Katherine Maudrone

Katherine was raised in Cincinnati, Ohio, and upon graduating from Ohio University with a degree in Geography, landed an internship with the Forest Service. She arrived at the Cabinet District in Trout Creek, spent the season working with a wildlife biologist, and was later hired as a fire lookout. Katherine was fortunate to spend the next 3 summers with the USFS working fire, timber and TSI. Thirty years and three children later, Katherine is still in Trout Creek. She was hired in 2003 by Sanders County, working briefly in the Treasurer’s Office and then the Land Service Department. In 2012 Katherine became the County Planner and joined the board of Kaniksu Land Trust. Planning is challenging in Sanders County as there are currently no tools to guide development of private property. Conservation Easements are one option landowners have to preserve their property for future generations. Katherine’s spare time is spent outdoors, backpacking, kayaking or cross country skiing, and in inclement weather, quilting.