About

Isabelle Hoygaard, founder of Wild Goat Forestry & Consulting, holds 20 years of experience in geologic and forestry research. She has previously held positions within the Department of Natural Resources and University of Washington, from helping with regulation of Forest Practices as a forestry engineering geologist, leading the landslide program in the Washington Geologic Survey, developing and deploying the Washington landslide database (with over 65,000 landslides), creating a shallow landslide precipitation predictive model, as well as groundbreaking research into landslide triggers and data collection measures in NE Washington in 2017. She has 22 publications as a lead author with 34 total publications in landslide, forestry, geologic mapping, meteorology, and earthquake modeling. Additionally, Isabelle holds over 10 years of wildland fire experience, from fire investigation, public information, field and wildland engine experience, as well as BAER post wildfire recovery and harvest strategies.

Wild Goat Forestry & Consulting, PLLC, owner, Isabelle Hoygaard is a Qualified Expert within the State of Washington, recognized by the Department of Natural Resources (WAC 222- 10-030 (5)) and is licensed as an Engineering Geologist (#2737) in good standing and has the knowledge, skill and capability to perform engineering geologic services in forestry regulated lands, in accordance to Washington State law (RCW 18.220 & WAC 308-15).