Charlie Mize is a dual Master of Forestry and Master of Environmental Management student at Duke University’s Nicholas School of the Environment.  A  North  Carolina  native,  he  earned  his  bachelor’s  degree  from  Appalachian  State  University.  There he studied Sustainable Development, concentrating on Sustainable Agriculture.  Charlie  is  interested  in  ways  that  businesses,  economies,  and  communities  can  thrive  in  harmony  with  natural  systems  and  how  economic  forces  can  be  harnessed  to  the  benefit  of  nature.  He is skilled in GIS analysis and is an avid hiker, paddler, fisherman, gardener, and woodworker.