David M. Baumgartner
Professor and State Extension Forester, Emeritus
Research Interests
- Forestry Extension
- Forest Management
- Non-industrial Private Forestry
- Forest Stewardship Notes
- Technology Transfer and Extension Methods
Teaching /Professional Interests
David M. Baumgartner, Ph.D., CF (Certified Forester), and Fellow, Society of American Foresters, is Professor and State Extension Forester Emeritus, Department of Natural Resource Sciences at Washington State University (WSU), Pullman. With a Ph.D. in Forest Management, Policy, and Administration from Michigan State University, he is recognized as a world-wide authority on extension, technology transfer, and continuing education. He has conducted more than 200 symposia and workshops for over 15,000 natural resource management professionals. He has authored or co-authored more than 120 publications and has generated more than $3 million in extramural funding. He has a great deal of experience working internationally, especially in the Russian Federation.
Educational Background
- Ph.D. Forest Management, Policy, and Administration, 1969
Michigan State University - East Lansing, MI - M.S. Forest Management, 1966
Michigan State University - East Lansing, MI - B.S. Forestry, 1965
Michigan State University - East Lansing, MI - Forestry, 1961-1962
Michigan Technological University - Houghton, MI
Department of
Natural Resource Sciences
Washington State University
131 Johnson Hall
Pullman, WA 99164-6410
(509) 335-2963
baumgartner@wsu.edu