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K.R. Brown and Associates
Kevin Brown, Ph.D., R.P.Bio, P.Ag.
Phone: (250) 727-3604
Email: treenutrition@gmail.com
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4043 Zinnia Road
Victoria
British Columbia
Canada
V8Z 4W2 |
| History of Firm |
Sole proprietorship founded in 2002. 25 years experience in forest ecosystem and nutrition research, extension and teaching in western Canada, Alaska, the Pacific Northwest and Ontario; including employment as a research scientist with Canadian Forest Service and BC Ministry of Forests. Areas of expertise include hardwood management, fast growing plantations and forest nutrition management and fertilization |
| Officers and Staff |
Kevin R. Brown, Ph.D., R.P.Bio., P.Ag.
Certified Senior Ecologist, Ecological Society of America |
| Principal Fields |
- Forest Ecology
- Forest Fertilization
- Forest Research
- Site and Soils Assessment
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| Special Services |
Diagnosis and correction of forest nutrition problems - conifers and broadleaved species, including short-rotation plantations.
Management of broadleaved species.
Design and interpretation of silviculture research studies.
Site Classification.
Teaching and Extension.
- Nutritional screening trials for Christmas tree/woodlot operations.
- Fertilization effects on growth of hybrid poplar, red alder, big leaf maple, Sitka spruce, western red cedar, western hemlock, and Douglas fir.
- Assessment of fertilization (aerial and at planting) on water quality in coastal B.C.
- Using riparian species to minimize nutrient runoff.
- Assessments of natural regeneration (seed production, germination, seedling emergence and growth).
- Collaborative projects welcomed. |
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