R Kasten Dumroese, "Kas"
| Research Plant Physiologist |
| USDA Forest Service Southern Research Station 1221 South Main Street Moscow, ID 83843 USA TEL: 208.883.2324 FAX: 208.883.2318 E-mail:  URL: http://www.srs.fs.fed.us/4111/ |
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2002 Accomplishment Report and 2003 Work Plan |
| Biography: |
After receiving my forestry degree, I've spent all of my career working in and around nurseries. During my 17 year stint at the University of Idaho, I was fortunate to work in a production nursery that also had a research emphasis. That unique combination forced me to look at nursery production problems from the standpoint of both a researcher and a grower-and that's the way I am still looking at "unsolved opportunities" in the nursery. |
| Educational Background: | |
| BSc Forest Management, minor Forest Soils, 1984, Michigan Technological University, Houghton. | |
| MSc Forest Resources, 1986, University of Idaho, Moscow. | |
| PhD Forest Resources, 1996, University of Idaho, Moscow | |
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Professional Experience: 2001 to present. Research Plant Physiologist, USDA Forest Service, Southern Research Station, SRS-4111 Ecology and Management of Even-aged Southern Pine Forests, Pineville, LA (stationed in Moscow, ID). Duties - Plan, organize, and conduct personal research as well as coordinate research in nursery management and reforestation practices with a particular emphasis on federal and state nursery programs, and also transfer scientific information through presentations and publications. 1999 to present. Editor-in-Chief, Native Plants Journal (URL: http://www.nativeplantnetwork.org) Duties - The journal, published twice each year (first issue in spring 2000), is an eclectic blend of refereed and technical articles. As editor-in-chief, I was responsible for developing the initial format and style and continue to be responsible for overall content.
Research Associate (1986 to 2000) and Research Scientist (2000 to 2001), Forest Research Nursery, Department of Forest Resources, College of Natural Resources, University of Idaho, Moscow. Duties - I planned, conducted, and published research; advised graduate students; planned nursery workshops and technology transfer meetings and published proceedings and papers; performed nursery cultural practices as necessary and advised on cultural practices; served as safety officer and webmaster. Licensed in Idaho as a professional pesticide applicator, chemigator, and EPA Worker Protection Standard trainer. 1984 to 1986. Assistant Manager and Graduate Research Assistant, Forest Research Nursery, Department of Forest Resources, College of Forestry, Wildlife, and Range Sciences, University of Idaho, Moscow. Duties - First nursery graduate research assistant to also hold title of assistant manager. I performed nursery cultural practices, supervised employees, managed seed procurement and treatment, and entered data on mainframe and personal computers. |
