Courses
Planning for Public Lands and Rural Communities Class field trip to Trinity County, Spring 2016
My approach to teaching and research is problem-oriented and interdisciplinary. For the Environmental Management and Protection major, I teach courses in environmental and natural resources policy and regulation, planning methods, planning in public agencies, hazard management, and ecosystem analysis. My students are frequently involved in service learning projects in our local community. Some recent examples are listed under the senior planning projects below. I work with graduate students in the Natural Resources and in the Environment and Community Master’s program.
Courses Taught:
EMP 109 Shake Rattle and Roll: Social Organization for Hazard Management
EMP 325: Natural Resources Regulatory Processes
EMP 360: Environmental Planning Methods
EMP 420: Ecosystem Analysis
EMP 460: Environmental Planning for Public Lands and Rural Communities
EMP 475: Senior Planning Practicum
EMP 580/SOC 680 Community Participation and Dispute Resolution in Environmental Policy
EMP 640: Ecosystems and Society
Recent Senior Planning Practicum Projects (undergraduate) :
Spring 2016
1. Liscom Hill Firewise Community Assessment (Client: Blue Lake Volunteer Fire Department and Humboldt County Public Works Department)
2. Woodley Island Wildlife Area (WIWA) Management Plan Update ( Client: Humboldt Bay Harbor Recreation and Conservation Commission)
3. Shoreline Protection Options for Humboldt Bay (Client: Humboldt Bay Harbor Recreation and Conservation Commission)
Spring 2015
1. Humboldt County Firewise Mapping and Upper Jacoby Creek Firewise Projects (Client: Upper Jacoby Creek Firewise and Humboldt County Public Works Department )
2. What Seniors Want: Responsive Development for Aging in Place in McKinleyville, California (Clients: Area 1 Agency on Aging and Humboldt County Planning Department )
3. Freshwater Farms Reserve Nature Trails Public Access Recommendations (Client: NorthCoast Regional Land Trust )
4. Big Lagoon Estates Area of Deferred Certification North Coast Area Plan Humboldt County Local Coastal Program Proposed Amendment Recommendation (Client: Humboldt County Planning Department )
5. Property Monitoring Protocol and Baseline Reports (Client: Trinidad Coastal Land Trust )
Spring 2014
1. Economic Valuation of the Ryan Creek Community Forest (Client: Humboldt County Public Works Department)
2. A History of the McKay Tract, Humboldt County, California Client: Humboldt County Public Works Department)
3. Potential Future Impacts of Sea Level Rise on Shellfish Mariculture in Humboldt Bay (Client: Humboldt Bay Harbor Recreation and Conservation District)
4. Sea Level Rise Impacts to Humboldt Bay Wildlife & Agricultural Land (Client: Aldaron Laird, Trinity Associates)
5. Spatial Analysis Based Assessment of the Current & Future Needs of the Aging Population in Humboldt County (Client: Area 1 Agency on Aging)
Spring 2012
Humboldt County Community and Neighborhood Parks Assessment (Client: Humboldt County Community Development Services Department)
Spring 2011
Implications of Sea Level Rise on North Humboldt Bay (Client: Aldaron Laird (Humboldt Water District) and Hank Seeman (Humboldt Co))
Spring 2010
1. Climate Action Plan for the City of Trinidad (Client: Streamline Planning and the City of Trinidad)
2. Climate Change and the North Coast Regional Land Trust: Science, Legislation and Funding Opportunities (Client: Northcoast Regional Land Trust)
3. A Pre-Feasibility Study Examining Oyster Mariculture Expansion In Humboldt Bay, California (Client: Humboldt Bay Harbor, Recreation and Conservation District)
4. Tree Campus USA (Client: HSU Plant Operations)
Spring 2009
1. Assessment for an HSU Campus Sustainability Plan (Client HSU Campus Sustainability Coordinator)
2. Humboldt Coastal Nature Center Master Plan (Client: Friends of the Dunes)
Spring 2008:
Assessment of Humboldt County Oak Woodlands (Client: Northcoast Regional Land Trust)
Spring 2007:
1. Estuary Restoration on Humboldt Bay: Discussions and Prioritization with 19 Local Experts (Client: Redwood Community Action Agency)
2. A Tsunami Evacuation Plan for King Salmon (Client: Humboldt County, Redwood Coast Tsunami Working Group)
Spring 2006:
1. A Humboldt County Coastal Needs Assessment (Client: Linking Land and Sea Project, Redwood Community Action Agency)
2. Safety Related Issues Concerning Development of a Humboldt Bay Water Trails Program (Client: Humboldt Bay Harbor, Recreation and Conservation District)
3. A Study of Impervious Surfaces, and Low Impact Development (LID) Designs within the City of Trinidad (Client: Streamline Planning Consultants and the City of Trinidad)
