Andy Kerr
The Larch Company, L.L.C.
313 10th Street NE
Washington
DC
20002
503-701-6298
817-204-0376
Former executive director of the Oregon Natural Resources Council, the organization known best for having brought you the spotted owl. Retired after two decades with ONRC, Now consults on environmental issues and politics. Author of Oregon Desert Guide. Participated, by invitation of President, in the Northwest Forest Conference held in 1993. Work on behalf of forests has been featured in several books and a play. Featured on all major television news and morning shows and lectured at all major Oregon Universities, as well as the McGeorge School of Law, Yale University and Harvard University. David Seideman, in SHOWDOWN AT OPAL CREEK, described Kerr as the "Ralph Nader of the old-growth-preservation movement." The "state's leading environmentalist" according to the VILLAGE VOICE. Called a "White Collar Terrorist," by TIME, referring to his effectiveness in working within the system and striking fear in the hearts of those who exploit Oregon's natural environment. Characterized by the CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR as "one of the toughest environmental professionals in the Pacific Northwest."