Eric grew up in a military family and attended high school in southern Ohio, and later graduated from Bowling Green State University. It was during his time in college that he was introduced to the southwest by a college professor who took college students on cultural immersion trips. After a two week visit he decided NM/AZ is where he wanted to be. Eric spent the first year living and teaching on the Navajo Nation. Then he found employment working for the City of ABQ Open Space Division which led him to this position working for Los Alamos County as the Open Space Specialist. 

He will talk about recent projects, what this position entails, implementation of the Open Space Management Plan (OSMP), trails maintenance by the new contractor,Styron's plan to Consolidate the OSMP with the Trails Management Plan, Community Trail Plan, an update on  the  LAC Trailhead Assessment, what his priorities are currently and ways to volunteer!