John is a Registered Professional Forester in California and is the owner of his own consultancy entitled Dogwood Springs Forestry (DSF). He led a stakeholder process in California that led to the forest carbon protocol that is now in use in California’s compliance market. His substantial experience in ‘hands-on’ forest management, with an emphasis on quantification and planning for excellent environmental, social, and economic outcomes, has provided a practical voice to how forests and other land use are considered in climate policy and ecosystem markets.