Carl Francis Brown

 Biographical Sketch:

My interests include  real-world interdisciplinary/multiple-intelligence strategies for the conservation of natural  and cultural resources, including linkages between scientific and time-tested traditional indigenous methods, especially those of Tibet and China.  My experience includes salmon restoration and in-stream-flow computer modeling  in the Pacific Northwest, tropical forest and marine conservation in Costa Rica and the Caribbean, and wildfire management as a U.S. Forest Service Smokejumper for wilderness areas throughout the western U.S. and Alaska. I also have a strong background in hands-on conservation real-estate techniques, including the restoration of  an historic cattle homestead in the mountains of Idaho.

My professional goal is to empower individuals and communities in time-tested strategies & skills  for the healing & vitality, especially during times of rapid change, for of  all levels of living systems from personal through ecosystems. Since 1992 I have been working closely with community healthcare professionals in developing linkages between ecosystem & personal healthcare strategies.  In this regard,  I also have a strong  interest in linking the emerging science of complex systems (chaos/dynamic systems/fractals) with asian and other indigenous wisdom systems.

Basically, I love the outdoors. Depending upon where I lived at the time, I have always been quite involved in outdoor education & recreation including such hobbies  as ski mountaineering,   body-surfing, and hunting of edible wild mushrooms (a life-long passion).

Through my career I have worked closely with various conservation organizations including The Nature Conservancy, The Conservation Fund, The Trust for Historic Preservation, and Organization for Tropical Studies.  I enjoy working with students in developing their  career strategies, including internships and dream-jobs.
 

My formal education includes the following:
-B.S. in Biological Sciences. California Polytechnic University @ San Luis Obispo. 1966
-M.S.  "                                                                     "                                          .1971
-Additional study in Biological Sciences Aspen Institute of Field Ecology, San Diego State University, University of Southern California and National Institute of Health.
-U.S. Air Force Arctic Survial  Training. Program. University of Alaska. 1972.
-Idaho Real Estate License. 1981.
-Initiation into Taiji Studies. Dr. Tingsen Xu. Chinese National Academy of Sciences. 1989.
-Initiation into Highest Tantric Tibetan Yogic Studies. Drepung Loseling Institute (home college of the Dalai Lama). 1991.
 

Recent Publications

1. "The Light Within; Healing Music From Around the World". Soundfisher Productions. Tucker, Georgia. (consultant to producer) 1999.

2. The Cochise (Arizona) Community SelfCare Program. Matas, K.E. and C.F.Brown. Carondelet Health Network, Tucson Arizona. 1997.

3. Most of my recent work is in the form of oral ethnographic research & educational  traditions rather than in written format, with the goals of preserving local healing traditions and applying asian healing traditions to modern personal, community & ecosystem health needs. Primary projects include: .
      A. Center for Nursing Leadership. American Organization of Nursing Executives &  Hill-Rom  Corporation. 1997 - present
      B. Rural Community Health Project. Georgia Southern University. 1992-present.

4. Prior to 1985, I served as editor for numerous Environmental Impact Statements for Chapman Environmental Consultants of Boise, Idaho, primarily for restoration of tribal salmon fisheries throughout the Pacific Northwest. During that time I also served as contributing editor for High Country News, and as science writer for McGraw-Hill science textbooks. I have worked as a professional writer  for magazines, newspapers, and textbook companies, with a focus in natural sciences & education , since 1971.