Mike Battaglia

Mike Battaglia is a research forester in silviculture at the USDA Forest Service Rocky Mountain Research Station in Fort Collins. His research focuses on developing and implementing innovative management strategies to enhance forest resiliency to disturbances and evaluating the subsequent ecological impacts of these activities. These research topics include restoration strategies for ponderosa pine and dry mixed conifer forests, forest stand dynamics post-disturbance, various methods of hazardous fuels reduction treatments, and developing silvicultural strategies that incorporate the uncertainty of climate change.