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Ecosystem Workforce Program
Ecosystem Workforce Program
The Ecosystem Workforce Program (EWP) is an applied social and ecological science research program at the University of Oregon.
We partner with natural resource managers, policymakers, and other practitioners to provide original research, monitoring, and communication products that promote landscape and community resilience.
Project Themes
Monitoring and Assessment
Evaluates forest restoration or community resilience efforts over time through systematic long-term data collection
Monitoring and Assessment Projects
Wildland Fire Policy and Management
Analyzes how policy, governance structure, and organizational capacity shape wildland fire decision-making across jurisdictions and landscapes
Wildland Fire Policy and Management Projects
Smoke and Air Quality
Evaluates policies, practices, and cross-boundary coordination and communication for wildland fire smoke management with land managers and public health
Learn About the Smoke Center
Wildfire and Restoration Workforce
Assesses challenges and opportunities in the ecological restoration and wildfire resiliency workforces
Wildfire and Restoration Workforce Projects
Historical Forest Stewardship
Investigates how people historically managed landscapes to develop models for adapting forests to future change
Historical Forest Stewardship Projects
Social and Ecological Systems
Investigates how people and ecosystems interact across forested landscapes
Social and Ecological Systems Projects
News and Publications
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News
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Publications
Western Cascades forests historically saw more fire than previously thought
New research led by a University of Oregon ecologist James Johnston, suggests that fire was historically more frequent in the Douglas fir forests of the western Oregon Cascade Range than previously believed.
UO study finds Oregon Cascade forests burned more often than assumed, even in wet zones
A study out of the University of Oregon led by IROCE assistant research professor James Johnston, is challenging a common belief about wildfires in Oregon.
New research challenges the idea that Northwest wildfires are a modern problem
New research led by IROCE assistant research professor James Johnston, shows wildfires burned through Oregon forests far more often than previously believed. Tree-ring analysis suggests today’s wildfire seasons may reflect a long-term fire deficit rather than a new trend.
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Student Experience
Students across UO work with EWP faculty to assist with EWP research, collaborative project coordination, document design and layout, and general office support.
We provide UO graduate and undergraduate students with experiential education through work study employment, paid and unpaid internships, independent study, and graduate employment (GE positions). These opportunities advance students' understanding and technical skills through participation in real projects.
Students interested in working with EWP on research projects should first visit our
current projects page
to better understand our research topic areas.
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Meet The Team
Heidi Huber-Stearns
Associate Research Professor
Director, EWP
she/her
Michael Coughlan
Associate Research Professor
Co-Director, EWP
he/him
James Johnston
Assistant Research Professor
he/him
Jess Downey
Faculty Researcher
they/them
Annabelle Law
Research Assistant
she/her
Kyle Trefny
Research Assistant
he/him
Stephanie Schneider
Research Assistant
she/her
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