Getting Squirrely With It: With Matt Danielson – OkaKnowledgy Speaker Series

Matthew was born and raised in Omak, Washington and continues to work and live there because “it is a microcosm of the American West – the Columbia basin desert meets the North Cascade and Rocky Mountain forests to provide some of the widest ranging habitats on earth!” Danielson received a B.S. in Environmental Science from Western Washington University and spent his college summers working on wildlife survey, timber marking, and wildfire suppression crews for the U.S. Forest Service.

After graduating, he ran around the Inland Northwest supporting different carnivore research projects before finding permanent work for Department of Natural Resources as a timber sale biologist in Washington’s lynx habitat for several years. Matthew is excited to apply his experiences with local communities, wildlife, and forestry to fulfill Conservation Northwest’s mission in this region. During his free time, Danielson birdwatches, hunts, and fishes, while trying to balance or incorporate biking, skiing, and kayaking. He lives with his fiancé, their cat, and a community of native birds and insects he tries to support through gardening.

Come learn all about these great little forest friends – and get squirrley with us!!

Warm refreshments and sweet treats served.  And a Small Bills Raffle could win you some OLT Gear!