Michael Stoddard Ecological Restoration Institute Box 15017, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ 86011 Tel: (928) 523-5910; Fax: (928) 523-0296; Email: [email protected]

Education:

Master of Science in Forestry. Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, Arizona. May 2006. Thesis: Slash Additions: A Tool for Restoring Herbaceous Communities in Degraded Pinyon- Juniper Woodlands.

Bachelor of Science in Botany. Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, Arizona. May 1997.

Professional Experience:

2006-present Research Specialist. Ecological Restoration Institute. Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, Arizona. Coordinate, train and collect ecological data. Supervise field crews. Data analyze and consolidate of ecological data for primary investigators. Synthesize and writing reports. Coordinate with database manager to ensure quality of data collection and integrity of data.

1997-2006 Research Technician. Ecological Restoration Institute. Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ. Coordinated and supervised field crews in the establishment and remeasurement of permanent plots. Trained staff and field crew in plant identification and other ecological variables. Assisted with hiring of student workers and ERI staff. Performed quality control of databases. Collected fire scar samples using handsaws and chainsaws.

1995-1997 Biological Technician. Rocky Mountain Research Station. U.S. Forest Service, Flagstaff, AZ. Identified and collected plants using taxonomical references. Collected various field measurements for spotted owl habitat and vegetation surveys, captured and identified small mammals, interpreted topographic and aerial maps. Checked quality of data.

1992-1993 Forest Technician. Nogales Ranger District. U.S.Forest Service, Nogales, Arizona. Conducted fire constructed trails and served as a crew leader, mapped and plotted existing trails, maintained facilities on district.

Publications and Reports:

Stoddard, M.T., C.M. McGlone, P.Z. Fulé, D.C. Laughlin, M.L. Daniels. In press. Native plants dominate understory vegetation following ponderosa pine forest restoration treatments. Western Northern American Naturalist.

Hurteau, M.D., M.T. Stoddard, and P.Z. Fulé. 2011 The carbon costs of mitigating high-severity wildfires in southwestern ponderosa pine. Global Change Biology 17:1516-1521.

Crisp, D. L., J. D. Springer, M. T. Stoddard, D. C. Laughlin, and B. G. Phillips. Ecology and taxonomy of Rusby's milkvetch (Astragalus rusbyi), a rare endemic of Arizona's ponderosa pine forests. Changing Landscapes in the Southwest: Fifth Southwest Rare Plant Conference. March 16-20, 2009, Salt Lake City, UT.

Stoddard, M.T., C.M. Mcglone, P.Z. Fulé. 2008. Effects of ecological restoration alternative treatments on nonnative plants species establishment. Pages in 353-362 in S.D. Olberding, and M.M. Margaret, tech cords. Proceedings: Fort Valley Experimental Forest–A Century of Research 1908-2008. USDA Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station, Proceeding RMRS-P-53CD, Flagstaff, AZ.

Huffman, D.W., Stoddard, M.T., Fulé, P.Z., Covington, W.W., and Smith, H.B. 2008. A demonstration project to test ecological restoration of a pinyon-juniper ecosystem. P. 121-133 in Ecology, management, and restoration of piñon-juniper and ponderosa pine ecosystems: combined proceedings of the 2005 St. George, Utah and 2006 Albuquerque, New Mexico workshops, Gottfried G.J., Shaw, J.D., and Ford, P.L. (comp.) USDA Forest Service, Proceeding RMRS-P-51, Ft. Collins, CO.

Stoddard, M.T., D.W. Huffman, T.M. Alcoze, P.Z Fulé. 2008. Effects of Slash on Herbaceous Communities in Pinyon-Juniper woodlands of Northern Arizona. Rangeland Ecology and Management 61:485-495.

Stoddard, M.T. 2006. Slash Additions: A Tool for Restoring Herbaceous Communities in Degraded Pinyon-Juniper Woodlands Ecosystem. M.S. thesis, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ.

Stoddard, M.T., J.D. Springer, M.L. Daniels, D.C. Laughlin, P.Z. Fulé, W.W. Covington. 2006. Flagstaff Urban Wildland Interface (FUWI), Fort Valley Experimental Blocks: Plant Community Response Five Years After Tree Thinning and Burning. Final Report, USDA Forest Service under 05-CR-11031600-079.

Huffman, D.W., M.T. Stoddard, C.M. McGlone, P.Z. Fulé, and W.W. Convington. 2006. Ecosystem Restoration. Final Report, USDA BLM, Assistance Agreement No. PAA 017002, Task Order No. AAW040001.

Fulé, P.Z., W.W. Covington, M.T. Stoddard and D. Bertolette. 2006. “Minimal-Impact” Restoration Treatment has Limited Effects on Forest Structure and Fuels at Grand Canyon, USA. Restoration Ecology 13(3): 357-368.

Laughlin, D.C., J.B. Bakker, M.T. Stoddard, M.L. Daniels, J.D. Springer, C.N. Gildar, A.M. Green, W.W. Convington. 2004. Toward Reference Conditions: wildfire effects on flora in an old-growth ponderosa pine forest. Forest Ecology and Management 199: 137-152.

Hurteau, M., M.T. Stoddard, and B. Oberhart. 2001. Sampling method captures vegetation and wildlife data in a sagebrush grassland ecosystem. Ecological Restoration 19: 268-269.

Presentations and Posters:

Stoddard, M.T. Restoration ecology for Flagstaff high school envirothon team Oct. 2010 Stoddard, M.T. Forest restoration ecology training for Grand Canyon NPS environmental education staff April 13, 2010

Stoddard, M.T. Principles of restoration ecology. Guess Lecture given to FOR 250 Arizona forest and Wildlife, Northern Arizona University, Environmental Science and Policy. Nov, 18, 2008. 35 Students.

Stoddard, M.T. Herbaceous sampling and monitoring protocols. Guess Lecture given to ENV 326 Ecology, Northern Arizona University, Environmental Science and Policy. Oct, 8, 2007

Stoddard, M.T. Slash additions retain soil resources and increase rates of graminoid seedling establishment in a pinyon-juniper woodland. Natural Area Conference, Sept. 23, 2006, Flagstaff, AZ.

Stoddard, M.T. Role of Woody Debris on Understory Communities in a Pinyon-Juniper Woodland. Thesis defense, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ, May 2006.

Stoddard, M.T and D.W Huffman. Pinyon-Juniper Demonstration projects within the Grand Canyon Parashant National Monument. BLM Research and Assessment Strategy for P-J Management on the Colorado Plateau, St. George, UT, Oct. 27, 2005.

Stoddard, M.T. Restoration Ecology within Ponderosa Pine Ecosystems. Guess Lecture given to FOR 250 Arizona Forest and Wildlife, Northern Arizona University, School of Forestry. Sept. 24, 2005.

Stoddard, M.T., D.W. Huffman, and T. Alcoze. Does slash help retain soil and increase grass cover in a pinyon-juniper woodland. Ecological Restoration of Southwest Ponderosa Pine and Pinyon-Juniper Ecosystems, Society of American Foresters, St. George, UT, May 11-13, 2005.

Stoddard, M.T and D.W Huffman. Pinyon-Juniper Demonstration projects within the Grand Canyon Parashant National Monument. BLM Research and Assessment Strategy for P-J Management on the Colorado Plateau, St. George, UT, Oct. 27, 2005.

Stoddard, M.T. and H.B. Smith. Field tour of Mt. Trumbull Pinyon-Juniper Restoration project, Society of American Foresters, St. George, UT, May 13, 2005.

Stoddard, M.T. Species Composition and Arbuscular Mycorrhizae Potential in Soils after Natural Intense Wildfire. Ecological Society of America, 87th annual meeting, August 4-9, 2002, Tucson, AZ.

AZ.Alcoze T. M.T. Stoddard and M. Hurteau. Kaibab Paiute Restoration Project. Kaibab Paiute Tribe, June, 11, 2001, Moccasin, AZ.