Meet Our Board Members

Pat Arnold

Pat Arnold

Pat, her youngest grandchild and some of his classmates looking at the mountain and thinking about poetry    Pat Arnold believes that something organizes the universe, but that something is not us.  Thankfully, we never get to the end of the mysteries...

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Dave Berger

Dave Berger

  David left the Bronx, NY for San Francisco back in the 1970s with a Masters Degree in Environmental Engineering and a desire to put his career and life experiences to their best use.  He has since worked throughout the West as a consultant and inspector...

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Tom Binder

Tom Binder

Tom Binder spent his 20s in Trout Lake Valley doing a variety of woods work, including firefighting, tree planting, tree thinning, and setting chokers and chasing landing under a high lead.He returned to school and took a Bachelor's Degree in Nutritional Sciences in...

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Jeremy Bisson

Jeremy Bisson

Jeremy was born and raised in Washington state and is currently living in Trout lake WA. Before he could walk, his father would take him on to the river where he enjoyed playing in and near the water. Soon he began to enjoy fishing, rafting and kayaking in some of...

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Patrick Connolly, Ph.D.

Patrick Connolly, Ph.D.

Dr. Connolly has worked in the fisheries field in the Pacific Northwest for over 35 years.  Pat received his B.S. in Biology from Centre College of Kentucky, his M.S. in Zoology from University of Idaho, and his PhD in Fisheries Science from Oregon State...

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Elaine Harvey

Elaine Harvey

Elaine Harvey has worked for Yakama Nation Fisheries since 2006 and currently serves as the Environmental Coordinator. Elaine is also a member of the Kahmiltpa (Rock Creek) Band of the Yakama Nation.  She was the manager for the Rock Creek Fish and Habitat...

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Jim Hulbert

Jim Hulbert

Board Member Emeritus Jim Hulbert is a retired forester with a career with the USDA Forest Service having served on four National Forests in Wisconsin, Minnesota, Oregon, and Washington, and on the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area.  Jim was the Wild and...

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Rich Phaneuf

Rich Phaneuf

Rich Phaneuf has 26 years of experience and has participated in hundreds of projects involving bioengineered streambank stabilization, large-scale river channel relocation, wetland creation, biotechnical erosion control, and habitat enhancement for trout and salmon in...

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Diana Robinson

Diana Robinson

Diana Robinson recently retired as director from Northern Illinois University’s Center for Governmental Studies, a think and do tank dedicated to supporting local government. While at the Center she was involved in a variety of applied research, policy analysis,...

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Bill Weiler

Bill Weiler

Bill’s background is a fish and wildlife biologist and environmental educator living on 20 oak woodland acres northeast of Lyle, Washington. Weiler currently works as the Education Coordinator for the Sandy River Watershed Council. Bill is the co-founder of the...

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