Oscar Garcia Companys, MS

Oscar Garcia Companys is a forester and field researcher who worked in Dr. Hugh Safford’s Lab at UC Davis. There, he contributed to the project “Scaling Science-Driven Vegetation Treatments for a Wildfire Resilient California,” led by UC San Diego. His role focused on integrating terrestrial LiDAR technology into California’s prescribed fire monitoring program. During this period, he developed highly accurate 3D fuel models to support more effective prescribed burn planning and implementation across the state.

He also served as Director of the Wildfire and Forest Resilience Program at California State Parks, where he designed and implemented a new monitoring program for grassland and shrubland ecosystems. In addition, he led the fieldwork campaign for the California Shrubland Carbon Sampling Framework in collaboration with the California Air Resources Board, coordinating statewide logistics, field protocols, and data management. He also contributed to the California Prescribed Fire Monitoring Program and managed the Safford Lab website.

Before joining UC Davis, Oscar worked in forest inventory, planning, and timber harvesting across the Mediterranean ecosystems of Catalonia, Spain. His professional career began at the Forest Science and Technology Centre of Catalonia (CTFC) and continued at the Solsonès Forestry School. Later, he held a permanent position as a forester with the Catalan Forest Service.

Currently, Oscar Garcia Companys is Head of the Sustainable Forest Management Area at the Forest Science and Technology Centre of Catalonia (CTFC). His current contact email address is [email protected]