B.S. Biology, Western State College of Colorado, 1975
Ph.D. Plant Ecology, Oregon State University, 1979
Miles A. Hemstrom is a landscape modeler working on the Northwest Forest Plan revision effort and other projects. Miles's current efforts focus on building and testing landscape models that incorporate forest growth and development, natural disturbances, and management activities. He is also an avid bird watcher/photographer.
Miles's professional experience includes service as Area Ecologist for the Willamette and Siuslaw National Forests (1980-1992), Group Leader for Ecology, Silviculture and Inventory in the Rocky Mountain Region of the USDA Forest Service (1992-1994), Regional Ecologist for the Pacific Northwest Region of the USDA Forest Service (1994-1999), Science Team Ecologist for the Interior Columbia River Basin Ecosystem Management Project (1999-2001), Research Ecologist for the USDA Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station at the Portland Forestry Sciences Laboratory (2001-2012), and research associate/landscape modeler with the Institute for Natural Resources at Oregon State University (2012-present).