Hilary Franz, the former Commissioner of Public Lands for the state of Washington, joins The Stump to discuss her time leading the Department of Natural Resources. Hilary was elected to the Office of Commissioner in 2016 and served from January 2017 to January 2025. During this time, she worked on a variety of issues, from forest health and wildfire prevention and suppression to completing the Long Term Conservation Strategy for the Marbled Murrelet on DNR-managed state trust lands and overseeing the Forest Practices program, and advocating in the state legislature for a variety of initiatives from carbon to aquatics. Hilary did not run for re-election in 2024 and is taking some time to reenergize.

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Blake Manley of Manley Jobs joins The Stump in this episode to discuss his work and advocacy for workforce development in the forestry sector. Widely known for his Manley Jobs videos on YouTube, he has been featured on Fox and Friends and many other media outlets. He started this endeavor in 2020 when he was a teacher at Sweet Home High School in Oregon. Remote learning led to the need to find a new way to engage with students.

You can connect with Blake through the following links:

YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/@Manleyjobs

Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/manleyjobs

TikTok:https://www.tiktok.com/@manleyjobs2

Season 2 is finally here.

In this episode of The Stump, Jim Petersen joins us. Jim is a co-founder of the non-profit Evergreen Foundation and publisher of Evergreen, the Foundation’s periodic journal.

The Mission of the Evergreen Foundation is "Our mission is to advance public understanding and support for science-based forestry and forest policy by providing clear and concise facts and commentary. We endorse long term, active forest management for healthy forests and productive communities. Our approach is to engage opinion leaders, decision-makers, community leaders, and community members in the discussion and support of healthy, productive, resilient forests."

Listen in on how Jim got involved in this project and his thoughts about the need for sustainable forest management.

You can support Jim's work by subscribing to the magazine or donating to the foundation. Links can be found on the website linked below.

Connect with Evergreen and Jim :

Website:https://evergreenmagazine.com/

Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/EvergreenMagazine

X:https://x.com/evergreen_fnd