Jarad Barkeim co-owns Coulee Region Ecoscapes, LLC in Lacrosse, Wisconsin. He works as consultant, designer, and teacher with the mission of developing ecologically regenerative landscapes. He is also a skilled natural builder and stone-mason. He has travelled throughout the world and worked many years as a builder and foreman on wilderness trails for the US Forest Service. Jarad holds a BS in Broadfield Science with an emphasis in Education and a minor in Physics. In 2011 he earned his Permaculture Design Certificate. Jarad is also certified to teach Iyengar Yoga.