UC Advisors
Marin County is served by many expert advisors from the University of California. Some are based in adjacent counties, but all of the individuals below count Marin as part of their service area. And if you don’t see someone who fits with your needs, let us know - we can broaden the search to find answers for your questions.
Title: Dairy Advisor
Specialty: Dairy Advisor
Phone: 707-565-2648
Email: rablack@ucanr.edu
Areas of Expertise:
- Dairy Cattle / Milk / Other Dairy Prod
- Animal Diseases
- Animal Welfare/Well-Being and Protection
- Environmental Stress in Animals
- Animal Management Systems
- Improved Animal Products (Before Harvest)
- Sustainable Food Systems
Title: Forestry Advisor - Mendocino, Lake and Sonoma Counties
Specialty: Entomology; Integrated pest management of invasive and endemic forest pests
Phone: 707-463-4495
Email: mjones@ucanr.edu
Areas of Expertise:
- Plant Protection
- Insects, Mites, and Other Arthropods Affecting Plants
- Biological Control of Pests Affecting Plants
- Integrated Pest Management Systems
- Beneficial Insects
- Management and Sustainability of Forest Resources
- Urban Forestry
- Geographic Information Systems
- Pest Management/Diseases
- IPM
- Endemic Species
- Invasives
- Endemic and Invasive Pests and Diseases
Title: Assistant CE IPM Advisor
Specialty: Integrated Pest Management, Entomology, Viticulture
Email: ckron@ucanr.edu
Areas of Expertise:
- Grapes
- Wine Grapes
- Insects, Mites, and Other Arthropods Affecting Plants
- Weeds Affecting Plants
- Biological Control of Pests Affecting Plants
- Integrated Pest Management Systems
- Beneficial Insects
- Agriculture
- Pest Management/Diseases
- IPM
- Weeds
- Endemic and Invasive Pests and Diseases
Title: County Director and Livestock Range Management Advisor
Specialty: Sheep management and production, fiber production, rangeland and natural resource management, water quality
Phone: (707) 565-2621
Email: slarson@ucanr.edu
Areas of Expertise:
- Animal Commodities and Products
- Natural Resources and Environment
- Management of Range Resources
- Economics, Markets, and Policy
- Natural Resource and Environmental Economics
Title: Director
Specialty: Watershed Management and Research
Phone: (415) 473-4204
Email: djllewis@ucanr.edu
Areas of Expertise:
- Livestock and Dairy - Other
- Wine Grapes
- Soil and Land - Other
- Wetland and Riparian Systems
- Watersheds and River Basins - Other
- Natural Resources and Environment
- Water
- Conservation and Efficient Use of Water
- Watershed Protection and Management
- Pollution Prevention and Mitigation
- Aquatic and Terrestrial Wildlife
- Economics, Markets, and Policy
- Natural Resource and Environmental Economics
- Urban Agriculture/Local and Regional Food Systems
- Master Gardeners
Title: Weed Science Farm Advisor
Specialty: Weed Control and Vegetation Management in Perennial Crops, Covercrops and Aquatic Weed Control
Phone: (707) 253-4221
Email: jaroncoroni@ucanr.edu
Areas of Expertise:
- Tree Fruits - General
- Wine Grapes
- Nut Crops
- Aquatic Plants
- Plants and Their Systems
- Weeds Affecting Plants
- Integrated Pest Management Systems
- Agriculture
- Commercial
- Organic
- Small Farms
- IPM
- Invasives
- Weeds
- Endemic and Invasive Pests and Diseases
- Sustainable Food Systems
Title: Advisor Emeritus
Specialty: Public policy education, natural resource issues, community development
Phone: (415) 473-4204
Email: erilla@ucanr.edu
Areas of Expertise:
- Livestock and Dairy
- New and Improved Food Products
- Program and Project Support, Administration, and Communication
- Communication, Education, and Information Delivery
- Insects and Other Pests Affecting Humans
- Natural Resources and Environment
- Watershed Protection and Management
- Alternative Uses of Land
- Waste Disposal, Recycling, and Reuse
- Economics, Markets, and Policy
- Business Management, Finance, and Taxation
- Marketing and Distribution Practices
- Natural Resource and Environmental Economics
- Community Resource Planning and Development
- Urban Agriculture/Local and Regional Food Systems
Title: Viticulture Farm Advisor
Specialty: Viticulture, wine grapes, water management, pest management, vine nutrition
Phone: (707) 565-2621
Email: rhsmith@ucanr.edu
Areas of Expertise:
- Wine Grapes
- Plants and Their Systems
- Plant Management Systems
- Insects, Mites, and Other Arthropods Affecting Plants
- Pathogens and Nematodes Affecting Plants
Title: Environmental Horticulture Advisor
Phone: (415) 473-4204
Email: svswain@ucanr.edu
Areas of Expertise:
- Trees - Ornamental / Landscape / Shade
- Plants and Their Systems
- Plant Biological Efficiency and Abiotic Stresses Affecting Plants
- Plant Protection
- Insects, Mites, and Other Arthropods Affecting Plants
- Pathogens and Nematodes Affecting Plants
- Biological Control of Pests Affecting Plants
- Integrated Pest Management Systems
- Beneficial Insects
- Natural Resources and Environment
- Conservation and Efficient Use of Water
- Soil, Plant, Water, Nutrient Relationships
- Forest and Range Resources
- Management and Sustainability of Forest Resources
- Urban Forestry
- Waste Disposal, Recycling, and Reuse
- Master Gardeners
Title: North Bay Food Systems Advisor
Phone: (415) 473-2708
Email: jvansoelen@ucanr.edu
Areas of Expertise:
- Community Insitutions, Health, and Social Services
- Community Development
- Marketing and Distribution Practices
- Food and Society
- Building Regional Markets
- Community Food Security
- Food System Assessments/Policy
- Urban Agriculture/Local and Regional Food Systems
- Sustainable Food Systems
Title: Farm Advisor - Emeritus (Sonoma & Marin Counties) Fruits / Vegetables / Marketing
Specialty: Tree fruits and nuts, vegetable crops, small farm specialty crops; marketing, Master Gardener Program, organic - sustainable production, olive oil, chestnuts, apples
Phone: (707) 565-2621
Email: pmvossen@ucanr.edu
Areas of Expertise:
- Ag Commodities and Products - General
- Fruit Crops - General
- Olives
- Ornamental Crops, Landscape and Turf
- Landscape - General
- Plants and Their Systems
- Plant Management Systems
- Insects, Mites, and Other Arthropods Affecting Plants
- Pathogens and Nematodes Affecting Plants
- Food and Non-Food Products: Development, Processing, Quality, and Delivery
- New and Improved Food Products
- Program and Project Support, Administration, and Communication
- Communication, Education, and Information Delivery
- Natural Resources and Environment
- Pollution Prevention and Mitigation
- Master Gardeners
Title: 4-H Youth Development Advisor
Specialty: Educational research; design and research of out-of-school (informal) learning environments; positive youth development; science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education
Phone: (415) 473-4207 (Marin) (707) 565-2621 (Sonoma)
Email: smworker@ucanr.edu
Areas of Expertise:
- Youth Development
- Community Development
- Youth Development
- 4-H Program
- Set
- Healthy Families and Communities
- Science Literacy in Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Nutrition
Still looking for something or someone that can help?
Contact UCCE Marin’s Sustainable Ag Coordinator, Vince Trotter, at (415) 473-4204, tvtrotter@ucanr.edu, or check our list of Resource Agencies and Ag Partners.