Ross joined the WSRCD team in September of 2015 and has enjoyed the diverse range of projects he is exposed to and the opportunity to leave a positive mark on Shasta County through the RCD’s conservation efforts. Ross has been instrumental in the District's fisheries restoration and fuels reduction programs. Additionally, he manages the District's GIS program. Ross holds a degree from CSU Chico in Music with a focus in jazz drumming. He previously worked on water quality monitoring and riparian habitat projects for the Shasta Valley RCD and worked for many years as a whitewater guide in the Lower Klamath Watershed.