Background
Apple, Daina Dravnieks was born on July 6, 1944 in Kuldiga, Latvia. Came to the United States, 1951.
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Water & The Forest Service
(Public concern about adequate supplies of clean water led...)
Public concern about adequate supplies of clean water led to the establishment in 1891 of federally protected forest reserves. The Forest Service Natural Resources Agenda is refocusing the agency on its original purpose. Forests are key to clean water. About 80 percent of the Nation’s scarce freshwater resources originate on forests, which cover about one-third of the Nation’s land area. The forested land absorbs rain, refills underground aquifers, cools and cleanses water, slows storm runoff, reduces flooding, sustains watershed stability and resilience, and provides critical habitat for fish and wildlife. In addition to these ecological services, forests provide abundant water-based recreation and other benefits that improve the quality of life. Use and development of the water resources of the United States underwent major changes during the 19th century in response to the growing demands of a population that had increased nearly 20-fold since the founding of the country. Westward expansion, and navigable rivers, canals, and harbors for transportation transformed the Nation’s economy. As the Nation experienced this period of massive development, major problems emerged from overuse and poor management of its water resources: Urban water supplies were a major source of disease; The capacity of many lakes and streams to assimilate wastes was exceeded; The survival of people living in arid or flood-prone areas depended on unpredictable precipitation patterns. The 1897 Organic Administrative Act said these forest reserves were to protect and enhance water supplies, reduce flooding, secure favorable conditions of water flow, protect the forest from fires and depredations, and provide a continuous supply of timber By 1915, national forests in the West had been established in much the form they retain today. These national forests, which included 162 million acres in 1915, were essentially carved out of the public domain. At that time, few Federal forests were designated in the East because of the lack of public domain. Public demands for eastern national forests resulted in passage of the 1911 Weeks Act, authorizing the acquisition of Federal lands to protect the watersheds of navigable streams. From 1911 to 1945, about 24 million acres of depleted farmsteads, stumpfields, and burned woodlands were incorporated into the eastern part of the National Forest System. This report focuses on the role of forests in water supply—including quantity, quality, timing of release, flood reductions and low flow augmentation, economic value of water from national forest lands, and economic benefits of tree cover for stormwater reduction in urban areas.
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Other Work
- Author: Public Involvement in the Forest Service-Methodologies, 1977, Public Involvement, Selected Abstracts for Natural Resource Managers, 1979, The Management of Policy and Direction in the Forest Service, 1982, An Analysis of the Forest Service Human Resource Management Program, 1984, Organization Design-Abstracts for Natural Resources Users, 1986, Social and Legal Forces Changing the Management of National Forests, 1996, Water and the Forest Service, 2000, The Forest Service as a Learning Organization, 2000, Evolution of the United States Water Policy, 2001, Toward a Unified Federal Policy, 2001. Contributing editor Journal Women in Natural Resources, since 1987.
Daina Dravnieks Apple
Edit ProfileEducation
Bachelor of Science, University California, Berkeley, 1977; Master of Arts, University California, Berkeley, 1980.
Career
Economist Pacific Southwest Research United States Forest Service, Berkeley, 1976-1985, manager regional land use appeals San Francisco, 1986-1988, program analysis officer, engineering, 1988-1990, assistant regulatory officer, 1990-1995, strategic planner national forest system resources program, 1995-1998, policy analyst, 1998—2002. Administrator workplace relations Pacific Southwest Region, Vallejo, California, 2002—2003, staff assistant to deputy chief programs and legislation, 2004—2005, staff assistant to the deputy chief for Research and Development California, since 2005. Member SAF Board Forest Science and Technology, 2004—2006.
Designated federal officer Forestry Research Advisory Council for Secretary of Agriculture, since 2006.
Achievements
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President, Phi Beta Kappa Northern California Association; National Secretary Phi Beta Kappa Associations; Phi Beta Kappa Fellow.
Chair, Society of American Foresters National Capital; Fellow Society of American Foresters.
Member Washington D.C. Academy of Sciences, American Association for Advancement of Science; elected to Sigma Xi
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Water & The Forest Service
(Public concern about adequate supplies of clean water led...)
- The management of policy and direction in the Forest Service: Exective summary
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Water & The Forest Service
Other Work
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Author: Public Involvement in the Forest Service-Methodologies, 1977, Public Involvement, Selected Abstracts for Natural Resource Managers, 1979, The Management of Policy and Direction in the Forest Service, 1982, An Analysis of the Forest Service Human Resource Management Program, 1984, Organization Design-Abstracts for Natural Resources Users, 1986, Social and Legal Forces Changing the Management of National Forests, 1996, Water and the Forest Service, 2000, The Forest Service as a Learning Organization, 2000, Evolution of the United States Water Policy, 2001, Toward a Unified Federal Policy, 2001. Contributing editor Journal Women in Natural Resources, since 1987.
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Membership
Fellow: Society of America Foresters (chair National Capital Society 2000), Phi Beta Kappa Society, member: European Space Agency, American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Institute Biological Sciences, American Forestry Association, American Water Resources Association, Washington (DC) Academy of Sciences, New York Academy of Sciences, American Latvian Association (board directors 1995-1997), Commonwealth Club of California, Sigma Xi, Phi Beta Kappa Associates (national secretary 1985-1988, president Northern California 1982-1984).
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Daughter of Albins Dravnieks and Alina A. (Bergs) Zelmenis. Divorced. 1 child, Almira Moronne.
Married Martin A. Apple, September 2, 1986.
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Latvia