TROBAUGH
JOINS VIRGINIA TECH
AS NEW REYNOLDS HOMESTEAD
SUPERINTENDENT
BLACKSBURG,
Dec. 20, 2002 - John
Trobaugh has joined
Virginia Tech's College
of Natural Resources
as a research associate
in the forestry department
and the new superintendent
of the Reynolds Homestead
Forest Resources Research
Center, a 717-acre
facility in Critz,
Virginia. Trobaugh
replaces Richard Kreh,
who recently retired
with more than 33
years of service.
Trobaugh
comes to Virginia
Tech from Oregon where
he served as manager
at Plum Creek Timber
Company's northwest
nursery operations.
He managed six departments
with multi-million
dollar budgets. He
also oversaw a container
nursery operation
in Pablo, a seed orchard
in Plains, Montana,
and technical support
for the seed orchard
in Whidbey Island,
Washington.
Previously,
Trobaugh served as
western silviculture
(the science of growing
healthy trees) manager
for Georgia-Pacific
Corporation in Oregon.
He supervised tree
improvement, nursery,
and silviculture programs,
which included developing
and managing hundreds
of acres in seed orchards,
managing and building
large-scale forestry
greenhouse facilities,
and overseeing the
forest health and
productivity of 500,000
acres. Earlier experiences
included northern
silviculture coordinator,
reforestation forester,
and nursery supervisor
with Nepco Lake Nursery
in Wisconsin. He also
has worked with the
Wisconsin Department
of Natural Resources,
University of Wisconsin,
Oregon State University,
and the U.S. Forest
Service.
"I've had 13 years
of experience managing
industrial seed orchards,
seedling nurseries,
and technical silviculture
support for over two
million acres from
New Brunswick, Canada,
to northern California,"
Trobaugh said. "My
work at the Reynolds
Homestead will involve
Best Management Practices
for water quality,
small woodlots, Christmas
tree management, greenery
tipping industry management,
recreation opportunities
along the Virginia
Birding Trail, forest
nutrition, and vegetation
and wildlife management."
Trobaugh received
his M.S. degree in
natural resources
in 1986 with an emphasis
in forestry/soil sciences
from the University
of Wisconsin and a
B.S. in forest management
in 1982 from Oregon
State University.
