Forester in the state of Virginia. Used to be a resource management assistant for Virginia State Parks, and an Americorps member before that. I do a lot of work with prescribed fire and invasive species management.

“Wildlife research started as a professional priestcraft. The more difficult and laborious research problems must doubtless remain in professional hands, but there are plenty of problems suitable for all grades of amateurs. In the field of mechanical invention research has long since spread to amateurs. In the biological field the sport-value of amateur research is just beginning to be realized.” - Aldo Leopold