The Thoreau Institute Board of Directors and Staff

An important principle of the Thoreau Institute is that there are no enemies of the environment, only people with different incentives. Part of the Institute's mission is to bring together people from different interest groups in an effort to resolve conflicts.

This is apparent in the Institute's board, which includes representatives from a number of seemingly disparate interests. The board includes:

• Doug Crandall is chief of staff of the Forests and Forest Health Subcommittee of the House Resources Committee. Before moving to Washington, Doug managed a sawmill in Livingston, Montana, where he gained a reputation as an eloquent and charismatic advocate of timber cutting in the national forests. He is also an ardent fly fisherman.
• Andy Stahl is the director of Forest Service Employees for Environmental Ethics. Andy has worked as a forester for environmental groups, including the National Wildlife Federation and Sierra Club Legal Defense Fund, for over a decade and was one of the leading figures in efforts to save Pacific Northwest old-growth forests.
• Randal O'Toole is a senior fellow with the Cato Institute and author of several books, including Reforming the Forest Service and Gridlock: Why We're Stuck in Traffic and What to Do About It.

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