William Keeton

William (Bill) Keeton is a Professor of Forest Ecology and Forestry at the University of Vermont’s (UVM) Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources.  At UVM he directs the Carbon Dynamics Laboratory and is a Fellow in the Gund Institute for Environment.  He also serves as Chair of the IUFRO (International Union of Forest Research Organizations) Working Group on Old-growth Forests and Reserves.  His research focuses on forest disturbance dynamics, riparian ecology, forest carbon, old-growth forests, ecological silviculture, and sustainable forest management in the U.S. Northeast and Pacific Northwest, but also takes him frequently to Central and Eastern Europe where he serves on the board for Science for the Carpathians and as a Senior Fulbright Specialist.  He has on-going research also in Chilean Patagonia and Bhutan.  In the northeastern U.S. he serves on the Board of Trustees for the Vermont Land Trust and on science advisory committees for the Forest Ecosystem Monitoring Cooperative and the Vermont Chapter of The Nature Conservancy.  He holds a B.S. in Natural Resources from Cornell University (’90), a Masters in Conservation Biology and Policy from Yale University (’94), and a Ph.D. in Forest Ecology from the University of Washington (2000). Dr. Keeton recently co-edited the book "Ecology and Recovery of Eastern Old-growth Forests," published by Island Press (Nov. 2018).