Member Bios

Ryan Hughes recently graduated from Oklahoma State University with a degree in English and has since been unsuccessful in working his way into the business world, so he figured he might as well disappear into the backcountry. What better way to prove his worth to the business world than tackling bears and having staring contests with Big Horn Sheep?

In addition to his troubles finding a full-time position that is the least bit related to his coursework, Ryan has realized that he enjoys the fulfillment of exhaustion received only by physical labor, and thus has decided to devote himself to the natural world that has fascinated him for all of his life.

Ryan has also held a strong passion to spend time in the Pacific Northwest and is extremely excited to have the opportunity to travel to paradise and work to keep it that way. Who knows, he may never leave.

Jordan Albright's love of the great outdoors did not start at an early age. Her parents love to tell the story of how she complained that she was hungry and wanted Wendy's during the entire family trip to the Grand Canyon in 2000. In sixth grade, when asked what she thought of Giant Sequoias, she said, "You've seen one tree, you've seen 'em all." However, since high school, Jordan has had a change of heart, and now seeks out opportunities to be outside and learn about environmental issues whenever possible. She's a leader in Georgetown University's Outdoor Education program, and is studying to be an environmental biology major. Jordan is excited to be spending her summer with the SCA and looks forward to getting dirty and learning more about conservation in Wallowa Whitman National Forest.

Hi. I am Samuel Wright. Currently I am a 19 year old attending the small, private, and hippie school of Colorado College. One of the main reasons I chose to go there was my love of nature and just getting out there. I have been involved with SCA since the summer before my Junior year in high school and to be honest I have no idea what I would do with my summers if it wasn’t trail work! I have worked three incredible summers with three awesome crews, starting in Virginia then to Alaska and finally my past summer spent in the backcountry of Yosemite.
When I am not doing trail work, or out in the Rocky Mountains, I live here at home in Charlotte, North Carolina. I really am a bit of a Southern boy at heart and though I do not have much of an accent, or hold stereotypically Southern beliefs or practices, the South has had a huge influence on how I lead my life.
Right now I am getting ready for Oregon and really looking forward to another summer away from it all, can’t wait to get out there.

listen to what you cannot hear,
look for what cannot be seen

take the time my friends,

read between the lines
and you will find
what you did not know
you were looking for

Really what it's all about is opportunity. In this life (if you want to do something you like) there isn't time for advanced planning, you've got to pick something and do it. Don't talk about it, do it!

Nothing is guaranteed. Don't take things for granted.
Fresh free-flow, Let the thing grow
poetry-currently in an eternal love affair with RUMI's poetry, rock-climbing, swimming, baseball/softball, movies, food, animals, biking, Freestylin' ...whatever you freestyle. I value education, but more as a means of communication and really not so much as a means but just for the experience. My writing style:
"The mountains looked beautiful this morning and they did also last night as the February sunset turned them a blazing red orange across a strict line above which the white snow that lay on the high tops was twilight blue and like a shadow somewhere near the cross-over to another world." -Feb. 27, 2009 -8:34 am- Livejournal.com

Jake Baechle graduated from the University of Redlands in December of 2009 with a B.S. in Business Administration. Understanding the condition of the planet he felt called to focus his efforts on protecting it and promoting sustainable practices. After working with Automation Plastics in Ohio to establish a recycling program, he found his way to Pittsburgh to join the SCA Green Cities Corps. Through this program he works with Sustainable Pittsburgh. Here he engages the business community in a process of measuring their energy usage and carbon emissions in an effort to inform and help them reduce their climate impact.