Talking Forests

Candra Burns built her foundation by volunteering as a child for Habitat for Humanity, 4-H, and FFA in high school to learn natural resources and nursery landscaping in Grays Harbor. She started applying for scholarships and grants to go to college as she was raised low-income and first-generation. While attending Grays Harbor College, she resurrected the Natural Resources Club, interned with a forestry company, Rayonier Inc., and joined the Society of American Foresters in WA State (WSSAF). She received WSSAF Foundation's first round of scholarships in 2011. In an effort to give back to an organization that has given her so much, as the WSSAF social media communications chair 2015 - 2021 she developed creative media content across their social media platforms, researched content that promoted sustainable use of natural resources, and coordinated social media efforts at the state level with all of the chapters to raise awareness of the society. She realized her passion for media marketing through these efforts. In 2017, she joined the North American Forest Partnership as a small business member, known as #forestproud now.