Prof. Dr. Necdet Ozyuvaci was born in İstanbul on July 19, 1938 and retired from the Chairmanship of the Department of \Vatershed Management, Faculty of Forestry on July 19, 2005 because of the age limit. He served as an academician more than 40 years in the department of vvatershed management. He published distingusilıed books and research papers in the international and national scientific journals.