Faces of the Forest Service: Meet Serra Hoagland
Growing up near the Eldorado National Forest in California, Serra Hoagland had an early fascination with open spaces and a love and respect of the animal life that inhabits them. Now living in Flagstaff, Arizona, and working as an accomplished scientist for the Eastern Threat Center, she is cutting a path for other Native Americans seeking to work in her field. A woman of many pursuits and interests, Hoagland is also an expert hunter and surfer. Learn more about Hoagland's life and work from the U.S. Forest Service's 'Faces of the Forest Service' feature.
Pictured: Serra Hoagland holds a live deer mouse in the mixed conifer forests of New Mexico on the Mescalero Apache Indian Reservation where she researches the effect of forest thinning on Mexican spotted owls. Photo by Elisha Flores.
