Interviews
Kurt Pregitzer: Dean, University of Idaho College of Natural Resources
Editor’s note: This is the first in a continuing series of interviews with faculty members at the University of
MARY FARNSWORTH AND CHERYL PROBERT: Good Neighbors to Know
Mary Farnsworth and Cheryl Probert are, respectively, the Forest Supervisors on the Idaho Panhandle and Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forests. More
DAVID GROESCHL: IDAHO DEPARTMENT OF LANDS...LIKE A GOOD NEIGHBOR
David Groeschl [rhymes with “special”] is Idaho State Forester and Deputy Director of the Idaho Department of Lands. One of
MITCH FRIEDMAN: RESTORING RESILIENCY
Mitch Friedman is the Founder and Executive Director of Conservation Northwest, a Seattle-based conservation group that grew out of a
BRUCE WARD: COLORADO'S FOREST CRISIS...THE WISDOM OF RECREATION
Bruce Ward is the Founder and President of Choose Outdoors, a Colorado-based coalition of outdoor recreation enthusiasts who work to
LYLE LAVERTY: IF I WERE CHIEF OF THE FOREST SERVICE...
Lyle Laverty is one of two Forest Service veterans known to be on the Trump Transition team’s list of
IDAHO'S FOREST FAMILIES: MAC LEFEBVRE
A GREAT TIME TO BE A FORESTER “Logging and saw-milling are small mostly family-owned businesses. We all know one another
IDAHO'S FOREST FAMILIES: JEFF BEREND
THE GLORY OF THE WOODS “We are sitting on a gold mine,” he says quietly. “Not just a recreation paradise,
IDAHO'S FOREST FAMILIES: DANNY SCHWARTZ
BLESSINGS, LUCK, AND A LITTLE BIT OF MAYBERRY “It was downright scary in the beginning,” Schwartz says of what it
IDAHO'S FOREST FAMILIES: TERA KING
STAYING THE COURSE "I would absolutely encourage anyone to pursue a career in forestry or any other natural resource-based
IDAHO'S FOREST FAMILIES: JEFF ADAMS
BUILDING THE FUTURE “The people in my life – my family and friends – helped me restore my faith in myself,” Adams
IDAHO'S FOREST FAMILIES: MIKE HENLEY
LEADING BY EXAMPLE "...and that’s what it’s all about, no matter what you do with your life,