Douglas Piirto

About Douglas Piirto

Career Goals: Consulting Forester; respected forester/natural resources manager; effective teacher/trainer; capable researcher, capable administrator.2. Strengths: Persistence, communication skills, pragmatic field forestry/natural resources management skills and knowledge, analytical skills, organizational skills, human relations skills.3. Areas to Enhance: Keeping up with changing technologies (e.g, GIS, GPS, computer upgrades), maintaining teaching effectiveness given changing technologies, time management, and management/leadership skills; spending quality time with family. Objectives to Improve Effectiveness: Attend management and technical forestry training shortcourses; establish and adhere to family and work priorities; maintain Professional Forester and Certified Forester/Silviculturist credentials; attend annual meetings of SAF and other natural resource organizations; continue consulting work as opportunities and time allow; publish one paper/year; participate in international assignments; manage Piirto Family Farm.5.) Family: My wonderful wife Mary of 43 years passed away on November 7, 2021. Mary made a better man out of me. My purpose, associated work, and getting on with my life will continue as directed. Specialties: Forestry, silviculture, forest health, wood science, giant sequoia, coast redwood, lodgepole pine, academic leadership, research, teaching

Experience

1. Professor Emeritus

   California Polytechnic State University Cal Poly

   Jul 2015 — Present

   Retired in July 2015 from Cal Poly. I have taught as an annuitant from 2015 to present several forest management and forest practices classes.

Education

• University of California, Berkeley

  Ph.D., Wood Science and Technology

• Colorado State University

  MS, Forest and Wood Science

  1970 — 1971

• University of Nevada, Reno

  BS, Forestry and Natural Resources

  1966 — 1970

Skills

• Non-Profits
• Ceqa
• Environmental Awareness
• Environmental Planning
• Powerpoint
• Administration
• Microsoft Office
• System Administration
• Excel
• Soil Science
• Silviculture
• Environmental Education
• Public Speaking
• Gps
• Land Use
• Event Planning
• Problem Solving
• Water Quality
• Microsoft Word
• Water Resources
• Teaching
• Environmental Impact Assessment
• Environmental Policy
• Word
• Leadership
• Research
• Hydrology
• Forestry
• Writing
• Climate Change
• Sustainability
• Wildlife
• Timber
• Environmental Compliance
• Science
• Environmental
• Environmental Issues
• Biodiversity
• Cartography
• Mitigation