Tristan spent two years working for the City of Bellingham’s Washington Conservation Corps restoration crew before joining the District in 2022. In that role, Tristan gained valuable riparian restoration expertise that he now applies to planning and monitoring CREP restoration sites for the District. Tristan is a native plant enthusiast, and is passionate about improving the relationship we have with the land. He believes in cultivating a relationship that both sustains us and protects the land’s gifts for generations to come.
He attended the University of Portland and earned a Bachelor’s of Science in Biology before joining the United States Peace Corps as an Agriculture Volunteer in Tanzania. A Pacific Northwest native, he grew up in Longview, WA, and has lived in Whatcom County since 2019. He enjoys building things, fixing things, fermenting things, and songwriting.