Dave Boehnlein

Principal, Co-Founder

Dave Boehnlein serves as the principal for Terra Phoenix Design. He received his B.S. in Natural Resources & Environmental Studies from the University of Minnesota. Dave is also the education director at the Bullock's Permaculture Homestead on Orcas Island where he has lived for over five years.

With varied backgrounds such as organizational leadership, internship/apprenticeship program design, and trail work Dave brings a unique set of skills to the Terra Phoenix team. In the rainforests of Central America Dave learned about permaculture and tropical agroforestry systems. From there he went on to learn a wide variety of design and implementation skills with the Bullocks.

While fine tuning his permaculture lenses Dave has also organized and taught at over a dozen permaculture courses & workshops. Dave is particularly interested in education, the mainstreaming of sustainability, and keeping things organized.