About California Oak Mortality Task Force
The California Oak Mortality Task Force (COMTF) is a non-profit group working to manage Sudden Oak Death in California. COMTF was formed in August 2000 by merging the efforts of two separate state organizations: The California Forest Pest Council (CFPC) and the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CDF). The resulting Task Force is a consensus-driven coalition of research/educational institutions, public agencies, non-profit organizations, and private interests. Its primary purpose is to coordinate research, management, monitoring, education, and public policy efforts addressing elevated levels of oak mortality in California resulting from Sudden Oak Death (SOD). As we learn more about P. ramorum, our concern has broadened to include the other diseases it causes.
The Task Force goals are to:
- Minimize the impact and spread of Phytophthora ramorum on natural, agricultural, and human communities.
- Coordinate an integrated response by all interested parties to address Phytophthora ramorum.
- Serve as liaison to local, state, national, and international groups.
Contact List
Browse all contacts below by area of responsibility.
Coordinating Staff
| Katie Palmieri
Public InformationOfficer |
University of California, Berkeley, Center for Forestry | 145 Mulford Hall, #3114Berkeley, CA 94720-3114 | 530/344-7530 wk510/847-5482 cell
530/344-1141 fx |
| TBA
Northern Outreach Coordinator |
University of California CooperativeExtension | 5630 South BroadwayEureka, CA
95503-6999 |
707/445-7351 wkxxx@ucdavis.edu |
| Janice Alexander
Outreach Coordinator |
University of California CooperativeExtension | 1682 Novato Blvd., Ste 150BNovato, CA 94947-7018 | 415/499-4204 wk415/499-4209 fx |
Task Force Chair and Special Advisors
| Mark StanleyChair | CaliforniaDepartment of Forestry and Fire Protection | 530/409-0686 wkmarkstanley@comcast.net | |
| Tony Linegar | Agricultural Commissioner,Mendocino County | 890 North Bust St., Ukiah, CA 95482 | 707/463-4208 wklinegart@co.mendocino.ca.us |
| Susan Frankel | Sudden Oak Death Research Program Manager,USDA-Forest
Service Pacific Southwest Research Station |
Mailing address:P.O. Box 245
Berkeley, CA 94701 |
510/559-6472 wk510/559-6440 fax |
| Doug McCreary | Program Mgr,Integrated Hardwood Range
Mgmt Program UC Cooperative Extension |
8279 Scott Forbes Road, Browns Valley,CA, 95918 | 530/639-8807 wk530/639-2419 fax |
Task Force Committees
Biomass
| Don Gasser | Fire Smart Defensible Space, Inc. President | 4071 Old Sonoma Rd., Napa, CA 94559 | 707/253-0576 wk707/253-0576 fx dgasser@firesmartds.com |
Education
| Katie Palmieri | University of California, Center for Forestry | 145 MulfordHall, #3114
Berkeley, CA 94720-3114 |
530/344-7530 wk510/847-5482 cell
530/344-1141 fx kpalmieri@berkeley.edu |
| Janice Alexander | University of California Cooperative Extension | 1682 Novato Blvd., Ste 150BNovato,
CA 94947-7018 |
415/499-4204 wk415/499-4209 fx jalexander@ucdavis.edu |
Funding
| Scott Johnson | Chair,California Forest Pest Council | 841 West Elkhorn Blvd. Rio Linda, CA 94973 | 916/991-9808 wk916/991-1837 fx johnsonsa@jtfco.com |
Management
| Jack Marshall | Forest Pathologist,Department of Forestry and Fire Protection -
Pest Management |
2690 N. State StreetUkiah, CA 95482 | 707/462-5886 ph707/462-1076 fx Jack.Marshall@fire.ca.gov |
| Don Owen | EntomologistDepartment of Forestry and Fire Protection | 6105 Airport RoadRedding, CA 96002 | 530/224-2494 wk530/224-4841 fx Don.Owen@fire.ca.gov |
Monitoring
| Yana Valachovic | Forest Advisor, Humboldt and Del Norte Counties | University of California Cooperative Extension5630 S. Broadway
Eureka, CA 95503 |
707/445-7351 ph 707-444-9334 fxyvala@ucdavis.edu |
| Walter Mark | Professor,Cal Poly State University | 125 Swanton RoadDavenport, CA 95017 | 831/427-1718 wk931/459-6956 |
Nursery
| Karen Suslow | Production Manager | Hines Horticulture, Inc.8633
Winters Road Winters, CA 95694 |
530/795-6030 ksuslow@hineshort.com |
Regulations
| Carolyn Pizzo(Federal) | Plant Health Director, USDA Animal & Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) | 650 Capital Mall Ste. 6-400Sacramento, CA 95814 | 916/930-5506 wk916/930-5518 fx carolyn.pizzo@aphis.usda.gov |
| Nick Condos(State) | Branch Chief, California Dept. of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) | 1220 N Street Rm A-372 Sacramento, CA 95814 | 916/654-0312 wk916/654-0986 fx ncondos@cdfa.ca.gov |
| Tony Linegar(County) | Agricultural Commissioner, Mendocino County | 890 N. BushUkiah, CA 95482-3745 | 707/463-4208 wk707/463-0240 fx linegart@co.mendocino.ca.us |
Research
| Susan Frankel | SuddenOak Death Research Program Manager,
USDA-Forest Service Pacific Southwest Research Station |
Mailing address:P.O. Box 245
Berkeley, CA 94701 |
510/559-6472 wk510/559-6440 fax sfrankel@fs.fed.us |
| Dave Rizzo | Assoc. Prof. of Plant PathologyDept. of Plant Biology
UC Davis |
One Shields AveDavis, CA 95616 | 530/754-9255530/754-5674 dmrizzo@ucdavis.edu |
Treasurer
| Steve Jones | Deputy Chief for Forestry Assistance, Dept. of Forestry and Fire Protection (retired) | sjones.forester@gmail.com |
Science Advisors
| Matteo Garbelotto | Adjunct Professor, Extension SpecialistUC Berkeley | 151 HilgardHall, #3110 Berkeley, CA 94720-3110 | 510/643-4282 wk matteog@berkeley.edu |
| Dave Rizzo | Assoc. Prof. of Plant PathologyDept. of Plant Biology
UC Davis |
One Shields AveDavis, CA 95616 | 530/754-9255530/754-5674 dmrizzo@ucdavis.edu |
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