Tom Parker is President and Principal Ecologist of Geum Environmental Consulting, based in Hamilton, Montana. He focuses on riparian and floodplain restoration as part of long term river restoration projects in Montana and Idaho. Tom has a Bachelor’s degree in Forestry and a Master’s degree in Resource Conservation, both from the University of Montana. Between degrees, Tom was in the Peace Corps in Niger, West Africa, and managed trails and wilderness education programs for the Adirondack Mountain Club in Lake Placid, New York. After graduate school, Tom worked for Bitterroot Restoration and Herrera Environmental Consultants before starting Geum in 2003. Tom‘s interests include yoga, gardening, Brazilian jujitsu, philosophy, mountain biking, telemark skiing, and programming computers. He lives in Hamilton with his wife, Lauren, and 15 year old daughter, Becca. His son, Sam, is a college junior majoring in music and Spanish at St. Olaf College, currently studying abroad in Valparaiso, Chile.