Kaola Swanson

Kaola Swanson is the Columbia Gorge Program Manager for The Conservation Fund. Kaola holds a bachelor’s degree in Environmental Science from University of Oregon and a master’s degree in Environmental Management from Duke University.  Her love of western forests is rooted in her experience as a wilderness educator at Opal Creek Ancient Forest Center. She has worked for conservation of rivers and forests in the Pacific Northwest for more than a decade.