In this episode I speak with Brandon Craft, a product manager at Orbis, a forestry software company. We discuss:
• How a C.S. Lewis quote inspired his path from Christian ministry to forestry.
• His connection to Georgia's coastal plain ecosystem, where prescribed fire and forest management shaped his understanding of home as an ecosystem.
• How his humanities and biblical studies background provided crucial skills that enhanced his forestry career.
• The challenge of balancing legacy systems with new technology in forestry, requiring empathy to drive adoption in a conservative field.
• His exploration of the philosophical sublime through prescribed fire and harsh landscapes, finding both fear and beauty in nature's power.
• The value of developing vocabulary to help people connect with ecosystems rather than seeing them as empty spaces.
