Chair of the Advisory Board
Natural Resources Director at Trihydro
Registered Professional Forester - CA
Association of Fire Ecology – Certified Fuels Manager
Jeremy Zagarella (RPF #3229) grew up in Fallbrook, California in San Diego County. He holds degrees from CSU San Marcos, UCLA, and University of Idaho. In addition to being a Registered Professional Forester, he is a NWCG qualified Fire Effects Monitor, Firefighter, Resource Advisor; a SFM California Burn Boss Trainee, and a Certified Fuels Manager though AFE. He is currently the Science Chair for California, Society of American Foresters.
Before joining Trihydro as its Natural Resource Director in 2024, Jeremy spent 20 years working for Federally Recognized Tribes. He has worked extensively in Federal and State systems, and he has a comprehensive understanding of tribal affairs. He has written and secured millions of dollars in federal and state grants over his career. He planned, funded, and implemented a wide variety of traditional forestry and resource management projects including some of the following: WUI fuels reduction, riparian forest restoration, forest thinning, wildland fuels reduction, reforestation, post-fire surveys, utility fire reduction, flora and fauna surveys, and GIS planning.
Jeremy has worked with diverse groups of stakeholders, and he has been fortunate to collaborate on many of his projects with critical partners whom he would like to thank which include, but are not limited to: USFS, CALFIRE, NRCS, local RCDs, CARCD, Fire Safe Councils, SDGE, Univ. of California, SANDAG, BIA, UCANR, SDMMP, private consultants, and others.