Bruce comes to the Marin Biomass utilization and greenhouse gas project as the two term President of the Marin Wildfire Prevention Authority and Director of the Novato Fire Protection district. Bruce retired from the US Forest Service in 2014 after 40 years of service as a wildland firefighter and licensed professional forester. In his last 20 years with the US Forest Service, Bruce managed statewide forest community health, woody biomass utilization, climate change and forest carbon management programs for California’s 18 National Forests. He led interdisciplinary teams conducting pioneering studies assessing greenhouse gas implications of different approaches to forest management in California. His efforts have resulted in over $200MM investment in forest health management of public forest lands. Bruce graduated from UC Berkeley with a Bachelor of Science in Forest Resource Management and retains his license as a CA Registered Professional Forester.