PNW SciCast Webinar Capstone Series: Dr. Deanna Olson, 25-years in Forest Service Research Ecology

Dr. Deanna Olson maps the path that led her to a 25-year career as a research ecologist with the Pacific Northwest Research Station. She walks through her body of work and touches on the highlights of her research.

Dr. Deanna (Dede) Olson is an Emeritus Scientist and former Research Ecologist with the US Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station at the Corvallis, Oregon lab. She received her bachelor’s degree in biology at the University of California, San Diego, and her Ph.D. in Zoology at Oregon State University. She joined Forest Service Research & Development in 1990. Her work is devoted to sustainability of our natural heritage, focusing on species such as amphibians and reptiles at local, regional, national, and international scales.