Ron Stewart
United States
Forest Ecologist, Research Leader & Former Senior USDA Forest Service Executive
Ron Stewart is a retired professional forester and forest ecologist with 37 years of experience in forest research, silviculture, and national forest policy. His career includes senior leadership roles within the U.S. Forest Service, where he guided research, programs, and legislation at the regional and national levels, as well as academic appointments focused on environmental science, policy, and conflict resolution in natural resource management.
Biography
I am a retired professional forester with 37 years of experience.
EDUCATION:
B.S. Forest Management, Oregon State University, 1964, Ph.D. Forest Ecology, Oregon State University, 1970
HONORS:
Sigma Xi, National Research Honor Society, Xi Sigma Pi, National Forestry Honor Society, Phi Kappa Phi, National Scholastic Honor Society Fellow, Society of American Foresters
EXPERIENCE:
State: Forester, State of Washington, Department of Natural Resources, Olympia, Washington
USDA Forest Service: Research Forester and Project Leader, Brushfield Reclamation, Prevention and Ecology, Research Work Unit, Roseburg, Oregon and Project Leader, Reforestation Systems in the Pacific, Northwest, Corvallis, Oregon, Pacific Northwest Forest and Range Experiment Station. Western Conifer Silviculture Staff Specialist, Timber Management Research Staff, Washington,
D.C.: Assistant Station Director for Continuing Research in Northern California and Station Director, Pacific Southwest Forest and Range Experiment Station, Berkeley, California. Regional Forester, Pacific Southwest Region, USDA Forest Service. San Francisco, California Associate Deputy Chief, Research, Washington, D.C. Associate Deputy Chief and Deputy Chief, Programs and Legislation, Washington, D.C.
University: Visiting Associate Professor and Graduate Coordinator, Department of Environmental Science and Policy, George Mason University, Fairfax, Virginia
OTHER: I am the author, contributor, or editor of more than 50 articles and books, including: Stewart, Ronald E. Seeing the forest for the weeds: A synthesis of forest vegetation management. pp. 431-480 In: Forest Vegetation Management for Conifer Production. Walstad, John D. and Peter J. Kuch, Eds. John Wiley and Sons, New York. 1987. 523pp. Reforestation Practices in Southwestern Oregon and Northern California. 1992. Stephen D. Hobbs, Steven D. Teach, Peyton W. Owston, Ronald E. Stewart, John C. Tappeiner II, and Gail E. Wells. Forest Research Laboratory, Corvallis, Oregon. 465pp. Wicked Environmental Problems: Managing Uncertainty and Conflict. 2011. Balint, Peter J., Ronald E. Stewart, Anand Desai, and Lawrence C. Walters. Island Press, Washington, D.C.