University of Florida



School of Forest Resources and Conservation
Gulf Coast REC - Plant City
1200 N. Park Road
Plant City, FL  33563
(813) 757-2274
(813) 707-7399 (fax)
mandreu@ufl.edu
EDUCATION:
2005 PhD Silviculture – University of Washington, WA
1995 M.F. Forest Resource Management – Duke University, NC
1992 BA Natural Resources – The University of the South, Sewanee TN

Michael’s professional experience includes working with organizations such as The Nature Conservancy, as Fire Ecologist on Eglin Air Force Base, researcher for International Paper Company, and as consultant and branch manager with the firm Larson & McGowin with clients in Alabama, Mississippi and Louisiana.
His extension focus is addressing questions of how we manage our forests in the midst of rapid urbanization. He is co-coordinating the Tampa Bay Watershed Forest Working Group, with partners from USDA Forest Service, FL DOF, and other state and municipal organizations.  In addition he has ongoing research in the areas of: bio-energy and sustainable forestry, exotic and invasive species, windbreaks, and creating silvicultural templates to produce biodiversity.
He is the an active member of the Society of American Foresters and faculty representative for the SAF Plant City Student Chapter, International Society of Arboriculture, Florida Urban Forestry Council, Ecological Society of America, Florida Native Plant Society, and North American Colleges and Teachers of Agriculture.
http://sfrc.ufl.edu/urbanforestry/index.html
Courses taught:
Dendrology and Forest Plants (Odd Fall)
Natural Resource Sampling (Even Spring)
Applied Forest Ecology (Even Fall)
Fire Ecology and Management (Odd Spring)
Global Energy Issues (Even Spring)
Careers and Issues in Natural Resources (Even Spring)
Professional Seminar in Natural Resources (Even Spring)
Integrated Management (Summer)