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Along with Jeremy and Christy, Mike Chapel is a ne

Along with Jeremy and Christy, Mike Chapel is a new addition to our Board, and we are so lucky to have him 🙌
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Mike is an avid outdoorsman who spends many days each year hiking with his friends and dogs, fly fishing, and bird hunting. He has lived in Grass Valley with his wife Suzanne since they moved there with their two sons Chris and Darren in 1986.

Mike graduated from CSU Fresno with an M.S. in Biology in 1976. His focus areas were wildlife biology and plant ecology. Mike worked for the US Forest Service for 33 years, where he managed wildlife and fish programs on one ranger district and two national forests in the Sierra Nevada from 1979 to 1991. He served as a Forest Service liaison to the State of California in Sacramento from 1991 – 2012. Since his retirement, Mike volunteers with several local and regional groups to advance natural resource conservation and recreation.

Please give a warm welcome to Christy Sherr- one o

Please give a warm welcome to Christy Sherr- one of our new Board Members! 🤩
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Christy is an avid hiker, equestrian and swimmer who enjoys learning and sharing about our native Flora and Fauna, especially chaparral. She holds a BA in Wildlife Biology from Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo, and has worked most recently as Outreach Coordinator for the Earth Island Institute’s John Muir Project, travelling statewide inspiring others about the importance of protecting snags and post-fire forests from salvage logging to protect habitat dependent wildlife species and protect watersheds. Her favorite aspect of the work was having their young teenage Daughter don a woodpecker costume and accompany her for many presentations and meetings.

She served as a California State Park Ranger along with her husband Greg in diverse parks like Point Mugu and Leo Carrillo State Beaches, and Malibu Creek SP (site of the famous “Mash” TV set). She worked at and helped prepare for Big Basin SP’s 100th birthday Centennial celebration (it was California’s first state park…), and most recently she and Greg shared a ranger position here in Nevada County at Malakoff Diggins SHP for twelve years. She also shared her love of California biodiversity as a National Park Ranger in Sequoia and King’s Canyon National Parks. During her Park Ranger career she became very adept at relocating rattlesnakes!

We are very excited to introduce our new Board Mem

We are very excited to introduce our new Board Member Jeremy James! 📣
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Dr. Jeremy James has served as Director of the University of California Sierra Foothill Research and Extension Center (SFREC) since 2012. His research program centers on understanding how environmental change, including climate, plant invasions and altered fire regimes impact rangeland ecosystems in the West and how ranchers and land managers can mitigate or adapt to these impacts. In this role he partners with researchers from multiple institutions as well as ranchers and land managers across the West to conduct applied research. At SFREC, Dr. James serves an advisory capacity to multiple professional organizations and institutional programs, conducts outreach, provides educational opportunities and works with community partners. SFREC has partnered with BYLT in multiple areas, including coordination of monitoring sites for local conservation easements, selection of research sites for work on invasive plant management, and cooperating on joint education programs for conservation professionals and public land stewards. Related to this work Dr. James and SFREC staff have also worked to develop environmental and agricultural education programs for elementary and high school students in the region. Currently about 500 students a year are hosted at SFREC through various programs focused on the ecology of sierra foothill ecosystems and how grazing these landscapes can be managed in a sustainable and productive way. #bearyubalandtrust #openspaceswildplaces

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