Rich Thompson is our resident economist. He attended Oklahoma State University where he earned his B.S. in Forest Management and M.S. in forest economics. While working at Texas A&M he earned his Ph.D. in natural resources economics.

Projects

• Development of an oak woodland policy decision support system using a spatial-temporal dynamic control model. Mc-Intire Stennis
• Development of Product Quality Criteria and Market Website for California Urban Solidwood Materials, CDF-F U&CF Program and Agric. Research Initiative
• Land Values, Homeowner Concerns and Stewardship of the Ponderosa Pine/Mixed Conifer Interface Forest of California. CDF-F U&CF
• State of the California Urban Forest: Status and Trends since 1998 and 2003, CDF-F U&CF
• THP and Logging Cost Study
• Uneven-aged management of coast redwood. McIntire-Stennis, Swanton-Pacific
• Urban Forest Profiles for Sustainability. California Resources Agency, Department of Fish and Game through the Urban Forestry Ecosystems Institute.

Professional Involvement

• Director of the Urban Forestry Ecosystems Institute
• Registered Professional Forester in California and Oklahoma

Publications

• Thompson, R.P., J.E. Noel, R. Hanna, and D.D. Piirto. 1999. Hedonic Valuation of Forest Aesthetics on Small Urban-Interface Properties. J. of Arboriculture, 25(5): 225- 234.8.
• Thompson, R. P., O. Capps Jr., and J. G. Massey. "Demand for an Agricultural Education." American Journal of Agricultural Economics, May 1994, Vol. 76, No. 2, pp. 303-312.
• Thompson, R. P. "Compensated Takings and Negotiated Solutions." feature article Journal of Forestry, April 93, Vol. 91, No. 4, pp. 14-18.
• Massey, J. G., R. P. Thompson, R. P., and C. N. deHoop. "The Utility of Knowledge Based Systems to the Forest Products Industry." Forest Products Journal, November/ December 1989, Vol. 39, No. 11/12, pp. 37-40.
• Thompson, R. P. and J. G. Massey. "Trends in Baccalaureate Graduates." NACTA Journal, March 1989, Vol. 33, No. 1, pp. 3-6.
• Olson, K. W., R. L. Moomaw, and R. P. Thompson. "Redwood National Park Expansion: Impact on Old-Growth Redwood Stumpage Prices." Land Economics, August 1988, Vol. 64, No. 3, pp. 269-275.
• Thompson, R. P. and J. G. Jones. "Classifying Nonindustrial Private Forestland by Tract Size." Journal of Forestry, May 1981, pp. 288-291.