Resilient Forests Director, MountainTrue

Josh was born in Madison County, NC, and went to school at UNC Asheville, earning a degree in biology. He then worked for the Southern Appalachian Forest Coalition, where he focused on identifying remnant old-growth forests on public land, and at WildLaw, where he worked to promote ecological restoration as the new paradigm of National Forest management. Josh has worked at MountainTrue since 2011. While the core of his work involves providing site-specific input on proposals affecting public land, his accomplishments include saving ash and hemlock trees from non-native pests and creating ecological prioritization models for prescribed fire. In his free time you may find him searching for big trees, rare natural communities, rare plants, or out dancing at one of Asheville's music venues.