I've always been interested in art and making things, but I chose not to go to art school because I thought I needed to do something else. Art was a tough way to make a living. I've always done both. I just kind of figured that the marine biology would be a career and the art would be something I did for my own self-expression.

Innovation in forestry means balancing tradition with technology—honoring the past while building the future.

To write a life is to assemble a mosaic where some pieces are inevitably missing.

I'm not a perfectionist, but I like to feel that things are done well. More important than that, I feel an endless need to learn, to improve, to evolve.

Never underestimate the power of a motivated team—they can move mountains.