I'm a retired environmental scientist from the Bureau of Land Management where I conducted regional ecological assessments featuring threats of climate change, development, invasive species, and fire on natural biological systems. I am interested in all aspects of the environment, wilderness, and conservation. My earlier career was engaged in investigation, risk assessment, health and safety, and remediation of hazardous waste and abandoned mine sites. I performed tick research on the Appalachian Trail. I am a Colorado Mountain Club Senior Instructor in the Wilderness Trekking School, and was a Board member of Wild Connections, a conservation non-profit in central Colorado where I led a climate change refugia mapping project. I am a long distance hiker having completed the Triple Crown (AT, PCT, CDT) and Colorado Trail twice. I am an aspiring author and have published "Triple Crown Hiking Adventures" and am completing "Colorado Forests in Climate Crisis", both available on the Kindle Store.