Norm is our resident mensuration king. As reliable as clouds on a rainy day, each Fall Norm and his ever-eager class venture to Swanton Pacific to perform numerous tests and surveys. Through brambles and poison oak (eww!), Norm is ever diligent in his duties to make sure that the day's goals are reached. This is but one example of Norm's devotion to education.

After earning his bachelor's (1968) and master's (1972) degrees at Humboldt State University, Norm attended Colorado State University where he completed his doctorate (1976). Since that time he has been certified as a California registered professional forester.

Projects

• Research in forest inventory and sampling, oaks and hardwood management, remote sensing, biomass energy plantations, hydrological studies, landslide prediction studies, and aspen habitat analysis. Travel and study includes Europe, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Mexico, and Africa.

Professional Involvement

• Authored essay titled "The Future of Forestry Education in California" in Northern California Society of American Foresters Newsletter
• California Oak Foundation - Board of Directors
• California Research Coordinators Council
• California Rural Development Committee
• Central Coast Sustainable Landscapes Committee
• Co-coordinator for a Symposium titled: Symposium on Oak Woodlands and Urban Interface Issues. Symposium was held at Cal Poly
• Coastal San Luis Resource Conservation District - President
• Completed 10 week Dale Carnegie Course
• Morro Bay Watershed Administrative Council - Member
• SAF; Measurement and Inventory Working Group

Awards

• 1.  Department Head Appreciation Award for 21 Years of Service, Fall 2001. Presented by the College of Agriculture.
• 2.  California Spotted Owl Federal Advisory Committee, Appointed by the USDA Secretary of Agriculture (Glickman), 1997
• 3.  Francis Raymond Award (California "Forester of the Year"), by the Board of Forestry, 1995.

  In announcing the award, the Board said Pillsbury has " distinguished himself as a natural resources educator, scientist, and one who tirelessly led a relatively new and innovative forestry program to achieve accreditation by the Society of American Foresters."

• 4. Assembly Resolution No. 547 (sponsored by Tom Bordonaro, Jr.), 1995.

  The Honorable Tom J. Bordonaro, Jr. who stated the that Norm " has served as a worthy model for all public-spirited people in the state," and that his "contributions to forestry education, research and service have been invaluable in California."

• 5. Monsanto Outstanding Agriculture Faculty, College of Agriculture, 1995, The award included placing his name on a perpetual plaque, an individual personalized plaque, and a check for $500.
• 6.  Monsanto Outstanding Agriculture Faculty, College of Agriculture, 1994. The award included placing his name on a perpetual plaque, an individual personalized plaque, and a check for $500.
• 7. Certificate of Appreciation for teaching, College of Agriculture Student Council, 1994, 1995.
• 8. Cited as scientific authority. One measure of the value of his research and investigative studies over the last 17 years, is the degree to which his published results are used by others and cited in literary and scientific works by other authors. He has been cited as a scientific authority in over 15 publications and textbooks.
• 9. "Forester of the Year-1983". Presented by the Society of American Foresters, Southern California. Highest award presented by SAF.
• Norm has accomplished what many believed to be the impossible feat. After many gruelling sessions of training, He shattered the six minute mark in the mile with a time of 5:57.1.
• 10. "Distinguished Service Award - 1985". Presented by the Soil Conservation Society of America, California. Highest award presented by SCS/NRCS.
• 11.  Named in "International Who's Who in Education", Second Edition, Cambridge, England, 1981.

Publications

• Pillsbury, N. H., L E. Bonner and R. P. Thompson. 2004. Coast Live Oak Thinning Study in the Central Coast of California - Seventeen-year Results. Natural Resources Management Department for California Department of Forestry and UC Berkeley Forestry Extension.
• Pillsbury, Norman H., Lawrence E. Bonner, and Richard P. Thompson. 2002. Coast Live Oak Long-term Thinning Study-Twelve-Year Results. In: Standiford, Richard B.; McCreary, Douglas; Purcell, Kathryn L., technical coordinators. 2002. Proceedings of the fifth symposium on oak woodlands: oaks in California's changing landscape. 2001 October 22-25; San Diego, CA. Gen. Tech. Rep. PSW-GTR-184. Albany, CA: Pacific Southwest Research Station, Forest Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture; 846 p.
• Bonner, Lawrence E. and Norman H. Pillsbury. 2001. Coast Live Oak Woodland - An Underutilized Resource. Forestland Steward (front page article). California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, California Forest Stewardship Program, PO Box 944246, Sacramento, CA 94244-2460.
• Pillsbury, N. H., M. DeLasaux, and L. E. Bonner. June 2000. Preliminary Young-Growth Sierra Redwood Stem Analysis and Heartwood Volume Equations for Mountain Home Demonstration State Forest. Technical Report No. 10, Urban Forest Ecosystems Institute, Cal Poly State University, San Luis Obispo. 16 p.

  The significance of this project is that this was the first time that heartwood volume equations have ever been developed for any species in California. It also is the first time that stem analysis techniques have been applied to Sierra redwood.

• Pillsbury, N. H., J. L. Reimer and R. P. Thompson. 1998. Tree Volume Equations for Fifteen Urban Species in California. Technical Report No. 7, Urban Forest Ecosystems Institute, Cal Poly State University, San Luis Obispo. 56 p.

  The significance of this project is that this was the first time that volume equations have ever been developed for urban trees species in California.

• Pillsbury, N. H., L E. Bonner and R. P. Thompson. 1998. Coast Live Oak Thinning Study in the Central Coast of California - Twelve-year Results. Natural Resources Management Department for California Department of Forestry and UC Berkeley Forestry Extension. 460 p.
  
  The significance of this project is that this is the only long-term live oak research study in California. Results from the study hold major significance for management, policy and conservation of California's oak woodlands. This project involved many students throughout the years.
• Pillsbury, N.H. and J. L. Reimer. 1997. Tree Volume Equations for Ten Urban Species in California; in the Proceedings of a Symposium on Oak Woodlands: Ecology, Management, and Urban Interface Issues (Pillsbury, Verner and Tietje. 1997. Tech. coords. Gen. Tech. Rep. PSW-GTR-160. Albany, CA: Pacific Southwest Research Sta., Forest Service, USDA; 738 p.).
• Pillsbury, Norman H;, Verner, Jared; and Tietje, William D. Technicialcoordinators. 1997. Proceedings of a Symposium on Oak Woodlands: Ecology, Management, and Urban Interface Issues; 19-22 March 1996; San Luis Obispo, CA. Gen. Tech. Rep. PSW-GTR-160. Albany, CA: Pacific Southwest Research Station., Forest Service, US Department of Agriculture; 738 p.

  These proceedings are the state-of-the-art for California oak woodland research and management. It is used by thousands of people throughout the state and the west.

  This was a monumental task consisting of over 12 meetings with the other technical coordinators and an eleven-member board of consulting editors. I was the lead coordinator of the entire proceedings for this statewide symposium, and with the other two coordinators edited over 700 pages of technical report writing.
• Pillsbury, N. H. and J. L. Reimer. 1996. Urban Forest Sustainability. A 22 minute digital video presented at the Symposium on Oak Woodlands: Ecology, Management, and Urban Interface Issues, March 19-22, 1996, San Luis Obispo, California.
• Pillsbury, N. H., R. Thompson and J. Reimer. 1995. Tree Volume Equations for Ten Urban Species in California. Urban Forest Ecosystems Institute, Cal Poly and the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, Riverside. 45 p.
• Pillsbury, N. H. 1995. Photo Documentation of Vegetation, Land Management, and River Systems from Vancouver to the Arctic Ocean. 26 min computer aided video.
• Thompson, R., Pillsbury, N. and J. Hanna. 1994. The Elements of Sustainability in Urban Forestry. Urban Forest Ecosystems Institute, Cal Poly and the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, Riverside. 56 p.
• Pillsbury, N.H., Ritter, T., Drew, M., and C. Linquist. 1994. Wildlife Habitat Inventory of Aspen Stands on the Cannell Meadow Ranger District, Sequoia National Forest. Natural Resources Management Department, Cal Poly State Univ., San Luis Obispo, California. 551 p.
• Pillsbury, N. H., McDonald, P. and V. Simon. 1995. Reliability of Tree Volume Equations When Applied to Different Areas. Western Journal of Applied Forestry, Vol. 10, No. 2, pp. 72-78.
• Pillsbury, N.H., and R. Pryor. 1994. Volume Equations for Canyon Live Oak in the San Bernardino Mountains of Southern California. Western Journal of Applied Forestry, Vol. 9, No. 2, pp. 46-51.
• Pillsbury, N. H. and D. R. Hermosilla. 1993. Biomass Farm Demonstration Project; 1992 Measurements. California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, Sacramento, CA. Natural Resources Management Department, Cal Poly State Univ., San Luis Obispo, California. 230 p.
• Pillsbury, N. H. 1993. Coastal San Luis Resources Conservation District: Stewardship of Soil, Land and Water. CSL Resources Conservation District, 545 Main Street, Morro Bay California 93442. 16 p.
• Pillsbury, N. H. and J. A. Ramos. 1993. The Creation of a Migratory Deer Herd Data Base using ARC/INFO. California Department of Fish & Game, Sacramento, CA. Natural Resources Management Department, Cal Poly State Univ., San Luis Obispo, California. 45 p.
• Pillsbury, N. H. and Pryor, R. D. 1992. Volume Equations for Young Growth Softwood and Hardwood Species at Boggs Mountain Demonstration State Forest. California State Forest Note. California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, Sacramento, CA. 8 p.
• Brockhaus, John A., and Norman H. Pillsbury. 1992. Spatial Characterization of Fuelwood Resources in the US Semi-Arid Mediterranean Geographic Zone. Journal of World Forest Resource Management. Vol. 6(2), pp. 139-154
• Pillsbury, N. H. and J. Joseph. 1991. Coast Live Oak Thinning Study in the Central Coast of California - Fifth-Year Results. Proceedings of the Symposium on Oak Woodlands and Hardwood Rangeland Management, October 31-November 2, 1990, Davis, CA. Gen. Tech. Rep. PSW-126. Berkeley, California: Pacific Southwest Forest and Range Experiment Station, Forest Service, U.S. Dept. of Agriculture. 376 p.
• Pillsbury, N. H. and G. McCaskill. 1991. Inventory of Commercial Hardwoods in the High Sierra. Proceedings of the Symposium on Oak Woodlands and Hardwood Rangeland Management, October 31-November 2, 1990, Davis, CA. Gen. Tech. Rep. PSW-126. Berkeley, California: Pacific Southwest Forest and Range Experiment Station, Forest Service, U.S. Dept. of Agriculture. 376 p.
• Pillsbury, N. H., De Lasaux, M. J., and D. Dulitz. 1991. Young-Growth Sierra Redwood Volume Equations for Mountain Home Demonstration State Forest. California State Forest Note. California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, Sacramento, CA. 12 p.
• Pillsbury, N. H. and M. J. De Lasaux, R. D. Pryor, W. Bremer. 1991. Mapping and GIS Database Development for California's Hardwood Resources. California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, Sacramento, CA. 64 p.
• Pillsbury, N. H. and Scognamillo, F. C. 1991. Uneven-Age Timber Management Literature Review and Proposal for Study, Mountain Home Demonstration State Forest. California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, Sacramento, CA. 37 p.
• Pillsbury, N. H. and Joseph, J. P. 1991. Coast Live Oak Thinning Study in the Central Coast of California - Five Year Results. Published in Hardwood Habitats, Volume 3, Number 1. University of California Cooperative Extension, San Luis Obispo, CA. 3 p.
• Pillsbury, N. H. and Joseph, J. P. 1990. Coast Live Oak Thinning Study in the Central Coast of California. Five-Year Results. California Dept. of Forestry and Fire Protection, Sacramento, California. 343 p.
• Pillsbury, N. H. and Joseph, J. P. 1990. Volume Equations for Young Growth Softwood Species at Mountain Home Demonstration State Forest. California Dept. of Forestry and Fire Protection, Sacramento, California. 43 p.
• Pillsbury, N. H. and Pryor, R. D. 1990. Mapping of Harvested Areas in Critical Winter Habitat for Migratory Deer in Seven California Counties. Progress Report. California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, Sacramento, California. 33 p.
• Pillsbury, N. H. and Pryor, R. D. 1990. Mapping of Harvested Areas in Critical Winter Habitat for Migratory Deer in Seven California Counties. Progress Report. California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, Sacramento, California. 33 p.
• McCaskill, George L. and Pillsbury, N. H. 1990. Hardwood Resource Assessment and Management. U. S. Department of Commerce, Economic Development Administration. 116 p.
• Pillsbury, N. H. and Pryor, R. D. 1989. Volume Equations for Young Growth Softwood and Hardwood Species at Boggs Mountain Demonstration State Forest. California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, Sacramento, CA. Natural Resources Management Dept., Cal Poly State Univ., San Luis Obispo, California. 100 p.
• De Lasaux, M. J. and Pillsbury, N. H. 1990. Young-Growth Sierra Redwood Volume Equations for Mountain Home Demonstration State Forest. California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, Sacramento, CA. Natural Resources Management Department, Cal Poly State University, San Luis Obispo, CA. 12 p.
• Pillsbury, N. H. and Plumb, T. R. 1988. Establishing California Oak Woodland Communities. Final Report. Santa Barbara Botanical Garden. Santa Barbara, California. 21 p.
• Pillsbury, N.H. 1987. California Hardwoods: A 21st Century Wood. In: Proceedings of the Conference on Growing Wood for 21st Century Markets, 1987, April 30-May 1, South Lake Tahoe, Nevada.
• Pillsbury, N.H. and R. Pryor. 1988. Biomass Equations for Quercus chrysolepis in the San Bernardino Mountains in Southern California. Report to the Pacific Southwest Forest and Range Experiment Station, Riverside, CA. 37 p.
• Pillsbury, N.H., Standiford, R, Costello, L., Rhoades, T. and Regan (Banducci), P. 1989. Wood Volume Equations for Central Coast Blue Gum (Eucalyptus globulus). Published in California Agriculture, Volume 43, Number 6. University of California.
• Pillsbury, N.H. and J. Oxford. 1987. The Hardwood Management Issue: Attitudes, Regulations, Guidelines. Proceedings of the Symposium on Multiple-Use Management of California's Hardwood Resources, 1986, November 12-14, San Luis Obispo, CA. Gen. Tech. Rep. PSW-100. Berkeley, California: Pacific Southwest Forest and Range Experiment Station, Forest Service, U.S. Dept. of Agriculture. 462 p.
• Pillsbury, N.H., M.J. De Lasaux and T. Plumb. 1987. Coast Live Oak Thinning Study for the Central Coast. Proceedings of the Symposium on Multiple-Use Management of California's Hardwood Resources, 1986, November 12-14, San Luis Obispo, CA. Gen. Tech. Rep. PSW-100. Berkeley, California: Pacific Southwest Forest and Range Experiment Station, Forest Service, U.S. Dept. of Agriculture. 462 p.
• De Lasaux, M.J. and N.H. Pillsbury. 1987. Site Index and height prediction equations for Blue and Coast Live Oak. Proceedings of the Symposium on Multiple-Use Management of California's Hardwood Resources, 1986, November 12-14, San Luis Obispo, California. Gen. Tech. Rep. PSW-100. Berkeley, CA: Pacific Southwest Forest and Range Experiment Station, Forest Service, U.S. Dept. of Agriculture. 462 p.
• Brockhaus, J. and N.H. Pillsbury. 1987. Hardwood Density Distribution Mapping from Remotely-Sensed Imagery. Proceedings of the Symposium on Multiple-Use Management of California's Hardwood Resources, 1986, November 12-14, San Luis Obispo, California. Gen. Tech. Rep. PSW-100. Berkeley, California: Pacific Southwest Forest and Range Experiment Station, Forest Service, U.S. Dept. of Agriculture. 462 p.
• Plumb, T.R. and N.H. Pillsbury (editors) 1987. Proceedings of the Symposium on Multiple-Use Management of California's Hardwood Resources, 1986, November 12-14, San Luis Obispo, California. Gen. Tech. Rep. PSW-100. Berkeley, CA: Pacific Southwest Forest and Range Experiment Station, Forest Service, U.S. Dept. of Agriculture. 462 p.
• Pillsbury, N.H. 1987. Eucalyptus Management Plan, Daisy Hill Grove, Los Osos, California. Final Report. County of San Luis Obispo, California. 165 p
• Piirto, D., Pillsbury, N., Plumb, T., Harris, J., De Lasaux, M. and T. O'Keefe. 1987. Strategies for Eucalyptus Management at Montana de Oro State Park. Final Report. California Dept. of Parks and Recreation. 73 p.
• Pillsbury, N.H. and M.J. De Lasaux. 1987. Biomass Tree Farm Measurements. Final Report. California Department of Forestry, Sacramento, California. 476 p.
• Pillsbury, N.H., Plumb, T., O'Keefe, T., and J. Oxford. 1986. ACORN Newsletter, Volume 1 (Symposium edition), Natural Resources Management Department, Cal Poly State University, San Luis Obispo, California. 12 p
• Pillsbury, N.H. 1985. Hardwood Task ForceReport - Its Impact on Fuelwood Production (Keynote Paper). In: Proceedings of the Fuelwood Production Conference, 1985, June 22, Santa Cruz, California., Univ. of Calif. Extension. pp. 1-11.
• Pillsbury, N.H. 1985. Priority Research Needs for Hardwood Management in California. In: Proceedings of the Fuelwood Production Conference, 1985, June 22, Santa Cruz., Univ. of Calif. Extension. pp. 17-19
• Rice, R.M., N.H. Pillsbury and K.W. Schmidt. 1985. A Risk Analysis Approach for Using Discriminant Functions to Manage Logging-Related Landslides on Granitic Terrain. Forest Science, Vol. 31, No. 3, pp. 772-784.
• Pillsbury, N.H. and M.J. De Lasaux. 1985. Site Index, Height, and Yield Prediction Equations for Blue Oak and Coast Live Oak in Monterey and San Luis Obispo Counties, California. U.S. Forest Service, San Francisco, CA. 125 p.
• Pillsbury, N.H. 1985. Coast Live Oak Thinning Study in the Central Coast of California. California Department of Forestry, Sacramento. 310 p.
• Pillsbury, N.H. and M.L. Kirkley. 1984. Equations for Total, Wood, and Saw-Log Volume for Thirteen California Hardwoods. Research Note PNW-414. Portland, OR: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Forest and Range Experiment Station. 52 p.
• Pillsbury, Norman (chair) et al. 1983. California's Hardwood Resource. Preliminary report of the Hardwood Task Force. California Board of Forestry committee report, Sacramento, California. 67 p.
• Pillsbury, N.H. and C.L. Bolsinger. 1983. Inventory of California's Hardwood Resources. In: Proceedings of an International Conference on Renewable Resource Inventories for Monitoring Changes and Trends, 1983, August 15-19, Oregon State Univ., Corvallis. pp. 379-382.
• Pillsbury, N.H. and N. L. Ayers. 1983. Establishing a Eucalyptus Energy Plantation on the Central Coast of California. In: Proceedings of a Workshop on Eucalyptus in California, 1983, June 14-16, Sacramento, Calif. Gen. Tech. Rep. PSW-69. Berkeley, CA: Pacific Southwest Forest and Range Experiment Station, Forest Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture. pp. 86-89.
• Pillsbury, N.H. and M.L. Kirkley. 1982. Hardwood Biomass Inventories in California. In: Proceedings of the Symposium on Dynamics and Management of Mediterranean-type Ecosystems, 1981 June 22-26, San Diego, Calif. Gen. Tech. Rep. PSW-58. Berkeley, CA: Pacific Southwest Forest and Range Experiment Station, Forest Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture. pp. 171-178.
• Kirkley, M.L., N.H. Pillsbury and W. Mark. 1982. Silvicultural Biomass Plantation: A Renewable Fuel Source. In: Proceedings of the Symposium on Dynamics and Management of Mediterranean-type Ecosystems, 1981 June 22-26, San Diego, Calif. Gen. Tech. Rep. PSW-58. Berkeley, CA: Pacific Southwest Forest and Range Experiment Station, Forest Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture. pp. 1107-1109. (Also printed in Journal of Petroculture, 1981).
• Pillsbury, N.H., and J. Brass. 1982. A Landsat Classification of the Forest Resources of Tahoe National Forest and Adjacent Forest Lands in California. NASA, Applications Branch, Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, CA.
• Rice, R. and N.H. Pillsbury. 1982. Predicting Landslides in Clearcut Patches. In: Proceedings of the Exeter Symposium (July 1982) Recent Developments in the Explanation and Prediction of Erosion and Sediment Yield, International Association of Hydrological Sciences Publication No. 137, pp. 303-311
• Pillsbury, N.H. and D. DeWalle. 1982. Watershed Management Manpower and Employer Survey. Water Resources Bulletin, Vol. 18, No. 6, Paper No. 82041. pp. 989-993.
• Pillsbury, N.H. and D.P. Williamson. 1982. The Landowners Guide for Fuelwood Marketing Opportunities in the Central Coast. U.S. Forest Service, San Francisco, California. 13 p.
• Pillsbury, N.H. 1981. Inventory and Quantification of Central Coast Hardwood Resources In California. In: Proceedings of Symposium of the Ecology, Management, and Utilization of California Oaks, 1979 June 26-28, Claremont, California. Gen. Tech. Rep. PSW-44. Berkeley, CA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Southwest Forest and Range Experiment Station. pp 92-100.
• Pillsbury, N.H. and J.A. Brockhaus. 1981. Hardwood Biomass Inventory Maps for California's Central Coast. Salinas, CA: Central Coastal Resource Conservation and Development Project Area, and USDA Soil Conservation Service. 5 maps, pamphlet.
• Pillsbury, N.H., J.A. Brockhaus and J. Brass. 1981. A Landsat Classification of the Forest Resources of Santa Cruz County, California. NASA, Applications Branch, Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, CA. 78 p.
• Mark, W., Pillsbury, N.H. and M. Kirkley. 1980. Silvicultural Energy Plantation Establishment, Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo, (Progress Report). California Department of Forestry, Sacramento, California. 36 p.
• Harrington, T., Pillsbury, N.H. and B. Barrette. 1979. A Gross Volume Table for California White Oak in Monterey and San Luis Obispo Counties. State Forest Notes, No. 77, California Department of Forestry, Sacramento. 4 p.
• Pillsbury, N.H. and J.A. Brockhaus. 1979. Tree Photo Volume and Weight Tables for California's Central Coast. Central Coast Resource Conservation and Development Area, Salinas. 45 p.
• Pillsbury, N.H. 1979. Erosion Sources in the Morro Bay Watershed. El Corral Bookstore, California Polytechnic State University. 81 p.
• Pillsbury, N.H. 1979. Timber Inventory, Volume Tables and Growth Estimates for Santa Cruz County, California. Santa Cruz County Planning Department, Santa Cruz, California. 97 p
• Pillsbury, N.H. and J.A. Stephens. 1978. Hardwood Volume and Weight Tables for California's Central Coast. California Department of Forestry, Sacramento. 54 p.
• Pillsbury, N.H. 1978. Stand Density Characteristics for Hardwoods in the Central Coast Counties of California. Central Coast Resource Conservation and Development Area, Salinas. 32 p.
• Pillsbury, N.H., Stephens, J, Jackman, R., and B. Barrette. 1978. Weight Tables for Hardwoods in Central Coast Counties, California State Forest Notes, No. 70, California Department of Forestry, Sacramento. 4 p.