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Jim Petersen Evergreen Foundation |
Jim Petersen is the founder, editor and publisher of Evergreen Magazine, a periodic publication of the non-profit Evergreen Foundation. The Foundation was established in 1989. Its sole mission is to help advance public understanding and support for science based forestry and forest policy, principally through the pages of Evergreen, the organization's magazine.
Jim is the recipient of several prestigious awards, most recently the Society of American Foresters National Journalism Award, for his work on "The New Pioneers," a special Evergreen report that profiled community-based entrepreneurial solutions to the Southwest's forest health crisis.
Among Jim's other awards: Best Forestry Public Relations Program in the Nation, American Forest & Paper Association, 1991; Whistle Punk of the Year, Southern Oregon Timber Industries Association, 1994; National Public Service Award, Association of Consulting Foresters, 1996; Outstanding Contributions to Forest Industry Education, Northeastern Loggers Association, 1999; Outstanding Forestry Activist, Forest Resources Association Western Division, 2000; and Hoo-Hoo International's Woodpecker of the Year Award for 2002.
Jim's background is in journalism and public relations. He grew up in Kellogg, Idaho, and his family roots in logging, ranching, farming and mining. He is a member of the Society of American Foresters and is a member of the Board of Directors of the Pacific Logging Congress.
Jim and his wife, Kathleen, live in Bigfork, Montana. She manages the Foundation's office, while he concentrates on research, writing, speaking and fundraising.
