Steve Bollock joined the Siskiyou Land Trust Board in 2011, and is currently its longest serving member.

Steve has lived in Mt. Shasta since 1974, where he raised a family and worked as a painting contractor (owner of Rembrandt Painting) and as a commercial river guide (Turtle River Rafting Co).  Running rivers has been his greatest passion in addition to his spiritual quest which began in the 1960’s. An aspect of that personal growth was being part of a very dynamic men’s group for over twenty years, during which he co-led weekend “Rites of Passage” for teenagers in the Mt. Shasta community.

Steve’s work for the Siskiyou Land Trust began in 2011 at a time when his careers were winding down.  As a board member, he has also served as chairman of the outreach committee, member of the land acquisition committee, and organizer of the popular annual SLT rafting fieldtrip on the Klamath River. Steve’s transition into retirement was smooth as he had been running rivers and taking long road trips in his Westfalia camper van for the  previous decade. He was ready for a give back to this special place that had supported him during the  core of his lifetime. As a “young elder” his focus shifted into a greater devotion to caring for the land and mentoring the youth.

Steve’s years with Siskiyou Land Trust have been a rich dive into relationship with parts of Siskiyou County that had previously been foreign to him, specifically the ranching community. His early years working with the outreach committee enabled Steve to find his place in the organization. More recently he has  experienced a deepening his passion for being on the land which SLT seeks to conserve through participating on the land acquisition committee. Steve’s favorite SLT activities are site visits where he can really get to know the people who deeply love their land and have committed to preserve it forever. Also, as a river guide, Steve’s work for SLT has given him a deep sense of satisfaction in helping to preserve the headwaters of rivers that he and his family, know so well.

Steve with a boatload of paddlers during one of the SLT rafting fieldtrips.