Podcasts

Season 3 | Young Professionals in Forestry and Natural Resources | Episode 9

#44 | Are you more concerned with being right or doing the right thing?

October 4, 2017 | Terry Baker

Terry Baker is the Deputy Forest Supervisor for the Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests and Pawnee National Grassland in Colorado. On this show, Terry discusses a tough challenge he had to face with upset community members over what the Forest Service was doing in Oregon. It was his job to meet with stakeholders, listen and […]

Season 2 | Women in Forestry | Episode 13

#29 | Demonstrating leadership is what will land you in a leadership position

June 14, 2017 | Kathy Abusow

Kathy Abusow is the President and CEO of the Sustainable Forestry Initiative Inc. (SFI®), a non-profit organization dedicated to responsible forestry. SFI’s success is founded on their conservation research, community partnerships and third party certification to the SFI Standard on approximately 200 million acres of forest land across North America.  Under Kathy’s leadership, SFI Inc. […]

Season 2 | Women in Forestry | Episode 11

#27 | The understory can continue to be diverse, but there’s work to be done in the canopy

May 24, 2017 | Nadine Block

Nadine Block is the COO and SVP of Public Affairs at the Sustainable Forestry Initiative Inc., a Washington, DC-based non-profit dedicated to promoting sustainable forest management and responsible sourcing of forest products. On this week’s episode, Nadine talks about how she got involved in forest policy, the three pillars of sustainability, and the future of […]

Season 2 | Women in Forestry | Episode 1

#17 | Diversity. It’s getting better, but there’s still a lot of work ahead

February 1, 2017 | Louise Murgia

Louise Murgia is the Chief of Staff & Chief Operating Officer at the Society of American Foresters. In this episode, Louise discusses some of her experiences of being a woman in a very male-dominated career, and offers advice and wisdom for other women in similar positions. As for our male counterparts, Louise points out that […]

Season 1 | People You Should Know in Forestry and Natural Resources | Episode 10

#10 | Put yourself out there and volunteer!

November 3, 2016 | Joann Cox

Joann Cox was one of the first women to receive her Bachelor of Science degree in Forestry from Texas A&M University. She is also a Fellow of the Society of American Foresters (SAF), and she is Past President of SAF, only the second woman to serve as President of this professional organization. In addition, Joann […]

Season 1 | People You Should Know in Forestry and Natural Resources | Episode 8

#8 | New forestry leaders need to be fearless public speakers

October 12, 2016 | Dave Lewis

Dave Lewis is Vice President of Southern Forestry Consultants, Inc., and a long-time member and leader of the Society of American Foresters. In this episode, Dave comments on the nature of foresters as introverts, tending to prefer surrounding themselves with trees more than people. Nevertheless, Dave points out that future forestry leaders will we need […]

Season 1 | People You Should Know in Forestry and Natural Resources | Episode 1

#1 | The top three skills you need in forestry

August 9, 2016 | Clark W. Seely

Clark Seely is currently the President of the Society of American Foresters and Seely Management Consulting Inc. He has over 39 years of experience in forestry, natural resource management, and organizational administration. Clark attributes his leadership success by having great mentors early on and offers some words of advice for those who have joined or […]