Gary Macfarlane is FOC's Ecosystem Defense Director. His duty is to keep tabs on Forest Service proposals, oversee our various programs, and provide help with issues and organizing activities. Gary has over 20 years of activist experience and is very familiar with Forest Service policy. He has been recognized as one of the most effective activists in the northern Rockies, as recipient of the Alliance for the Wild Rockies Conservation Award in 1997 while volunteering. Gary holds a B.S. in Range Science from Utah State. Contact Gary at gary@friendsoftheclearwater.org.
Helen oversees FOC's outreach activities while educating community members about the wild Clearwater country and expanding public involvement in protection of regional wildlife and wildlands. She organizes educational events and outings, informs people of pertinent issues through the website and newsletters, and coordinates publicity for FOC initiatives and projects. Over the last thirty years, Helen has lived in Alaska, Montana, and Oregon, where she has worked with a dozen nonprofit organizations addressing wilderness, conservation, and restoration concerns. She earned a B.S. in Resource Conservation from The University of Montana and an M.S. in Environmental Education from Southern Oregon University and is currently a Conservation Social Sciences doctoral student at the University of Idaho. Contact Helen at foc@friendsoftheclearwater.org.
As FOC's outreach and development specialist, Sarah is excited to not only teach the community about the Clearwater country but also to learn more about the area as well. She grew up with three siblings in Nampa, Idaho, where her favorite activities were riding horses, rock hunting, and playing in the nearby desert environments and Boise River. After studying abroad in Costa Rica in 2005, Sarah graduated from the University of Idaho at Moscow in 2008 with bachelor degrees in Animal Science and Foreign Languages. She and her husband are enjoying their new marriage since August 2008 and hope to eventually run a self-sustainable farm in northern Idaho.