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Burnell C. Fischer

Burnell C. Fischer

Clinical Professor and Director, Undergraduate Programs


Education
Ph.D., Purdue University, 1974
M.S.F., Purdue University, 1971
B.S.F., Purdue University, 1969

Professional Experience

  • State Forester & Director Division of Forestry, Indiana DNR, 1990-2005
  • The Nature Conservancy Sustainable Forestry Review Team, South America Projects, 2005
  • Co-coordinator, Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant Program, 1985-1989
  • Professor and Extension Forester, Purdue University, 1977-1997
  • Assistant Professor, University of Massachusetts-Amherst, 1974-1977

Awards, Honors & Certifications

  • IU-B Freshman Learning Program Fellow, 2008
  • SPEA Teaching Award, Undergraduate Instruction, 2008
  • Indiana Urban Forest Council “Outstanding Government Entity – in Promoting the Principles of Urban Forestry in Indiana to Indiana University’s School of Public and Environmental Affairs Urban Forestry Course,” 2007
  • NASF Burney Fischer Current Achievement Award in Urban Forestry, established 2006
  • Indiana Arborist Association Distinguished Service Award, 2004
  • President, National Association of State Foresters (NASF), 2003-2004
  • Purdue University Distinguished Agricultural Alumni, 2003
  • USDA National Urban Forestry & Community Advisory Council (NUCFAC), 2000-2003
  • Elected Fellow, Society of American Foresters, 1998
  • Society of American Foresters Certified Forester, 1997- present
  • Indiana Society of American Foresters Meritorious Service Award, 1996
  • Co-chair Indiana Governor’s Conference on the Environment, 1994
  • General Chair, Society of American Foresters National Convention, 1993
  • Society of American Foresters Technology Transfer and Extension Award, 1985

Professional Interest
Forestry, particularly silviculture and urban forestry; growth and development of Central Hardwood forest stands; community and urban forest management practices and issues; forest resources policy and state government management; collaborative forestry

Current Projects

  • Member, Board of Directors, Indiana Urban Forest Council, 2007 – present
  • National Arbor Day Association Tree Campus USA Advisory Committee, 2007 – present
  • President, National Association of State Foresters Foundation, 2006 – present
  • IU-B SPEA and City of Bloomington, IN: Partnering for the Urban Forest, 2006 - present
  • Dynamics of Reforestation in Coupled Social-Ecological Systems: Modeling Land-Use Decision Making and Policy Impact, National Science Foundation Grant (co-PI), 2007-09
  • US Forest Service NEPA for the 21st Century Initiative (co-PI), 2006-09
  • Member, City of Bloomington Tree Commission, 2005 - present
  • Member, HP&VA Hardwood Forestry Fund Board, 1999 - present
  • Member, Indiana Forestry Education Foundation, Life Trustee

Selected Publications
Full Vita

  • Fischer, B.C. and B.C. Steed. 2008. Street Trees: A Misunderstood Common Pool Resource. Proceedings of the 84th International Society of Arboriculture Annual Conference, St. Louis, MO. 18 p.
  • Morrissey, R.C., M.M. Gauthier, J.A. Kershaw, Jr., D.F. Jacobs, B.C. Fischer, and J.R. Seifert. 2008. Grapevine dynamics after manual tending of juvenile stands on the Hoosier National Forest, Indiana. In: Jacobs, D.F. and Michler, C.H., eds., Proceedings of the 16th Central Hardwood Forest Conference; 2008 April 8-9, West Lafayette, IN. USDA Forest Service Northern Research Station Gen. Tech. Rep. NRS-P-24.
  • Morrissey, R.C., D.F. Jacobs, J.R. Seifert, B.C. Fischer and J.R. Kershaw. 2008. Competitive success of natural oak regeneration in clearcuts during the stem exclusion state. Canadian Journal of Forest Research, 38:1419-1430.
  • Steed, B.C. and Fischer, B.C. 2008. Street Trees: Are They a Misunderstood Common Pool Resource? Proceedings of the 12th Biennial International Association for the Study of the Commons Conference, Cheltenham, England. 19 p.
  • Richards, K., D. Seesholtz, J. Grice, M. Auer, B. Fischer, C. Freitag and G. McArdle. 2007. Internal organization and external contracting for the NEPA process: Lessons from new institutional economics and strategic organization design. A white paper prepared for the USDA Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station.
  • Fischer, B.C. 2006. Forest Management in the Upland Central Hardwoods: A Suggested Status Report.” The Indiana Forester, pp. 2-3
  • Fischer, B.C. 2005. State Trends in Forest/Wildlife Issues - An Indiana Division of Forestry Perspective. Purdue University Cooperative Extension Service Bulletin, FNR – 258. p. 11
  • Fischer, B.C. 2004. The Need for Alternative Institutions for Management of Forest Land Across Boundaries in Indiana. Forest Land Conservation: An Indiana Portfolio. Workshop presented by the Center for the Study of Institutions, Population, Environmental Change, Indiana University and Department of Forestry and Natural Resources, Purdue University. Nashville, IN. 4p
  • Fischer, B.C. 2004. “The Division of Forestry and the Indiana Bat: 2004 Status.” The Woodland Steward, 13(2):11