Kaily Fineran,

Thesis:

Prescribed fire treatment longevity in legacy hardwood stands of the Klamath Mountains

Kaily grew up in Central Oregon - on the indigenous territories of Paiute, Wasco, and Warm Springs. Her interest in studying fire-prone ecosystems came naturally as she grew up playing in sagebrush/juniper and ponderosa pine forests. To date, she has spent the last six years in fire operations and fire effects, including acquiring her undergraduate degrees at the University of Idaho in Forestry and Fire Ecology and Management with a certificate in Remote Sensing. As she worked on record-breaking fire incidents across the Western United States, she grew more interested in studying the efficacy of forest management practices coupled with the complex issues we face today. Her research focuses on prescribed fire treatment longevity in legacy hardwood stands of the Klamath Mountains. This research is urgent for the biodiverse Klamath ecoregion, as indigenous depopulation during the settlement-era and 20th century fire suppression has caused significant increases in biomass accumulation and conifer encroachment in oak-woodland ecosystems. 

Jackson Carrasco,

Thesis:

Post-fire mortality rates and regeneration within second-growth redwood stands

I received my Bachelor's Degree in Environmental Science and Management at Cal Poly Humboldt. In 2018, I interned for the National Park Service at Rocky Mountain National Park in Colorado where I was introduced to fire mosaics that scarred the region. During the course of my undergrad career, I interned for local non-profits such as the North Coast Environmental Center, and The Smith River Alliance where I was involved in ecological restoration and fuel reduction efforts. These experiences led me to my work in the Wildland Fire Lab following my undergrad. I led a field crew studying stand condition thresholds & fire impact in second-growth Sequoia sempervirens stands along the central coast. My research interests lie in post-fire mortality rates and regeneration within second-growth redwood stands, as well as large-scale geospatial analysis of post-fire conditions.

Danielle Jones, 2021

Thesis:

A comparison of the removal of estrogen between different wastewater treatment processes

Chris Faubion, 2020

Thesis:

Sediment production and delivery from timber harvest roads in Humboldt County, California

Kelsey Fletterick,

Thesis:

The Brief Window for Early Post-fire Regeneration.

Cherilyn Ashmead, 2021

Thesis:

In-flux: economic and community adaptations of former timber mill-towns in the American West

Dana Dysthe, 2021

Thesis:

The politics of biomass energy in California: how external benefits are used to support an economically marginal sector

Brita Goldstein, 2022

Thesis:

Protecting public trust resources in America's private forests: case studies in the diversity of U.S. state-level forestry policies

Kayla Fitzpatrick,

Thesis:

Water Quality Assessment of the Klamath River

Lindsay Benjamin-Brittany,

Thesis:

Assessment of Carbon Storage and Aquifer Recharge in Beaver Meadows of the Sierra Nevada, USA