Vermont Viewpoint

Vermont Viewpoint


Brad Ferland on Forestry, Local Authors and The White House National Security Council

September 10, 2024

Brad Ferland hosts Viewpoint today with guests:


Ethan Tapper, local author of How to Love a Forest and Chittenden County forester for the Vermont Dept. of Forests, Parks and Recreation (2016-2024)

Northeast-Midwest State Foresters Alliance’s Forester of the Year in 2021, and the American Tree Farm Systems National Inspector (forester) of the Year in 2024. Ethan left this role to start his own consulting forestry business, Bear Island Forestry, in 2024


Josie Henry

Navy Intelligence Officer

National Security Council staff in the White House in 2014.

Master of Science in Strategic Intelligence

Navy’s distinct Junior Intelligence Officer of the Year award in 2009. 

Alburgh, VT resident