Rachel Kappler, PhD

Great Lakes Basin Forest Health Collaborative (GLB FHC) Coordinator

517.614.6044 Email

Rachel Kappler is the coordinator for partners of the Great Lakes Basin Forest Health Collaborative. She helps facilitate partners tree activities for pest-resistance breeding in current priority species, ash, American beech, and eastern hemlock. She also hosts workshops, webinars, and training for partners to help them achieve their forest health goals.

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