He came to Humboldt County to pursue a Masters Degree in Wildlife at Humboldt State University. From that background, he worked 5 years with Natural Resources Management Corporation in Eureka. Located in Eureka, LBJ provides a variety of bird related surveys for the public and private sector, in the woods and on the gravel bars of the north coast. Spotted Owl and Marbled Murrelet surveys have been the mainstay of his work, however, passerine point counts and Snowy Plover surveys are also conducted. He lives with his wife Robin and two boys Wesley and Gabriel in Freshwater.
Brian studies coyote vocal communication at a field site near Red Bluff, California.
He spends most of his free time listening to coyote howls and radio collar beeps, or staring blankly at various computer screens. He fills any remaining moments of leisure with hiking, kayaking, snowshoeing, and skiing. He conducts inventories and assessments of aquatic resources throughout CDFG's San Joaquin Valley and Southern Sierra Region. He received his B.S. and M.S. from California State University, Fresno in 1996 and 1999, respectively. In his spare time he mountain bikes, plays basketball, dabbles in woodworking, but mostly spends his time watching his beautiful child Zoe grow.