Kade Holley is a Forest Ranger with the U.S. Forest Service, managing and protecting the natural resource gems of this country - the National Forests. In this first book Kade is the focal point of a series of five multi-state adventures that will have you eagerly rushing to turn the next page. He has a life threatening adventure on a remote lake in the vast wilderness of northern Minnesota's Superior National Forest; he is faced with a forest fire situation in the pine forests of the North Carolina Piedmont; and he encounters a group of drunken vandals intent on destroying Forest Service property in southeastern Ohio's Wayne National Forest. There are truck wrecks, encounters with wild animals, and Kade also leads a team of Forest Service specialists on an assignment to Mount St. Helens on the Gifford Pinchot National Forest in Washington. Through it all, Kade never waivers in his love for his family, his love of being a Forest Ranger, and his love of the National Forests. He understands that his work is sometimes dangerous, often challenging, and always fun and interesting. "That's life as a "ranger," Kade says. This book will take you through a series of adventures that many dream about, but very few ever experience.
About the Author: Dan Kincaid's Kade Holley stories are works of fiction, although they have their roots in his 31-year career with the U.S. Forest Service. Kincaid worked at national forest locations in West Virginia, Ohio, Minnesota, Georgia, and North Carolina, as well as temporary details, training and various other assignments in Colorado, Kentucky, California, Indiana, Washington, Montana, and Tennessee. He also spent several years with the Forest Service's State & Private Forestry branch, where he served as a technical specialist and federal liaison with six state forestry agencies in the Mid-Atlantic and Midwest. After retirement in his final position as a District Ranger in Ohio, Kincaid worked another six years for state forestry agencies in West Virginia and Ohio and two years as a contract forestry specialist for the Wayne National Forest in Ohio. Earlier in his career he spent 2 1/2 years in Public Affairs with Westvaco Corporation, a leading manufacturer of paper products. Kincaid received a Bachelors of Science degree in Forest Resource Management from West Virginia University, a Masters degree in Forestry/Environmental Management from Duke University, and a Teaching Certification for Biology and General Science, Grades 7 - 12, from Marietta College in Ohio. From 1978 to 1990 Kincaid wrote a weekly newspaper column about forestry, natural resources, and the Forest Service for various newspapers in Ohio and Georgia. In addition, for 5 1/2 years (1985-90), he wrote a separate weekly hunting/fishing column for The Marietta Times daily newspaper in Ohio and served as a sportswriter/columnist for games, events and activities in a two-state, multi-county area. He has had over 1,000 columns and stories published under his by-line. Kincaid has also served as a Public Information Officer for both federal and state agencies, a Fire Information Officer, and has given numerous presentations to natural resource professionals on public relations and the media; and written hundreds of news releases, ads, speeches, text for pamphlets/brochures, and other related items. Kincaid is the recipient of numerous awards and honors for forestry, communications, and public service activities.