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Shredding Small Trees to Create Mulch for Erosion Control

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James “Scott” Groenier, professional engineer, began working for MTDC as a project leader in 2003. Scott earned a bachelor's degree in civil and environmental engineering from the University of Wisconsin at Madison and a master's degree in civil engineering from Montana State University. He worked for the Wisconsin and Illinois State Departments of Transportation and with an engineering consulting firm before joining the USDA Forest Service in 1992. He worked as the east zone structural engineer for the Eastern Region and as a civil engineer for the Ashley and Tongass National Forests before coming to MTDC.

Charlie Showers, professional engineer, became engineering program leader at MTDC in the spring of 2002 after serving 2 years as operations program leader. Charlie came to MTDC after 9 years as assistant forest engineer on the Payette National Forest. He began his USDA Forest Service career on the Boise National Forest after completing 8 years as a construction project engineer with the Idaho Transportation Department.

For additional information about shredding trees to create mulch for erosion control, contact Scott Groenier at MTDC.

Phone: 406–329–4719
Fax: 406–329–3719
E-mail: jgroenier@fs.fed.us

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