West Region Technical Consortia

The West Region Technical Consortia collaborate on technical natural resource conservation matters. The technical consortia support the Natural Resources Conservation Service field staff, partners, and cooperators. The technical consortia members include state discipline leads and others. Each technical consortium has a chair, mentor, and technical advisor.

Agronomy Consortium

Chairperson: Denise Troxell

Technical Advisor: Guilio Ferruzzi

Biology Consortium

Chairperson: Renee Chi

Technical Advisors: Timmie Mandish, Jeremy Masestas, Karen Fullen

Design Engineering Consortium

Chairperson: Don Hanson

Technical Advisor: Kip Yasumiishi

Economics

Chairperson:

Technical Advisor: hal Gordon

Energy

Chairperson:

Technical Advisor: Kip Pheil

Environmental Engineering

Chairperson: Madison Gutekunst

Technical Advisor: Sally Bredeweg

Forestry

Chairperson: Carri Gaines

Technical Advisor: Bart Lawrence

GIS

Chairpersons: Whityn Owen, Chas Scripter

Technical Advisor: Steve Campbell

Grazing Lands

Chairperson:

Technical Advisor: Gene Fults

Irrigation Engineers

Chairperson: Danie Murdock

Technical Advisor: Peter Robinson

Plant Materials

Chairperson: 

Technical Advisor: Vacant

Soils

Chairperson: Amy Koch

Technical Advisor: Steve Campbell

State Conservation Engineers

Chairperson:

Technical Advisor: Kip Yasumiishi

Water Quality

Chairperson:

Technical Advisory: Karma Anderson