Stephen B. Jones

Now nearly 46 years beyond his bachelor's degree in forestry, Steve is devoting his life to championing the cause of Nature-Inspired Life and Living. Steve has served nine universities, including four as CEO. He also served three years as Chair of the Governing Board for the University of the Arctic. He preceded his thirty-four years in higher education with a dozen years in the paper and allied-products manufacturing industry where, among other assignments, he conducted tree-nutrition and forest-fertilization research for four years and served another two years in the Corporate Office of Environmental Affairs. As Alabama region land manager from 1981-84, he oversaw operations on the company’s five hundred square miles of forestland across thirty-two Alabama counties. He has a doctorate in applied ecology. Steve and Judy (his wife since June 1972) reside in the Tennessee Valley region of northern Alabama. Steve’s ultimate intent is to encourage and seek a better tomorrow through Nature-Inspired Living.. and sow the seeds for responsible Earth stewardship.

Steve is CEO, Great Blue Heron, LLC (http://www.stevejonesgbh.com/):

Mission: Employ writing and speaking to educate, inspire, and enable readers and listeners to understand, appreciate, and enjoy Nature… and accept and practice Earth Stewardship.

Vision:

People of all ages will pay greater attention to and engage more regularly with Nature… and will accept and practice informed and responsible Earth Stewardship.

They will see their relationship to our natural world with new eyes… and will understand more clearly their Earth home.

Tagline/Motto: Steve (Great Blue Heron) encourages and seeks a better tomorrow through Nature-Inspired Living!