Joined Wild Ones: April 17th, 2024
Board Term: 2025-2027
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Contact Wild Ones: [email protected]
Chapter: Wild Ones Ozark
Favorite Native Plant: Arkansas Bluestar (Amsonia Hubrichtii)
About:
A native Arkansan, I have spent my life growing up, in and around the Ozark Mountains. The Ozarks are a place where you will experience all 4 seasons in their fullest state (sometimes all within a day, as the joke goes), and with it the landscape accommodates and reflects these changes. I spend my working hours doing Channel Marketing for LG, where I help manage our ecommerce business with Walmart, Sam's Club & BJ's Wholesale Club. But in my free time you'll find me on the Buffalo River or out exploring one of the many hiking trails in the area with my wife and our 1 year old Brittany, Jasper. As our area grows, my hope is that we will thoughtfully take care of this land that is home to so much biodiversity and is consistently resilient to the swift changes it encounters with the changing of seasons. I believe that Wild Ones, through its efforts to educate both the individual and the masses, can help shape what this growing region will look like for multiple generations.
What inspired you to become involved with Wild Ones:
I stumbled upon Wild Ones through a recommendation from one of my local plant nurseries, White River Nursery. They mentioned that a local chapter of a national nonprofit did site visits to help folks get an idea of how they could incorporate native plants into their lawns and gardens. After that visit I was hooked, and wanted to know how I could help spread the word that there was a community of people ready and willing to help their neighbors make their space both aesthetically pleasing and designed to make a positive environmental impact.