Education
B.S., Forest Management (1979), Oregon State University

Conservation Employment
1994-Current: Executive Director, Forest Service Employees for Environmental Ethics

1987-1993: Resource Analyst, Sierra Club Legal Defense Fund

1983-1987: Staff Forester, National Wildlife Federation

1981-1983: Forest Planner, Associated Oregon Loggers

1980: Forest Planning Consultant, U.S. Forest Service

1978-1979: Forestry technician, U.S. Forest Service

Awards
Natural Resources Council of America: 1993 Award of Achievement for Policy Activities

Several Audubon chapter "conservationist of the year" awards

Other Professional Activities
Board member, Thoreau Institute

Litigation
Conceived, assisted, and/or testified in numerous forestry-related cases, including:

National Wildlife Federation v. U.S. Forest Service, 592 F. Supp. 931 (D. Or. 1984) (Forest Service violated NEPA by failing to assess landslide risks, aka “Mapleton” case)

Pilchuck Audubon Society v. MacWilliams, No. 87-1707R (W.D. Wa. Jan. 15, 1988) (Public has a manifest interest in preservation of old-growth forests)

Thomas v. Peterson, 753 F.2d 754 (9th Cir. 1985)

Oregon Natural Resources Council v. U.S. Forest Service, Civ. No. C98-942WD (W.D. Wa. 1999)

Sierra Club v. U.S. Forest Service, 843 F.2d 1190 (9th Cir. 1988)

Oregon Natural Resource Council Action v. United States Forest Service, --- F.Supp.2d ----; 1999 WL 588253 (W.D.Wash. 1999)

Seattle Audubon Society v. Lyons, 798 F.Supp. 1473 (W.D. Wash. 1992), aff'd ___ F.2d ___ (9th Cir. 1993) (Forest Service violated NEPA by failing to adequately consider effects on old-growth dependent species from logging)

Lane County Audubon Society v. Jamison, 958 F.2d 290 (9th Cir. 1992) (BLM violated ESA by failing to consult with FWS on effects programmatic "Jamison Plan" would have on spotted owl)

Idaho Conservation League v. Mumma, 956 F.2d 1508 (9th Cir. 1992) (Environmental plaintiffs have standing to sue on programmatic land use plan)

Seattle Audubon Society v. Evans, 771 F.Supp. 1081 (W.D.Wash. 1991), aff'd, 952 F.2d 297 (9th Cir. 1991) (Forest Service violated NEPA by failing to disclose risks and uncertainties to spotted owl survival from logging old-growth forests)

Oregon Natural Resources Council v. Mohla, 895 F.2d 627 (9th Cir. 1990)

Washington Department of Wildlife v. Stubblefield, 739 F.Supp. 1428 (W.D.Wash. 1989) (Forest Service cancelled already sold timber sale that would harm spotted owl habitat)

Portland Audubon Society v. Lujan, 784 F.Supp. 786 (D.Or. 1992) (BLM violated NEPA by failing to up-date its land use plans to account for new threats to spotted owl's survival)

Northern Spotted Owl v. Lujan, 758 F.Supp. 621 (W.D.Wash. 1991) (FWS violated ESA by failing to designate critical habitat for spotted owl at time of listing as threatened)

Northern Spotted Owl v. Hodel, 716 F.Supp. 479 (W.D.Wash. 1988) (FWS violated ESA by arbitrarily declining to list the spotted owl as threatened species)

Pilchuck Audubon Society v. MacWilliams, 19 ELR 20526 (W.D.Wash. 1988) (Forest Service violated NFMA by failing to conform defaulted timber sale to new standards before resale)

Oregon Natural Resources Council v. Grossarth, 979 F.2d 1377 (9th Cir. 1992) (Forest Service withdrew timber sale in roadless area)

National Wildlife Federation v. U.S. Forest Service, 592 F.Supp. 931 (D.Or. 1984) (Forest Service violated NEPA by failing to assess cumulative impacts and mitigation effectiveness uncertainties from logging landslide-prone forests)

Sierra Club v. U.S. Forest Service, 843 F.2d 1190 (9th Cir. 1988) (Forest Service violated NEPA by failing to assess cumulative impact of logging giant Sequoia)

Smith v. U.S. Forest Service, Civ. No. CS-93-178-JLQ (E.D.Wash. 1993) (Forest Service violated NEPA by failing to assess uninventoried roadless area prior to logging)

Clean Air Yakima v. O'Neal, Civ. No. CY-90-3048-AAM (E.D.Wash.) (Forest Service violated NEPA by failing to assess indirect air quality impacts from firewood sales)

Save Chelan Alliance v. U.S. Forest Service, Civ. No. C92-0250 (E.D.Wash.) (Forest Service withdrew plan to log in scenic Lake Chelan basin)

Oregon Nordic Club v. Mohla, Civ. No. 88-967-RE (D.Ore.) (Forest Service withdrew timber sale that would degrade cross-country ski trail)

Moyer v. Washington State, 1997 U.S. App. LEXIS 893 (9th Cir., 1997) (FTCA foreclosed damages against government in wrongful death case where Forest Service managed scenic highway corridor for spotted owl habitat)

Libershal v. U.S. Forest Service, CV02-8042-DSF (Order of June 4, 2004) (Forest Service violated NFMA and NEPA by opening road to OHV use that was closed under forest plan)

Forest Serv. Emples. v. United States Forest Serv., 2006 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 90884 (D. Alaska 2006) (Forest Service violated NEPA by reconstructing logging access roads before evaluating environmental effects of roading and logging together)

Forest Serv. Emples. for Envtl. Ethics v. United States Forest Serv., 397 F. Supp. 2d 1241 (D. Mont. 2005) (Forest Service violated NEPA by failing to assess the environmental effects of aerial fire retardant use)