Biography

Zack is a research scientist with the Wildlife and Terrestrial Ecosystems program of the Forest Service Rocky Mountain Research Station and is the Wildlife and Biodiversity Specialist for the RPA assessment. Zack’s research focuses on the consequences of global change (especially changing wildfire patterns) for biodiversity and ecosystem resilience. Some of his past research focused on how wildfire and forest management alter landscape pattern, and influence habitat use of birds and bats in the forests of California’s Sierra Nevada Mountains.

• zlsteel[at]berkeley.edu