FIRE EXPERTS AT GOVERNMENT AGENCIES AND RESEARCH LABS
FIRE EXPERTS AT GOVERNMENT AGENCIES AND
RESEARCH LABS
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Dr. Keeley earned his Ph.D. in botany and ecology from the University of Georgia in 1977 and has a Master’s degree in biology from San Diego State University. He is currently a research ecologist with the U.S. Geological Survey, stationed at Sequoia National Park and holds an adjunct position as professor of Organismic Biology, Ecology and Evolution at the University of California, Los Angeles. In 1997-98 he served 1 year in Washington, D.C. as director of the ecology program for the National Science Foundation. Prior to this he was professor of biology at Occidental College for 20 years and spent a sabbatical year at the University of Cape Town, South Africa. He has over 190 publications in national and international scientific journals and books. His research has focused on ecological impacts of wildfires as well as other aspects of plant ecology, including rare plants, rare habitats such as vernal pools, and plant physiology. In 1985 he was awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship and is a Fellow of the Southern California Academy of Sciences and an Honorary Lifetime Member of the California Botanical Society. He has served on the Los Angeles County Department of Regional Planning Environmental Review Board, the State of California Natural Communities Conservation Program (NCCP) Board of Scientific Advisors.
Jon E. Keeley, Station Leader
U.S. Geological Survey
Western Ecological Research Center
Sequoia-Kings Canyon Field Station
47050 Generals Highway
Three Rivers, CA 93271-9651
Michael Murray is a terrestrial ecologist at Crater Lake National Park.
Dr. Michael Murray is an experienced fire ecologist with positions including Ecologist with the Oregon Natural Heritage Program, Fire Effects Monitor for Redwood National Park, Fire Ecology Instructor for the University of Idaho, and Spruce Bark Beetle Analyst for Wrangell-St. Elias National Park in Alaska. Dr. Murray is an expert in high-elevation fires and has published studies from the Northern Rocky Mountains. He continues to document impacts of fire suppression on fire-dependent ecosystems and advocates the replacement of the Smokey Bear symbol with an alternate, more truthful representation of fire’s role in sustaining wildlife habitat.
Michael Murray, Terrestrial Ecologist
Crater Lake National Park
PO Box 7
Crater Lake, OR 97604
541-594-3072, Fax:594-3070