![]() While I grew up playing outside and car camping and joining the family and dog for long walks in a local preserve, I do point to my childhood decision to buy a fish tank. A kid in junior high, through mowing neighborhood lawns, helping older brothers with paper routes, and gifts… found himself with a whopping $200 in his pocket with two choices before him: one buy a 19inch TV for video games in his room or two buy a 40-gallon fish tank. Essentially, I seek to strategically connect people to solve problems, share information and cultivate new opportunities all to support more conservation work. My favorite part of the job is the people - across both our organizations. My job provides me the unique role to bring together the energy and innovation of a leading global non-profit with the capacity and mandate of our nation’s forest and grassland agency. The Forest Service and The Nature Conservancy are long-standing, deeply engaged partners working together in a wide array of natural resource management, science, and education efforts across the US and internationally. The Conservancy is a private, non-profit organization, working across all 50 states and impacting conservation in 69 countries. Forest Service Liaison to The Nature Conservancy. What do you do in the Forest Service and what is your favorite part of your job? ![]() ![]() Since 2008, I’ve been honored to support the Forest Service mission in four different capacities. I’m attracted to the Forest Service philosophy of drawing from nature’s bounty to sustain us without compromising resources and experiences of future generations. What led you to work for the Forest Service and when did you start working here?įrom my upbringing in the Midwest, to the Peace Corps in Central Africa, to a series of jobs with non-profits working to promote forest conservation overseas, I’ve always been more drawn to the pragmatic approaches and messy business of sustainability rather than purely preservation. ![]() The fish, and their micro world in Jim’s childhood bedroom, gave him a glimpse into a world he would not have otherwise thought much about and ultimately has led to a career in working to help conserving the natural word for generations to come with the U.S. Having earned $200 in various odd jobs during his junior high years, Jim decided to buy a 40-gallon aquarium which taught him to appreciate nature but most importantly it taught the importance of the responsibility we all have in taking care of the environment. His love of the natural world came about through a fish tank. Jim grew up in a small town in southwest Michigan with a famous name: Kalamazoo. ![]()
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