I promote spatial, rather than special, interests by publishing a Web based magazine named Trading Sense (located at www.spatialinterest.info).

My spatial interests span over thirty years of work experience, including:

• Land Use Planning:  Planner and Community Development Director for the municipality of Woodbury, MN
• Research and development: in the field of decision support systems for natural resource management at i) USDA North Central Research Station, ii) USGS EROS Data Center, and iii) Potlatch Corporation.
• Strategic Planning: as Business Development Manager for Potlatch Corporation's Resource Management Division. 

As part of the business development role in a publicly owned company, I managed a three phase forest conservation easement project, funded by the Forest Legacy Program and private donors.  The easements protect 55,000 acres of working forest in the St. Joe River Corridor of northern Idaho.

These experiences provide the context for articles published in Trading Sense; they highlight innovators that implement new approaches to sustain rural communities and working landscapes.