Wilderness
Learn more about wilderness benefits, wilderness protection and preservation, wilderness recreation, and more with a variety of Natural Inquirer resources. Browse by topic, grade band, and resource type.
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CareerForests & PlantsJamie Klebanski, Supervisory Natural Resource Specialist (SNRS) – Recreation
- M.S., Duquesne University
- USDA Forest Service
- An SNRS-Recreation leads a team of resource professionals who maintain and protect recreational opportunities on national forests. Some examples include trails, campgrounds, and day use areas.
- M.S., Duquesne University
- USDA Forest Service
- An SNRS-Recreation leads a team of resource professionals who maintain and protect recreational opportunities on national forests. Some examples include trails, campgrounds, and day use areas.
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CareerForests & PlantsEmily Platt, Forest Supervisor
- Ph.D., Oregon State University
- USDA Forest Service
- Forest supervisors are “line officers” responsible for everything that occurs in a national forest. I have the honor of guiding forest management on an incredible national forest landscape for a range of issues from vegetation and wildfire management to recreation and roads.
- Ph.D., Oregon State University
- USDA Forest Service
- Forest supervisors are “line officers” responsible for everything that occurs in a national forest. I have the honor of guiding forest management on an incredible national forest landscape for a range of issues from vegetation and wildfire management to recreation and roads.
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CareerForests & PlantsChristina Mead, Botanist & Invasive Species Coordinator
- B.S., Oregon State University
- USDA Forest Service
- As a botanist, I focus on the identification and management of native plants and their communities as well as management of invasive species to protect habitat.
- B.S., Oregon State University
- USDA Forest Service
- As a botanist, I focus on the identification and management of native plants and their communities as well as management of invasive species to protect habitat.
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CareerForests & PlantsAmanda Hardman, Nonvascular Botanist
- M.S., Oregon State University
- USDA Forest Service
- A nonvascular botanist focuses on the identification, biology, and ecology of bryophytes (a group of nonflowering plants that includes mosses) and lichens.
- M.S., Oregon State University
- USDA Forest Service
- A nonvascular botanist focuses on the identification, biology, and ecology of bryophytes (a group of nonflowering plants that includes mosses) and lichens.
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FireFire CareerForests & PlantsAlexa Scanlan, Prevention Technician
- B.A., MNR, University of Idaho
- USDA Forest Service
- My job in prevention is about public education and outreach, making sure that we share consumable knowledge about our forests, and how to prevent fires. I also still respond to and fight wildland fires.
- B.A., MNR, University of Idaho
- USDA Forest Service
- My job in prevention is about public education and outreach, making sure that we share consumable knowledge about our forests, and how to prevent fires. I also still respond to and fight wildland fires.
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FireForests & PlantsDavid Weise, Forester
- Ph.D., University of California – Berkeley
- USDA Forest Service Scientist
- A forester studies how forests and woodlands grow, function, and are managed to provide things that people want and need from forests. Specifically, I study prescribed fire and how it can be used as a tool to manage our forests and wildlands.
- Ph.D., University of California – Berkeley
- USDA Forest Service Scientist
- A forester studies how forests and woodlands grow, function, and are managed to provide things that people want and need from forests. Specifically, I study prescribed fire and how it can be used as a tool to manage our forests and wildlands.
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FireForests & PlantsLouise Loudermilk, Fire Ecologist
- Ph.D., University of Florida
- USDA Forest Service Scientist
- A fire ecologist explores the interactions between wildland fire and plant communities. I study how fires burn and how forests grow and reassemble after fire.
- Ph.D., University of Florida
- USDA Forest Service Scientist
- A fire ecologist explores the interactions between wildland fire and plant communities. I study how fires burn and how forests grow and reassemble after fire.
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FireForests & PlantsW. Matt Jolly, Research Fire Ecologist
- Ph.D., University of Montana
- USDA Forest Service Scientist
- As a research fire ecologist, I study how vegetation, weather, and terrain interact to influence wildland fires.
- Ph.D., University of Montana
- USDA Forest Service Scientist
- As a research fire ecologist, I study how vegetation, weather, and terrain interact to influence wildland fires.
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FireForests & PlantsMorris C. Johnson, Research Fire Ecologist
- Ph.D., University of Washington
- USDA Forest Service Scientist
- Ecology is the study of interactions between organisms and their environment. A fire ecologist studies fire as a disturbance process in the environment.
- Ph.D., University of Washington
- USDA Forest Service Scientist
- Ecology is the study of interactions between organisms and their environment. A fire ecologist studies fire as a disturbance process in the environment.
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FireForests & PlantsPepe Iniguez, Landscape Fire Ecologist
- Ph.D., University of Arizona
- USDA Forest Service Scientist
- A landcape fire ecologist studies: How past and present forest fires spread across areas, how the fire impacts the forest (which trees are killed and which trees survive), what trees begin to grow after the first and; how surviving trees and the new vegetation influence how future fires spread.
- Ph.D., University of Arizona
- USDA Forest Service Scientist
- A landcape fire ecologist studies: How past and present forest fires spread across areas, how the fire impacts the forest (which trees are killed and which trees survive), what trees begin to grow after the first and; how surviving trees and the new vegetation influence how future fires spread.
