Ricky has been managing forestry projects and educating the public about wildfire and forest health for Ciudad SWCD since 2022. Ricky comes to Ciudad with over 10 years of experience in wildfire fuels management, conservation corps management, and disaster response coordination. Ricky is also an ISA Certified Arborist and formely operated an independent tree service.  After earning a BA in Environmental Studies  he headed west and has been working in conservation across the western states ever since . When not working to increase the pace, scale, and efficacy of forest health projects Ricky enjoys spending time outside with his dogs.