Northern Hardwood Conference 2021 Special

Christel Kern

Research Forester U.S. Forest Service

Christel Kern has served as a research forester and a certified silviculturist for the U.S. Forest Service, Northern Research Station, for eight years. Prior, she served for 10 years in technical and professional services for forest monitoring and research. Her work includes leading and developing research-management partnerships to address critical knowledge gaps in sustainable forest management for current and anticipated future conditions.  She received both her bachelor’s and master’s degrees from the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point and her Ph.D. from the University of Minnesota. She leads five experimental forests and 80 Research Natural Areas in the northeastern U.S.