In the next episode exploring the impacts of the Archie Creek Fire, Douglas Timber Operators Executive Director Matt Hill sits in with Kyle Bailey who is the news director for News Radio 93-9 FM and 1240 KQEN.

Hill, a native of Douglas County, is the Executive Director of Douglas Timber Operators (DTO), a forest-products advocacy group he’s led since mid-2018. He holds a B.S. in Foreign Service from Georgetown University, and worked for nearly a decade as a legislative advisor in Washington, D.C., focusing on federal forest management before starting a consultancy for Oregon’s timber and tribal sectors.