Marshall Durston

Marshall Durston

“The Bridger-Teton National Forest staff are so passionate about their jobs and the public land that they are charged with stewarding for a diversity of uses. They have so many…

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Elly McFarland

From Anacortes, Washington, Elly McFarland first came to trail work in 2020. That summer, following her freshman year of college, she did AmeriCorps. “I’ve been doing trail work every summer…

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Monica Elliott

“The outdoors have given me so much,” says Monica Elliott, who was team leader of FBT’s 2025 Forest Corps and then transitioned into Forest Corps Program Manager. “It’s great to…

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Chuck Butterfield

Board member Chuck Butterfield grew up hunting, fishing, and camping on the west side of the Bighorn National Forest, in north central Wyoming. After graduating from the University of Wyoming…

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Julia

Jackson District, Shadow Mountain Julia started as an BTNF-FBT Ambassador on Shadow Mountain in 2023 with her partner. The couple took 2024 off to get married. They were back at…

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Tina & Tom

Blackrock District, Toppings & Spread Creek Ambassadors 2026 is Tom’s third summer as a camping ambassador at Toppings and Spread Creek. While his wife Tina was with him last year,…

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Scott Kosiba

“My favorite piece of backpacking equipment that is ‘extra’—not something every backpacker should or would have—is a machete,” Scott says. “I did my doctorate in the Amazon and learned how…

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Ron

Jackson District, Lower Gros Ventre Ron has been an Ambassador enough years that he has lost count. “Summer 2026 will be the sixth or seventh year,” he says. Although he…

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Tim Gardiner, Vice President

Meet FBT Board Member Tim Gardiner Tim Gardiner’s work had him living in Canada, Switzerland, Singapore, England, and New York City, and when he and his wife Nancy were able…

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Mike

Meet Mike, Greys River District, Moose Flat Campground Second-year Ambassador Mike Johnson started coming up to the Greys River in 1988. “I camped up here with a friend that year…

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