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 Amy Grotta
Forest Stewardship Faculty
206.205.3132
amy.grotta@kingcounty.gov
Amy joined WSU King County Extension in 2004. She provides information and education that helps small forest landowners in the region manage their property for environmental and economic benefits. She accomplishes this through the Forest Stewardship Coached Planning Program, workshops, classes, publications, list serves and one-on-one contact upon request. She also serves as a resource on forest management for the general public.
Area of expertise:
Forestry
Education:
· B.S., University of California/Berkeley, Conservation and Resource Studies
· M.S., Oregon State University, Forest Science/Wood Science
Affiliations:
Association of Natural Resource Extension Professionals, Forest Guild, Society of American Foresters
Selected Publications:
Grotta, A. 2006. Forests and Water Resources. Module-2 pp. 1-92 In Gaolach, B., T. Zimmerman, A. Grotta, and P. Racette. Training Environmental Stewards from Mountains to Ocean: A Water Quality Curriculum. CSREES/USDA No. 2002-51130-01940. Washington State University King County Extension, Renton, WA. http://www.king.wsu.edu/enviro/Curriculum.htm
Baumgartner, D., P. Cohn, A. Grotta, A. Perleberg, D. Hanley and A. Bergstrom. 2006. Family Forest Stewardship Coached Planning in Washington State, USA. In Proceedings of the IUFRO 3.08 Small-scale Forestry International Symposium.
Grotta, A. 2005. “Forestry Questions About Drought.” In Forest Stewardship Notes, Spring 2005, p. 4. WSU Extension.
Johnson, G.R., Grotta, A.T., Gartner, B.L., and Downes, G. 2005. Impact of the foliar pathogen Swiss needle cast on wood quality of Douglas-fir. Canadian Journal of Forest Research 35: 331-339.
Grotta, A.T., Gartner, B.L. and Radosevich, S.R. 2004. Influence of species proportion and timing of planting on stem quality in mixed red alder/Douglas-fir plantations. Canadian Journal of Forest Research 34: 863-873.
Chan, S.S., Radosevich, S.R. and Grotta, A.T. 2003. Effects of contrasting light and soil moisture availability on the growth and biomass allocation of Douglas-fir and red alder. Canadian Journal of Forest Research 33: 106-117
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