Brittany VanderWall, CF
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Brittany VanderWall is the District Forester with the Presque Isle Conservation District which includes Presque Isle and Cheboygan counties.
A graduate of Michigan Tech University with a BS in forestry and an ecology minor, Brittany is part of a statewide landowner assistance program called the "Forestry Assistance Program" which was created to help Michigan landowners navigate a wide array of land management options. She spends her days teaching landowners about their woods, hosting public workshops and presentations, conferring with policymakers, and being civically active in the community as a subject matter expert. In her 7 year career, she has personally assisted over 600 landowners with their conservation and management goals.
Brittany also helps landowners identify and monitor their risk for invasive forest pests and diseases. In addition, Brittany designed and manages her conservation district website and the Michigan SAF website.
Brittany has been particularly active in Tree Farm where she served as State Chair of the Michigan Tree Farm Committee from 2016-2020. She served as Michigan SAF Vice Chair from 2017-2019 and is an SAF Certified Forester. She has been a member of the American Forest Foundation's Woodland Operating Committee since 2018 - and in 2022 was elected Vice Chair. Also in 2022, Brittany was elected to the American Forest Foundation's Board of Trustees. In 2019 she was named the National Leadership Award winner for her work with the American Tree Farm System and the American Forest Foundation.
When she's off the clock, Brittany enjoys performing in the local community theater, long bike rides, playing video games and spending time with her partner Chris and their 2 hairless cats.
A graduate of Michigan Tech University with a BS in forestry and an ecology minor, Brittany is part of a statewide landowner assistance program called the "Forestry Assistance Program" which was created to help Michigan landowners navigate a wide array of land management options. She spends her days teaching landowners about their woods, hosting public workshops and presentations, conferring with policymakers, and being civically active in the community as a subject matter expert. In her 7 year career, she has personally assisted over 600 landowners with their conservation and management goals.
Brittany also helps landowners identify and monitor their risk for invasive forest pests and diseases. In addition, Brittany designed and manages her conservation district website and the Michigan SAF website.
Brittany has been particularly active in Tree Farm where she served as State Chair of the Michigan Tree Farm Committee from 2016-2020. She served as Michigan SAF Vice Chair from 2017-2019 and is an SAF Certified Forester. She has been a member of the American Forest Foundation's Woodland Operating Committee since 2018 - and in 2022 was elected Vice Chair. Also in 2022, Brittany was elected to the American Forest Foundation's Board of Trustees. In 2019 she was named the National Leadership Award winner for her work with the American Tree Farm System and the American Forest Foundation.
When she's off the clock, Brittany enjoys performing in the local community theater, long bike rides, playing video games and spending time with her partner Chris and their 2 hairless cats.