The Team

Project Manager

Patrick McGovernPatrick lives in Grand Rapids, Michigan. His primary occupation is a computer middleware administrator and Quality Control Engineer. He started breeding Aspens in 1985 and has participated in breeding projects with Dr. Richard B. Hall of Iowa State University and three recent self funded breeding projects. He is also developing the r4st Plant Improvement database project that will utilize open source tools to encourage "Business Intelligence" for plant breeders. Field Plantings Co-operator

Bradford BenderBrad lives near the MSU Forest Biomass Innovation Center where he works on biomass plantation establishment and maintenance. He has a small homestead adjacent where he is putting in a woodlot and small nursery to provide for heating his home. This woodlot development is using trees from hybrid poplars developed by Pat McGovern.