I was divorced, had no job, and was living on fumes of my new bank account. One more forestry job awaited me. This one was in Placerville. Scott, my crew leader the summer before, up at Big Bear Lake, would be my crew chief again. I was not really into any of this anymore. ButContinue reading “One summer later, and the end of my forestry career- Then”
Tag Archives: forestry
Further adventures as a forester-Then
This hyperventilating hike in the forest was only the first of many threatening situations during this summer. Aside from my “brush” with heat and hyperventilation, it just seemed the summer was out to get me. Eventually, I became acclimated to the heat and altitude, but the summer still caught up with me when I foundContinue reading “Further adventures as a forester-Then”
End of college and start of my short Career as a Forester- Then
It was the end of my time at the Cal Berkeley School of Forestry. Classes were ending. Graduation was coming up, and with it, my trip to the south to work as a pathologist on a long-running Forest Service/Cal Forestry joint research project. I was actually going to miss going to school. I was justContinue reading “End of college and start of my short Career as a Forester- Then”
Memory is the Key 