Jeremy grew up in the woods and fields of Indiana.  He has a B.S. in Forestry and Natural Resources and M.S. in Botany and Plant Pathology, both from Purdue University.  He has worked for two ecological restoration companies, been a climbing arborist and tree crew leader, worked for universities in Indiana and Montana, managed resources with the Indiana Department of Natural Resources, and overseen parks departments.  He's been a field supervisor, manager/administrator, prescribed burn boss, invasive species surveyor, corporate safety and operations trainer, educator, and consulting forester throughout the Midwest and Northern Rockies over more than 20 years.  He has also served on many boards and committees over the years.  

 

Jeremy's wife and kids tolerate his adventurous spirit reasonably well.  So far, he's lived in, worked in, or otherwise visited (driving through and layovers don't count) 14 countries, 43 states, and all of Indiana's 92 counties.   His interests lie in nearly anything outdoors, physics and chemistry, science fiction, etc.  So he has a nerdy knowledge base, and he developed his sense of humor from Kurt Vonnegut, Looney Tunes, Calvin & Hobbes, and such.