Dana and Karen Bailey are members of the Heartland Chapter of BCHI.
Dana has been assisting with sawyer training for the last 3 year as a sawyer coach.
Please welcome Giovanni Lopez from the Dixie National Forest as our new USFS R4 Crosscut Coordinator. Gio has a strong wilderness background working with both the Montana Conservation Corps (MCC) and the US Forest Service. His previous work history with the MCC had him stationed on the Flathead National Forest working within the Bob Marshall Wilderness Complex. After MCC, Gio has worked in a variety of locations with the USFS such as the Swan Lake Ranger District on the Flathead NF, the Lolo NF, Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie in R-6, the Beaverhead-Deerlodge NF, and now in his current position on the Dixie National Forest in southern Utah.
Gio has a passion for wilderness skills and developing the skillsets of others as a crosscut instructor and C-Sawyer Evaluator. He is excited for the opportunity to continue building the Regional Crosscut program and working with our Forest Service sawyers and partners in the use of primitive skills/tools.
Gio will be replacing Patrick Brown from the Payette National Forest. Huge “Thank You” to Patrick as he was in this role for approximately 15 years. Patrick will still stay involved in the saw program when he is able, and we sure appreciate his dedication and passion building this program.
If you want to reach out to Giovanni, his email is Giovanni.lopez@usda.gov. Thank you Gio for taking on this collateral role within the R4 Saw Program!