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Al Hrynyshyn​ is a retired geologist who received his degrees from the University of Wyoming (BS) and Utah State University (MS). He was employed as a production geologist in the oil and gas industry, in the University of Wyoming's Department of Geology, and as a geology educator. He taught grade school, university and adult professional levels. He and his family actively manage a 25-acre property in the Coast Range foothills. They have a Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program (CREP) stream-restoration project on the property, and manage it with a focus on clean water, pollinator and wildlife habitat and invasive plant control. He's been on the Board of Directors of the Upper Willamette Soil and Water Conservation District for the past seven years, and on the Board of Directors of the Long Tom Watershed Council for the past four years.