He and his wife Kay own two tree farms in Washington, which are frequently used as outdoor classrooms to teach students, master gardeners and other forest landowners about forest stewardship. Ed volunteers with the Spokane Master Gardeners to teach classes on tree identification and has designed and led numerous tree walks in Spokane. He is particularly interested in trees that may be the oldest, largest and rarest for their species, so much that it drove him to write a 600-page book about such noteworthy trees in the greater Spokane area. Considering these and his other accomplishments, it comes as no surprise he should be recognized by the WCFC as well.