Dick Bradetich Inland Forest Management, Inc. Consulting Forester

Education: BS Forest Management, University of Idaho, 1973

Background:  Dick is a native of Northern Idaho, having been born and raised in the Sandpoint area.  While growing up, he worked on his family's dairy/tree farm and for his father's logging company.  Upon graduation from college, he went to work for the Oregon Department of Forestry for seven years.  Following his career with the state, Dick worked for one year with Weyerhaeuser as the company's Eastern Oregon Fire Protection Specialist in Klamath Falls.  He then returned home to North Idaho and in 1984 helped to develop IFM.  As a part owner of IFM, Dick fulfills numerous roles with an emphasis on logging system design, harvest preparation, wildfire suppression, and prescribed burning.  He also helps manage his family's tree farm near Sandpoint.

Membership Affiliations - Credentials:

• Past Chairman of Bonner County Woodland Council;
• Member - Association of Consulting Foresters,
• Member - Society of American Foresters,
• Member - Idaho Forest Owners Association,
• Past President, Northwest Contract Firefighters Association;
• Certified Forester.

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