Mackenzie Karnstein, Undergraduate Honors Thesis Student

Mackenzie was an Honors undergraduate pursuing a Bachelors degree in Forest Engineering and a certification in Geographic Information Systems. She is interested in interdisciplinary approaches to solving forest management issues through promoting positive dialogue and action among stakeholders. Mackenzie completed her honors thesis project on the role of shared values in facilitating consensus within forest collaboratives. She hopes to draw on her experiences with forest collaboratives to help state and federal agencies build and improve systems for managing forests for diverse interests.