Courtney spent five years working in the fields of salmon and orca recovery, botany, and wetland ecology in both Southeast Alaska, and Western Washington prior to becoming a Certified Arborist and tree risk assessor. She now works part time with the North Olympic Land Trust as their Land Manager and part time with Peninsula Environmental. Courtney assists in conducting field surveys, tree & plant inventories and designing restoration plans. She is a Certified Arborist and a Qualified Tree Risk Assessor through the International Society of Arboriculture and the U.S. Forest Service.