{"id":14,"date":"2025-10-30T05:40:56","date_gmt":"2025-10-30T05:40:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/msuresecon.com\/isfre26\/contact\/"},"modified":"2025-12-16T16:42:45","modified_gmt":"2025-12-16T21:42:45","slug":"contact","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/msuferm.com\/isfre26\/contact\/","title":{"rendered":"Contact and Team"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-background-background-color has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" id=\"contact\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-08c01c1c wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-large-font-size\">Meeting Host<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-right:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:0\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.google.com\/view\/baral-forest-economics-lab\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Srijana (Sri) Baral<\/a><\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.canr.msu.edu\/people\/raju-pokharel\">, PhD<br><\/a>Assistant Professor, Forest Economics<br>Contact:&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:srijana.baral@colostate.edu\" title=\"\">Srijana.Baral@colostate.edu<\/a>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-right:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:0\">Smith Natural Resources Bldg NR215, 1472 Campus Delivery, <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-right:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:0\">Fort Collins, CO 80523<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-right:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:0\"><a href=\"https:\/\/warnercnr.colostate.edu\/frs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Department of Forest and Rangeland Stewardship<\/a>,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-right:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:0\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.colostate.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Colorado State University<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Meeting Co-Host<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"margin-top:0;margin-right:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:0\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.canr.msu.edu\/people\/raju-pokharel\">Raju Po<\/a><\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.canr.msu.edu\/FERM\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong>kharel<\/strong>, PhD<br><\/a>Assistant Professor, Forest Resource Economics<br>Contact:&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:raju2020@msu.edu\">raju2020@msu.edu<\/a>&nbsp;| +1 (517) 353-9447&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"margin-top:0;margin-right:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:0\">Natural Resources Building, 480 Wilson Rd, Room. 208A, <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"margin-top:0;margin-right:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:0\">East Lansing, MI 48824<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"margin-top:0;margin-right:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:0\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.canr.msu.edu\/for\/index\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Department of Forestry, <\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/msu.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Michigan State University<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<p class=\"has-background-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-2930db66a5e16bd878c8d3fc79218e3c\">a<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"388\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/msuferm.com\/isfre26\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image-7.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-159\" style=\"width:317px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/msuferm.com\/isfre26\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image-7.png 388w, 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style=\"margin-top:4px\">Assistant Professor, Michigan State University <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-d0846407 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized is-style-rounded wp-duotone-foreground-and-background\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);margin-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);margin-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"731\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/msuferm.com\/isfre26\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/headshot_Mahesha-731x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-409\" style=\"aspect-ratio:0.7138829298191848;width:188px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/msuferm.com\/isfre26\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/headshot_Mahesha-731x1024.jpg 731w, 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Associate, Michigan State University<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized is-style-rounded wp-duotone-foreground-and-background\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1913\" height=\"2560\" src=\"https:\/\/msuferm.com\/isfre26\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Headshot_KG.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-396\" style=\"width:190px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/msuferm.com\/isfre26\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Headshot_KG.jpg 1913w, https:\/\/msuferm.com\/isfre26\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Headshot_KG-224x300.jpg 224w, https:\/\/msuferm.com\/isfre26\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Headshot_KG-765x1024.jpg 765w, https:\/\/msuferm.com\/isfre26\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Headshot_KG-768x1028.jpg 768w, https:\/\/msuferm.com\/isfre26\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Headshot_KG-1148x1536.jpg 1148w, 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