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KSB Speaker Series Begins June 16

sedona times / June 9, 2010 / No Comment

Pushmataha building on Brewer Road is within certified wildlife habitat grounds.

Sedona AZ (June 9, 2010) – Keep Sedona Beautiful’s monthly Speaker Series will begin with wine and hors d’oeuvres at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday, June 16, 2010, and feature Heather Provencio, Red Rock District Ranger of the Coconino National Forest. At 5:45 the program will begin with Provencio speaking on the state of the Coconino National Forest, highlighting how it relates to the current national emphasis on climate change as directed by President Barack Obama and the Secretary of Agriculture.

Heather was born and raised in southern Illinois and grew up in a Forest Service family. She moved to Arizona in 1982 to attend Northern Arizona University and pursue a Bachelor’s degree in archaeology and anthropology. In 1998, she attended NAU again and received her Master’s degree in Anthropology. Her Master’s work focused on volunteerism in archaeology, and her first job with the Forest Service was in 1985 as a firefighter on the Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest in northern Arizona. She went on to become a trail crew foreman, work in human resources, was a recreation planner and an archaeologist prior to coming to the Red Rock District. She worked also as a District archaeologist and tribal liaison for the Peaks and Mormon Lake Ranger Districts of the Coconino National Forest in Flagstaff.

Heather has served as the District Ranger for the Red Rock Ranger District of the Coconino National Forest since 2006, and is temporarily detailed into the Deputy Forest Supervisor position on the Coconino National Forest in Flagstaff, Arizona.

The Speaker Series takes place at Keep Sedona Beautiful headquarters, the historic Pushmataha Center, 360 Brewer Road, Sedona. Held the third Wednesday of each month from October to June, the award-winning series presents an interesting diversity of programs relevant to our region. Non-members are asked to make a $3 donation.

Keep Sedona Beautiful is a nonprofit organization dedicated to “Preserving the Wonder” of Sedona for future generations. For more information on Keep Sedona Beautiful, call 928-282-4938 or visit keepsedonabeautiful.org.