Becoming A Good Steward
YEARS AGO, when prepping for a week-long campout on a ranch north of Flagstaff, Ariz., some buddies and I hauled out truckloads of old cowboy-camp debris that had accumulated over the past 100 years in an effort to clean up the area. That land was owned by the then-governor of Arizona's family. The governor's mother, Viola Babbitt, came out afterwards and declared us "good stewards of the land." Her avowal still resonates with me.
- People:
- Vic Nathan Barkin
Vic Nathan Barkin has more than 35 years of experience in the printing, paper and wood products industries and currently owns a consulting practice specializing in business development, workflow, and technology implementation, focusing on “Green Procurement and Production” practices. Vic is a QMS Lead Auditor certified to ISO 9001:2008 standards, is a consultant for the Rainforest Alliance as an FSC Chain of Custody and Controlled Wood senior auditor, is an FSC, SFI and PEFC lead auditor for PricewaterhouseCoopers and SGS North America, and has engaged in more than 700 site assessments and audits.
