Quinn Sorenson is a plant community and restoration ecologist focusing on forests, chaparral, savannas, and grasslands. Currently, his research is centered on postfire forest recovery and impacts of drought mortality in the Sierra Nevada. By investigating the biotic and abiotic mechanisms controlling plant establishment and growth, his research focuses on developing new techniques and tools for land managers to increase restoration success and reduce costs. He completed his Ph.D. at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, where he studied the restoration of longleaf pine savannas after centuries of fire suppression and agricultural land use. Prior to his dissertation work, he spent five years at the Irvine Ranch Conservancy testing cost-effective techniques for restoring coastal sage scrub and California grasslands at large scales.