Pilz, David
POSITION
Botanist
Mycology Team (Randy Molina, Team Leader)
Ecosystem Processes Research Program
Pacific Northwest (PNW) Research Station
U. S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service
Hiring Date: 1993
Specialties: Commercially harvested edible forest mushrooms,
forestry, non-timber forest products
Research Interests:
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Monitoring chanterelle production in varied habitats on the Olympic Peninsula,
Washington
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Estimating matsutake mushroom productivity in selected habitats
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Examining the impact of litter raking and harvesting on production of matsutake
mushrooms
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Examining how thinning young Douglas-fir stands effects chanterelle mushroom
productivity
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Correlating morel production and picking impacts with fire, insect damage
and tree mortality
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Developing efficient and practical field methods for monitoring the productivity
of edible forest fungi
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Developing a regional research and monitoring program
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Development of immunological assays for rapid identification of mycorrhizae
colonized by selected edible mushroom species
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Modeling the potential long-term productivity of commercially harvested
ectomycorrhizal mushrooms given current stand conditions or alternate silvicultural
choices
Related On-line Posters:
Research on Productivity and Sustainable
Harvest of Edible Forest Mushrooms
Young stand thinning effects on chanterelle
production
Proposed regional research and monitoring
program
SilviShrooms
CONTACT INFORMATION
Room: FSL 014
Phone: (541) 750-7362
Fax: (541) 750-7329
University Email:
David.Pilz@orst.edu
Forest Service E-Mail: dpilz@fs.fed.us
Address:
Forestry Sciences Laboratory
3200 SW Jefferson Way
Corvallis, Oregon 97331-4401 U.S.A.
EXPERIENCE
Degrees:
M.S. (1983) Forest Science, Oregon State University, Corvallis
B.S. (1973) Psychology, University of Illinois
Prior Employment:
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Proprietor, "Special Trees" Nursery, Pacific yew seedling production. 1990-Present
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Seed and Sowing Coordinator, D. L. Phipps State Forest Nursery, Elkton,
Oregon 1984-1990
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Three years of reforestation work for the Willamette National Forest.
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Interregional forest fire fighter, three seasons with three national forests
in Oregon.
Personal Interests:
Hiking & camping (exploring places "seldom visited"), gardening,
mushroom gathering, traveling, cooking, reading, swimming.
Hometown:
Near St. Louis, Missouri