Forest Advisor and County Director
Yana Valachovic works with forest landowners and natural resource professionals, providing
UC Forest Research and Outreach information about redwood and Douglas-fir silviculture, forest stewardship, watershed management,
oak woodlands, fire and fuels, and insect and disease management.
Staff Research Associate
Dan Stark is a forest health researcher who coordinates forest health education, detection, monitoring, and management efforts and serves as the North Coast Sudden Oak Death Outreach Coordinator for the
California Oak Mortality Task Force.