Felix Ratcliff, PHD.

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 Dr. Felix Ratcliff is a rangeland scientist with a comprehensive knowledge of California rangeland ecology and management and extensive experience in grassland and riparian management. He has more than sixteen years of professional experience in the field of natural resource management. For his doctoral thesis at UC Berkeley, he managed a six-year study of riparian ecology at Tejon Ranch in southern California, which focused on understanding the impact of rangeland management on riparian vegetation and wildlife. More recently, his professional work has focused on using livestock grazing for fuel and fire risk reduction and developing ecological site descriptions to balance rangeland fuel management with conservation objectives. Felix has collaborated on projects with diverse partners, including: Yosemite National Park, Sequoia/Kings Canyon National Park, Point Reyes National Seashore, San Diego Association of Governments, San Francisco Public Utilities Commission, Santa Clara County Parks, Santa Clara Valley Habitat Agency, East Bay Regional Park District, Marin County Parks, Alameda County Resource Conservation District, Mendocino County Resource Conservation District, and the Tejon Ranch Conservancy. He has co-authored numerous technical reports, grazing management plans, peer-reviewed papers, and presentations. He also has a wide array of analytical skills and has extensive experience interpreting monitoring data in the context of management objectives. He is adept with modeling and data analysis in R, AcrGIS, and Excel; and has a broad knowledge of California botany and wildlife ecology. As a Principal at LDFord, he develops the company’s strategic and technical approaches, supervises and implements projects, performs fieldwork, and works with clients to coordinate project logistics.

•  California rangeland vegetation and wildlife monitoring and data analysis
• Extensive experience translating scientific data and results for management purposes, writing rangeland management plans, and collaborating with academics, management agencies, and consultants
• Riparian ecology and management in Central and Southern California

•  Certified Rangeland Manager (#M124), California-Pacific Section of the Society for Range Management and California Board of Forestry and Fire Protection
• Certified Ecologist, Ecological Society of America

• Ph.D, Environmental Science Policy and Management, University of California Berkeley, 2017
• B.A, Environmental Studies, University of California Santa Cruz, 2006