Glenn Thomas Burkhart is a twenty-seven-year resident of Washington State. He grew up in the heart of volcano country, where he naturally became an avid outdoorsman and explorer. Glenn is a former wilderness ranger in the Gifford Pinchot National Forest, where he toured the rugged Goat Rocks, Tatoosh, Glacier View, and William O. Douglas Wilderness Areas. Although an engineer by trade, he works to promote healthy forests, salmon restoration, and wildlands preservation in the Northwest. Glenn holds an associates in technical arts degree in civil engineering from Centralia College and a bachelor of science degree from the Evergreen State College.