA -
TACF -
TENNESSEE -
US FOREST SERVICE
US GEOLOGICAL SURVEY -
VIRGINIA -
WEST VIRGINIA
Dr. Brian W. Smith, Appalachian Mountains Joint Venture Coordinator
c/o CMI Suite 250, Office 205
1900 Kraft Drive
Blacksburg, VA 24061
Telephone: (540) 231-7463
Fax: (540) 231-7019
E-mail: bsmith@abcbirds.org
Visit: www.abcbirds.org or www.amjv.org
Dr. Clark Ashby
Southern Illinois University (Retired)**
907 South Briarwood Drive
Carbondale, Illinois 62901-2423
Telephone:(618) 457-4043
E-mail: washby@siu.edu
Dr. John W. Groninger
Southern Illinois University
Department of Forestry
Mail code 4411
Carbondale, IL 62901-44111
Telephone: (618) 453-7462
Fax: (618) 453-7475
E-mail: groninge@siu.edu
Dr. Douglass F. Jacobs
Purdue University
Hardwood Tree Improvement & Regeneration Center
Department of Forestry and Natural Resources
715 W. State Street
West Lafayette, Indiana 47907-2061
Telephone:(765) 494-3608
Fax: (765) 494-9461
E-mail: djacobs@purdue.edu
Mr. Ronald Rathfon
Purdue University
Department of Forestry & Natural Resources
12000 Purdue Farm Road
Dubois, IN 47527
Telephone: (812) 678-5049
E-mail: ronr@purdue.edu
INDIANA REFORESTATION RESEARCH
Dr. Carmen Agouridis
University of Kentucky
Department of Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering
128 C.E. Barnhart Building
Lexington, Kentucky 40506-02766
Telephone: (859)257-3000
E-mail: cagourid@bae.uky.edu
Dr. Christopher Barton, Co-Team Leader
University of Kentucky
Department of Forestry
106 Cooper Building
Lexington, Kentucky 40506
Telephone: (859) 257-2099
E-mail: barton@uky.edu
Dr. Donald Graves
University of Kentucky (Retired)**
1128 Hunter Drive
Lancaster, Kentucky 40444
Telephone: (859) 548-8303
E-mail: dgraves@windstream.net
Dr. Rick Sweigard
University of Kentucky
Department of Mining Engineering
230 Mining and Mineral Resource Building
Lexington, Kentucky 40506-0107
Telephone: (859) 257-1173
E-mail: rsweigar@engr.uky.edu
Dr. Richard Warner
University of Kentucky
Department of Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering
217 C.E. Barnhart Building
Lexington, Kentucky 40546-02766
Telephone: (859) 257-3000
E-mail: rwarner@bae.uky.edu
KENTUCKY REFORESTATION RESEARCH
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Dr. Keith Eshleman
University of Maryland
Appalachian Laboratory
301 Braddock Road
Frostburg, Maryland 21532
Telephone: (301) 689-7170
E-mail: Eshleman@al.umces.edu
MARYLAND REFORESTATION RESEARCH
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Dr. Charles Goebel
Ohio State University
Ecosystems Management, 121A Williams Hall
1680 Madison Avenue
Wooster, Ohio 44691
Telephone: (330) 263-3789
E-mail: goebel.11@osu.edu
Dr. David Hix
Ohio State University
Ecosystems Management, 320B Kottman Hall
2021 Coffey Road
Columbus, Ohio 43210
Telephone: (614) 292-1394
E-mail: hix.6@osu.edu
Dr. Jared L. DeForest
Ohio University
Dept. of Environmental and Plant Biology
317 Porter Hall
Athens, Ohio 45701-2979
Telephone: (740) 593-0742
E-mail: deforest@ohio.edu
Dr. Brian C. McCarthy
Ohio University
Dept. of Environmental and Plant Biology
317 Porter Hall
Athens, OH 45701-2979
Telephone: (740) 593-1615
E-mail: mccarthy@ohio.edu
OFFICE OF SURFACE MINING
RECLAMATION & ENFORCEMENT [OSMRE]
SCIENCE TEAM LIAISONS
Dr. Patrick Angel, Co-Liaison
U.S. Office of Surface Mining - Appalachian Region
State and Federal Programs Branch
421 West Highway 80
London, Kentucky 40741
Telephone: (606) 309-4159
E-mail: pangel@osmre.gov
Mr. Vic Davis, Co-Liaison
U.S. Office of Surface Mining - Knoxville
710 Locust Street, 2nd Floor
Knoxville, Tennessee 37902
Telephone: (865)545-4103, ext. 139
E-mail: vdavis@osmre.gov
Mr. Steve M. Felch, Co-Liaison
U.S. Office of Surface Mining - Headquarters
1951 Constitution Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20240
Telephone: (202) 208-2982
E-mail: sfelch@osmre.gov
Dr. Michael Jacobson
Pennsylvania State University
School of Forest Resources
7 Ferguson Building
University Park, Pennsylvania 16802-4302
Telephone: (814) 863-0401
E-mail: mgj2@psu.edu
Dr. Kenneth M. Klemow
Professor of Biology and Geo Environmental Science
Wilkes University
Wilkes-Barre, PA 18766
Telephone: (570)408-4758
Fax: (570)408-7862
E-mail:kenneth.klemow@wilkes.edu
Website: http://klemow.wilkes.edu
Dr. Jeff Larkin
Indiana University of Pennsylvania
Department of Biology
Weyandt Hall, Room 114
975 Oakland Avenue
Indiana, PA 15705-1081
Telephone: 724-357-2352
Fax: 724-357-5524
E-mail: larkin@iup.edu
Website: http://www.iup.edu/page.aspx?id=39621
PENNSYLVANIA
REFORESTATION RESEARCH
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THE AMERICAN CHESTNUT FOUNDATION [TACF]
Dr. Fred Paillet
The American Chestnut Foundation
4736 W Plymouth Rock Place
Fayetteville, AK 72704
Telephone: (479) 935-4295
E-mail: fredp@cox.net
Sara Fern Fitzsimmons
Regional Science Coordinator Supervisor
The American Chestnut Foundation®
The Pennsylvania State University
206 Forest Resources Lab
University Park, PA 16802
E-mail: sara@acf.org
Phone (office): 814-863-7192
Phone (cell): 814-404-6013
Fax: 814-863-3600
Dr. David Buckley
University of Tennessee
Department of Forestry
274 Ellington Plant Sciences Building
Knoxville, Tennessee 37996
Telephone: (865) 974-7978
E-mail: dbuckley@utk.edu
Dr. Jennifer Franklin
University of Tennessee
Department of Forestry
274 Ellington Plant Sciences Building
Knoxville, Tennessee 37996-4563
Telephone: (865) 974-2724
E-mail: jafranklin@utk.edu
TENNESSEE REFORESTATION
RESEARCH
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Dr. Mary Beth Adams
United States Forest Service
Timber and Watershed Laboratory
Parsons, WV 26287
Telephone: 304-478-2000, ext. 130
E-mail: mbadams@fs.fed.us
Mr. Willis Vogel
United States Forest Service (Retired)**
116 South Cumberland Street
Berea, Kentucky 40403
Telephone: (859) 986-3403
E-mail: wgvogel30@alltel.net
Dr. Petra B. Wood
United States Geological Survey
West Virginia Cooperative Fish & Wildlife Research Unit
PO Box 6125, West Virginia University
Morgantown, WV 26506r> Telephone: 304-293-3794, ext. 2433
E-mail: pbwood@wvu.edu
Dr. James Burger
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Department of Forestry
228 Cheatham Hall
Blacksburg, Virginia 24061
Telephone: (540) 231-7680
E-mail: jaburger@vt.edu
Dr. Jay Sullivan
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Department of Forestry
310 Cheatham Hall
Blacksburg, Virginia 24061
Telephone: (540) 231-4356
E-mail: jsulliv@vt.edu
Dr. Brian D. Strahm
Assistant Professor of Forest Soils and Ecology
Department of Forest Resources & Environmental Conservation
228 Cheatham Hall, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA 24061
Telephone: (540)231-8627
Fax: (540)231-3330
Department: (540)231-7672
E-mail: brian.strahm@vt.edu
Dr. Carl Zipper, Co-Team Leader
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Department of Crop Soil and Environmental Sciences
Smyth Hall
Blacksburg, Virginia 24061
Telephone: (540) 231-9782
E-mail: czip@vt.edu
VIRGINIA REFORESTATION RESEARCH
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Dr. Katrina Klugh Stewart
Agricultural and Environmental Research Station
Gus R. Douglass Institute
West Virginia State University
129 Hamblin Hall
P.O. Box 1000
Institute, WV 25112
Telephone: (304) 766-5227
E-mail:
Katrina.Stewart@mail.wvu.edu
Dr. Jeffrey Skousen
West Virginia University
Department of Plant and Soil Science
Agricultural Sciences Building 1106
Morgantown, West Virginia 26506
Telephone: (304) 293-2667
E-mail: jskousen@wvu.edu
WEST VIRGINIA REFORESTATION RESEARCH
* Science Team - The Science Team was formerly known as the Academic Team and may still be referred to as such in older ARRI publications.
**Retired Personnel - Although some persons may be retired from their former places of employment, all contact information is correct and they are still considered active members of the ARRI Science Team.