I grew up hunting and fishing in South Dakota's Black Hills, and I've called Montana home since college. I'm an enrolled Oglala Lakota Sioux member, and my family carries five generations of farming and ranching — a legacy of responsible stewardship.

As a water quality scientist, I protect the clean water our communities and way of life depend on.

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