REST IN PEACE
Shawn Thomas Lugano South Tower. Eighty-eighth floor. World Trade Center Shawn was a 28-year-old stockbroker working for Keefe, Bruyette and
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 are, respectively, the Forest Supervisors on the Idaho Panhandle and Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forests. More
Mitch Friedman is the Founder and Executive Director of Conservation Northwest, a Seattle-based conservation group that grew out of a
David Groeschl [rhymes with “special”] is Idaho State Forester and Deputy Director of the Idaho Department of Lands. One of
Bruce Ward is the Founder and President of Choose Outdoors, a Colorado-based coalition of outdoor recreation enthusiasts who work to
Lyle Laverty is one of two Forest Service veterans known to be on the Trump Transition team’s list of
THE GLORY OF THE WOODS “We are sitting on a gold mine,” he says quietly. “Not just a recreation paradise,
A GREAT TIME TO BE A FORESTER “Logging and saw-milling are small mostly family-owned businesses. We all know one another
BLESSINGS, LUCK, AND A LITTLE BIT OF MAYBERRY “It was downright scary in the beginning,” Schwartz says of what it
STAYING THE COURSE "I would absolutely encourage anyone to pursue a career in forestry or any other natural resource-based
BUILDING THE FUTURE “The people in my life – my family and friends – helped me restore my faith in myself,” Adams
LEADING BY EXAMPLE "...and that’s what it’s all about, no matter what you do with your life,
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