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Ying
Wu
Program Director |
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(208)
596-6124
ywu@uidaho.edu |
Ying is the
Director of the Urban Landscape Ecology Laboratory. She is an
avid gardener and in her spare time coordinates all research
activities in the laboratory. Ying also coordinates students
working with the Urban Forestry Program in the City of Lewiston,
Idaho. Ying received her M.S. degree in Plant Science from
Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand. She is
originally from Northwest China and is fluent in Chinese, Turk,
Mongolian, Russian, Tajik, and English. She is currently
studying Spanish to facilitate the programs activities in Latin
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Mike
Bowman
Associate Director of Technology Transfer |
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(208)
596-6335
mbowman@turbonet.com |
Mike was the City Forester for
Lewiston, Idaho before "retiring" and taking on his role with the
University of Idaho. He coordinates the development, articulation,
and distribution of outreach educational materials for the Urban
Landscape Ecology Program. Mike is a member of the Society for
Municipal Arboriculture, the American Society for Consulting
Arborists, and the Idaho Urban and Community Forestry Advisory
Committee. He worked in technology transfer with the U.S.
Forest Service for over 40 years and also served as a smoke jumper
in the 1950's and 60's. Mike's middle name is "adventure".
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Don Pierce
Associate Director of Informational Relations |
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(208) 885-5315
dpierce@uidaho.edu
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Don is the web master in the College of Agriculture and Life
Sciences and coordinates all the informational aspects of the Urban Landscape
Ecology Program. He directs the web development efforts for
all research and teaching programs and manages the non-refereed
outputs of the program. He also coordinates efforts at expanding the impacts
of the program to Idaho citizens and the public at large. Don
is interested in developing active use information technology to
promote educational utilization by underserved populations (aka
creating a platform for self expression and individual achievement
with historical representations). |
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Chris
McDaniel
Associate Director of Materials Procurement |
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(208) 885-2018
fepp@uidaho.edu
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Chris administers the
federal excess property program at the University of Idaho. He
is instrumental in acquiring equipment and materials needed for all
our research and teaching needs in the Urban Landscape Ecology
Program. Chris has a B.S. in Natural Resources from the
University of Idaho and is our resident expert on wildlife impacts
on urban vegetation. |
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