Earth Day Guest Speaker "Bruce Vincent"

Bruce Vincent is a third generation logger from Libby, Montana. He is co-owner of the public relations firm Environomics, volunteers as Executive Director of Provider Pals, and is a board member of the Evergreen Foundation. Bruce speaks throughout the United States and the world, testifies on resource issues before Congress and has appeared on several news programs such as “60 Minutes”. Bruce has been named Timberman of the Year in Montana, National Forest Activist of the Year, received the inaugural Presidential Preserve America Award from President Bush, has been named ‘Keeper of the 10th’ by Women in Farm Economics and received American Agri-Women's Veritas Award. He recently co-wrote a book named 'Against the Odds: A Path Forward for Rural America'. It is a powerful firsthand account of life in rural America that offers a broad, probing look at the environmental tensions surrounding the collapse of many of our rural resource communities. Bruce and his wife of 42 years, Patti Jo, have four children and 12 grandchildren. His current activities represent a family commitment to responsible environmentalism.