MEET THE TEAM

BJORN DAHL

President, Certified Forester, ACF, SAF

Bjorn Dahl is president of DES. Bjorn has over 55 years of experience in forestry and is a treasured veteran of the U.S. Forest Service. Bjorn is an immigrant from Norway where he graduated from the University of Minnesota Forestry Program. Bjorn has worked all over the United States managing and pioneering our nation's forests and grasslands. His roles as District Ranger, Forester Supervisor, Regional Director, and National Director have helped him play an integral part in protecting U.S. National Forests. Bjorn also has extensive wildfire experience in his capacity as Incident Management, Area Command Staff and Incident Commander.

MARTHA DAHL

Adminstrator, Accounting

Martha Dahl is wife to Bjorn Dahl and has been a critical supporting role to Bjorn throughout their lifetime and his career as a forester. Martha grew up on a family cattle ranch which has been in operation since the 1916 Homestead Act. She pursued a career working as an ER Nurse for 40 years. After retiring, Martha brings a wealth of knowledge about ranch life and rangeland management. She works as an administrator for DES.

KRIS DAHL

Geographic Information Manager, Business Development

Kris Dahl is son to Bjorn Dahl and has been an instrumental part of DES. Kris specializes in managing GIS data and develops maps and soils data for large forest management projects. Kris has helped build DES with his background in business development and startup of other companies.

FINN DAHL

Forestry Graduate Student, GIS Specialist

Finn is the son of Bjorn Dahl and has been a significant team member since the company's early beginning in 2003. He advises and consults on large projects to better encourage healthy forest practices.

AUSTIN DAHL

Associate Forester, SAF, ACF, Forestry Graduate Student

Austin Dahl is the grandson of Bjorn Dahl and is currently a master's student at the Colorado State University of Fort Collins. He studies Natural Resources: Forest Sciences in order to learn how to improve the health of our nation's forests. Additionally, he has worked as a firefighter on the West Coast as a part of a Type 2 Hand Crew.

Arissen Dahl

Forestry Technician

Arissen is the grandson of Bjorn Dahl and a junior in High School. Arissen helps with forest cruising and fire mitigation work as he looks towards college.