Wolf Bauer's legacy to the northwest is far reaching. He was the pioneer of mountaineering and kayaking education in the northwest, the founder of the Washington Kayak Club, the founder of the Washington Environmental Council, and the initial developer of much of the Puget Shoreline Act of 1971. He was also one of the co-founders of Mountain Search and Rescue along with Ome Daiber and Dr. Otto Trott.
On a more personal level he has climbed many northwest peaks, skied the snowy slopes of the cascades, and kayaked many NW rivers. He was the first person to kayak the Green River Gorge with Tom Steinburn in the 60s.

As a result of his exploration of the Green River Gorge he turned his love of the area into action by lobbying to protect the Green River Gorge. His legacy was the development of the Green River Gorge Conservation Plan which is still the guiding document for the Green River Gorge today. He worked with State Parks and the Washington State legislature to have the Green River Gorge recognized in state statute.
Today at age 97 Wolf continues to support Green River Gorge conservation and agreed to be an honorary board member of MGRC.

Greg Wingard is a Seattle native, and life-long environmental advocate, having worked on issues such as uranium mining and milling, toxics, Clean Water Act litigation, environmental restoration, and purchase of lands for open space, habitat and passive recreation. Current work includes restoration and protection of the Green/Duwamish River from the Cascades to the Puget Sound (with a focus on the Green River Gorge between Black Diamond and Enumclaw), Clean Water Act litigation, and assisting local communities to deal with problems related to toxics and government bureaucracy.
A long time resident of rural SE King County, Greg's preferred mode of transportation is by bike.

Lisa Parsons: Executive Director

Lisa Parsons has been working on land conservation in southeast King County for the past 12 years. She is the Executive Director and works very hard, for free, on land conservation. Through her love of the outdoors and exploring she has discovered and worked to preserve some of the last wild places in southeast King County that have value due to their uniqueness as well as their recreational, habitat, and aquatic resources.

She is also conservation photographer who uses her medium as outreach to conserve key areas and bring them to the public's attention. When she isn't working as the Executive Director of MGRC and working as a paramedic she travels internationally and enjoys frequent backyard adventures here at home.

Founder of Friends of the Green and tireless advocate for protection of in-stream flows in the Green River. She is the cofounder of the long running "Green River Cleanup". She is also a member of the Sierra Club and has been active in conservation and advocacy in the northwest for years. She has served on many committees such as the League of Conservation Voters, Green Duwamish Watershed Alliance as well as others.

Founder of SHADOW that works to preserve land around Shadow Lake located in southeast King County near Renton, Maple Valley, and Covington.

Long time resident of the Enumclaw Plateau. Bernie McKinney became involved in MGRC because of his passion in forest stewardship. He became a King County Park Ambassador for the Bass / Beaver / Dandy Lake Complex.

He is also one of the principal organizers of the "Rock the Green Clean" event which raises money to support the Cleanup events for the Green River Gorge.

John is the head ranger at Flaming Geyser State Parks. He came to the Green River Gorge from Beacon Rock State park on the Columbia Gorge. He brings a new energy, advocacy, initiative, and enthusiasm to his job as a ranger. He is also an avid outdoor enthusiast who loves all that the Green River Gorge has to offer and is a tireless advocate for making the State Park the best it can be.

Diana is a Park Ranger with Washington State Parks serving the Green River Gorge Conservation Area and an adjunct Professor of Anthropology at Green River Community College. Diana has lived in both the back woods of rural Michigan and the urban corridors of Los Angeles, California and is a student of the delicate relationship between humans and their environment - the lessons of the past, the needs of the present and the planning of the future.

Green River Community College