Some of Roger Clark’s earliest childhood memories are of ranger talks at Grand Canyon, where he learned about ring-tailed cats and the history of the ancient gorge.
“All that made a difference in who I became, as a biologist, as an educator, and as an advocate,” said Clark, who went on to study forestry and natural resource management. Today, he is the Grand Canyon program director at Grand Canyon Trust, a nonprofit that aims to protect the environment of the Colorado Plateau.