Affiliate Scientist, NRCS Watershed Science Institute, University of Washington
Affiliate Scientist, U.C. Davis, Information Center for the Environment
Current research interests include landscape and ecosystem analysis in California, the Pacific Northwest and Hawaii using landscape ecology and GIS/remote sensing techniques. Areas of study include watershed analysis and planning, vegetation change over time, fire ecology, alien species invasion, watershed ecology, conservation biology, natural resources planning and reserve design.
Dissertation Research: A Multi-Scale Study of the Spread of Alien Species into the Native Forests of Windward East Maui. (Filed December 1997) Committee: Christine Schonewald, James Quinn, Debbie Elliott-Fisk.
An Online Presentation of Dissertation Research
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California Teaching Credential, Multiple Subjects (K-12)Clear Credential with Supplementary Authorizations in General Science, Social Science, English and Music, Humboldt State University, Arcata, California, 1983.
LANDSCAPE ECOLOGIST - Water Resources Planning, California State Office, U.S.D.A. Natural Resources Conservation Service, Davis, California, 95616. February 1998 to present. See http://ca.nrcs.usda.gov/wps/ for current projects.
LANDSCAPE ECOLOGIST - (Student Career Experience Program, Cooperative Education) - Water Resources Planning, California State Office, U.S.D.A. Natural Resources Conservation Service, Davis, California, 95616. February 1997 to February 1998.
RESEARCH SCIENTIST (COOP EDUCATION TRAINEE) - Ecosystem Science and Technology, Earth System Science Division, Nasa Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, California, 94035, April 1991 - present. Included work with the State of Hawaii and the Nature Conservancy of Hawaii, Dr. Susan Ustin at U.C. Davis remote sensing lab, collaborative work with Dr. Vern Vanderbilt, Dr. Len Gaydos and Dr. Pamela Matson at NASA Ames, and the Aspen Global Change Institute.
GRADUATE STUDENT INSTRUCTOR - University of California, Berkeley, Department of Forestry and Resource Management: Forest and Wildland Resource Conservation and Environmental Education (Fall 1990), Forest Photogrammetry and Photo Interpretation (Spring 1991), Wildlife Ecology (Fall 1991).
PARK RANGER - Resource Management/Interpretation, National Park Service, Muir Woods National Monument, Mill Valley, California, 94941, June 1987 - April 1991.
PARK RANGER - Interpretive Specialist, special detail to the Western Regional Office, National Park Service, San Francisco, California, April - August 1990.
PARK RANGER - Interpretation, Golden Gate National Recreation Area (Alcatraz, Historic Ships), San Francisco, California, April - June 1987.
PARK RANGER - Interpretation, U.S.S. Arizona Memorial, Honolulu, Hawaii, May 1986 - April 1987.
ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION COORDINATOR, Community Achievement Services - "Science Adventures," Westminster, Calif., November 1985 - April 1986.
TEACHER, 8th GRADE HISTORY / G.A.T.E., Charter Oak Unified School District, Covina, California, January - June 1985.
ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION CONSULTANT, New Zealand Forest Service, Canterbury Conservancy, Christchurch, New Zealand, September - December 1984.
TEACHER, SMALL GROUP INSTRUCTION FOR THE LEARNING DISABLED, Central School District, Rancho Cucamonga, California, January - April 1984.
PARK RANGER - Interpretation, Redwood National Park, Crescent City, California, June - December 1983.
COMMUNITY SERVICES OFFICER, Arcata Police Department, Arcata, California, June 1980 - November 1981.
PARK AIDE, Humboldt Redwoods State Park, Weott, California, June - September 1981.
REHABILITATION AIDE, Redwood National Park, Crescent City, California, March 1979 - March 1980.
White, R.S., Myers, R.L. Submitted. “Using GIS to Map Landslide Occurrence Potential Map for the Island of Pohnpei, FSM.” Environmental and Engineering Geoscience (E&EG)
Myers, R.L. Accepted with revisions. "A Tri-Scale Convergent Hierarchy Approach to Watershed Analysis, Planning and Management." Landscape Ecology.
----- Accepted with revisions. "Effectiveness of the Multi-Scale Approach Applied to Alien Species Invasion in Windward East Maui." Pacific Science
----- In prep. "Monitoring Strangers in Paradise: A Multi-Scale Study of the Spread of Alien Species into the Native Forests of Windward East Maui" Conservation Ecology (http://www.consecol.org/Journal/)
----- In review. "A Landuse History of Windward East Maui." University of Hawaii Cooperative Research Studies Unit.
----- In review. "Gap Analysis of the Windward East Maui Watershed" University of Hawaii Cooperative Research Systems.
Myers, R.L., Ransom, M.M. 1999. "Transferring GIS Technology to Watershed Planning Groups in the Field." Paper #799. Proceedings of the 1999 ESRI International Users Conference. Manuscript available online
Myers, R.L. Submitted. "A Tri-Scale Convergent Hierarchy Approach to Watershed Analysis, Planning and Management." Landscape Ecology.
----- Submitted. "Monitoring Strangers in Paradise: A Multi-Scale Study of the Spread of Alien Species into the Native Forests of Windward East Maui" Conservation Ecology (http://www.consecol.org/Journal/)
----- In review. "Effectiveness of the Multi-Scale Approach Applied to Alien Species Invasion in Windward East Maui." Pacific Science.
----- In review. Accepted for publication. "A Landuse History of Windward East Maui." University of Hawaii Cooperative Research Studies Unit.
----- In review. Accepted for publication. "Gap Analysis of the Windward East Maui Watershed" University of Hawaii Cooperative ResearSystems. February 1999 issue.
Myers, R.L. 1998. "Monitoring Strangers in Paradise: A Multi-scale Study of Windward East Maui." Poster presentation in the proceedings of 1998 Soil and Water Conservation Society Annual Conference, San Diego, CA, July 1998.
Myers, R.L. 1998. "Of Birds and Airplanes: Balancing Nature and Technology in Hawai`i’s Rainforests" Invited paper, Charles Lindbergh Foundation: The 20th Anniversary of the Lindbergh Foundation Grants 1977-1997.
Myers, R.L., Cory, C., Gon III, S. 1997. "Monitoring Strangers in Paradise: A Multi-Scale Study of Native Hawaiian Rainforest." Poster session in the proceedings of the 82nd Annual Meeting of the Ecological Society of America, held jointly with The Nature Conservancy 11-14 August 1997.
Myers, R.L., Beardsley, K. 1997. "Strangers in Paradise: Alien Plant Species Threaten Hawaii’s Rainforest Birds" Paper #741, 1997 ESRI International User Conference. Manuscript available online
Myers, R.L, S. McElvaney, J.C. Eberhardt. 1996. "GIS in the Jungle: Monitoring East Maui's Rain Forest Changes from the Ground, Air and Space." Geo Info Systems, Vol. 6, No. 11.
Myers, R.L. 1996. "A Multi-Scale Study of the Spread of Alien Species into the Native Rainforests of Windward East Maui." 1996. Proceedings of the Hawai`i Conservation Conference, Honolulu, Hawaii,, July 18-19, 1996. Secretariat for Conservation Biology, Honolulu, Hawaii.
----- 1996. "Strangers in Paradise: A Multi-Scale Approach to Monitoring Alien Species Invasion of Native Hawaiian Rainforest." Proceedings of the Second International Airborne Remote Sensing Conference and Exhibition, San Francisco, California, June 24-27, 1996. Environmental Research Institute of Michigan.
----- 1996. "Remote Connections: GIS Collaborations Across the Internet" Geo Info Systems, Vol. 6, No. 4.
The Nature Conservancy of Hawai`i . 1996. "Biological Summary and Land Use History for the East Maui Watershed Area." A report prepared by The Nature Conservancy of Hawaii for the East Maui Watershed Partnership. January 1996.
The Nature Conservancy of Hawai`i. 1996. " Biological Monitoring of the East Maui Watershed" A report prepared by Coleen Cory, Stewardship Ecologist, The Nature Conservancy of Hawai`i for the East Maui Watershed Partnership. December 1996.
Myers, R.L., C. Schonewald-Cox. 1994. "Conservation Biologists Conduct Study of Alien Species in Hawaiian Rainforests." Park Science: A Resource Management Bulletin. National Park Service, US Department of the Interior. Vol. 14, No. 3.
Myers, R.L. 1994. . "Reconstructing Climate Data in Parallel Watersheds." Summer issue Park Science
Myers, R.L. 1993. Unit: Patterns of Change. In: American Forest Council, Project Learning Tree, American Forest Council, Washington D.C.
Myers, R.L. 1992. "The Aspen Global Change Institute's Ground Truth Studies Project." In Covel, J., Ed. Proceedings of the 1992 National Interpreters Workshop, "Bridges to Understanding," National Association of Interpretation. November 1992. Santa Clara, California.
Myers, R.L. 1992. "Developing Educational Outreach Programs for the Global Village." In Covel, J., Ed. Proceedings of the 1992 National Interpreters Workshop, "Bridges to Understanding," National Association of Interpretation. November 1992. Santa Clara, California.
Myers, R.L. 1991. To Examine a Place in Time and Space: The Integrative Approach of Landscape Ecology, The George Wright Forum, Vol. 8, No. 2.
Myers, R.L. 1991. ESSEO - Earth System Science Educational Outreach, NASA Ames Research Center.
Potter, C. (Ed.), R. L. Myers, et al, 1991, Whitepaper: Biological Diversity and Development, Aspen Global Change Institute.
Myers, R.L. 1990. Western Region Environmental and Cultural Education Resource Book, Western Regional Office of the National Park Service.
Myers, R.L. 1990. "Environmental Education in the 90's," Biologue, Biodiversity publication of the Western Regional Office of Interpretation, Vol 1, No. 1.
Myers, R.L. 1988. From Awareness to Action: Lifelong Environmental Education, 1989, in proceedings of NAI National Workshop. Reprinted in the National Park Service quarterly publication Interpretation, Summer 1990.
Myers, R.L., M. Leicester, L. McKenzie. 1988. One Planet From Two Perspectives: NASA and the NPS Working Together, in proceedings of National Association of Interpretation (NAI) National Workshop, San Diego, CA.
Myers, R.L. 1988. "The Big Picture: Interpretation & Resource Management," NAI Region 9 Newsletter, Spring & Summer.
Myers, R.L. 1986. Organizing Experience in Environmental Education, The Interpreter, Vol. XVII, No. 1.
Myers, R.L. 1986. "Tools of the Naturalist," New Zealand Association for Environmental Education, Newsletter No. 6.
Tanaka-Sanders M., R.L. Myers. 1986. "Dramatic VIP Display at USS Arizona Memorial," COURIER, Vol. 31, No. 11.
Myers, R.L. 1984. Environmental Sensitivity In and Out of the Classroom, special publication of New Zealand Commission for the Environment and New Zealand Forest Service