Jerry Franklin received his B.A. and M.A. in forest management from Oregon State University and a Ph.D. in Botany from Washington State University (1966). He has been a researcher for the Forest Service and at academic institutions, including Oregon State University and, since 1986, a professor at the University of Washington. In 1993, he was named program director of the Wind River Canopy Crane Research Facility. In addition to his teaching and research responsibilities, he has served on the Board of Trustees, National Institute for Global Environmental Change, and on national boards of The Nature Conservancy and The Wilderness Society. Dr. Franklin has authored over 400 scientific articles and books.