Since 2013 Dale Josey, Executive Director for the Blackacre State Nature Preserve, has run his command from a mostly austere, yet remarkably cozy office alcove attached to the original one-room house of the family that lived on the land in the mid-18th century. A multitude of windows supply him with a view of the surrounding land, a constant vista of the beautiful preserve he’s responsible for overseeing. Several framed magazine interviews and articles about the man hang from the walls, a testament to his success and accomplishments. It’s clear that being the executive director at Blackacre is a large feather in Josey’s cap, but it’s certainly far from his only one.
