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Jan

7

Gertschen Interview: Rick Johnson, Idaho Conservation League

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rickjohnsonRick Johnson has served as executive director of the Idaho Conservation League for 16 years.  ICL is Idaho’s leading voice for conservation.

Interview by Chris Gertschen

CG: Is there one particular event or series of events that led you to a profession in conservation?

RJ:  Yes, if you focus on the profession part.  I got into conservation as a volunteer for a lot of reasons wrapped around love of Idaho’s outdoors and a sense I could contribute, but I got into the profession because of a single event. Read more

Nov

15

Gertschen Interview: Charles Saylan talks about the failure of environmental education

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CharlesSaylanInterview by Chris Gertschen

Charles Saylan is co-founder and executive director of the California-based Ocean Conservation Society.  He co-authored with Daniel Blumstein, a biology professor at the University of California-Los Angeles, “The Failure of Environmental Education (And How We Can Fix It)”. Read more

Oct

21

Gertschen Interview: Wendy Francis – Working to Make a Difference

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WendyFrancisInterview by Chris Gertschen

Wendy Francis, Program Director, has been involved with Y2Y (Yellowstone to Yukon) since its inception. She chaired the board from 2003-2005 and was interim Executive Director in 2002-2003. Educated in law and biology, Wendy previously held positions as Director of Conservation and Science at Ontario Nature, Interim Executive Director at the Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society, and Conservation Director for CPAWS Calgary-Banff. More…

CG:  What brought you to conservation?

WF:  I grew up in the 1960s, when playing outside was not only the norm, it was mandatory! We were simply not allowed to play inside on a nice day. I knew all the semi-wild places in my neighborhood, and loved to climb their trees and explore their wetlands. As a family, we often camped on weekends and holidays. Later, we rented cottages in northern Ontario and experienced the great freedom of being able to wander the forests for weeks on end. My Dad, who grew up on the prairies, was an avid naturalist and hunter and often pointed out different trees and animals to us. I believe I inherited my love of nature from him. Read more

Sep

27

Gertschen Interview: Jason Wilmot on conservation and building community

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Interview by Chris Gertschen

Jason Wilmot is executive director of the Northern Rockies Conservation Cooperative.

Jason was raised in Montana and South Dakota. He obtained a bachelor’s degree in Geography from the University of Montana and a Master of Environmental Management from the Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies. Jason spent over 10 years living in the Glacier National Park area, where he worked in various capacities for the National Park Service. Read more

Sep

7

Mike Town: Passionate about environmental education

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CLEARING interview by Jackie Wilson

MikeTown3Mike Town earned two bachelor’s degrees and a master’s degree from Huxley College of the Environment, Western Washington University and the University of Washington.

From 1985 to 2010, Mike taught numerous science courses at Redmond High School including a very successful Advanced Placement Environmental Science program, which over the course of more than 10 years has been taken by nearly half of the student body.  He has also developed numerous elective courses including a Career and Technical Educational course in Environmental Engineering and Sustainable Design.  In 2006, Mike developed the Cool School Challenge (CSC), a program in which has students audit and then reduce the carbon footprints of their schools. CSC now reaches internationally. Read more

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