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Grant Canary

CEO DroneSeed

Grant Canary is the founder and CEO of Mast Reforestation, formerly known as DroneSeed, a company focused on reforestation after wildfires.12 He founded DroneSeed in 2016, which has since evolved into Mast Reforestation, a vertically integrated reforestation company.4

Canary's career has been dedicated to making a significant impact on carbon emissions.1 His professional background includes:

  1. Founder and CEO of Mast Reforestation (2015-present)6
  2. VP of Project Development at Enterra Feed Corporation (2012-2014)6
  3. Positions at Vestas Wind Energy in China, Denmark, and the United States3
  4. Founder of BioSystems Co in Bogotá, Colombia, which utilized food waste to feed insect larvae for industrial fish feed3

Under Canary's leadership, Mast Reforestation has made significant strides in the reforestation industry:

  • Acquired Silvaseed (2021) and Cal Forest Nurseries (2023), becoming the largest private seed bank in the western U.S.2
  • Developed drone technology capable of reseeding 40 acres in a single day, six times faster than human tree planters5
  • Received FAA approval for agricultural payload delivery using multiple drones beyond visual line of sight5

Canary is also a Mulago Foundation fellow and has been recognized for his innovative approach to reforestation, with DroneSeed named the World's Most Innovative Company in Robotics by Fast Company in 2021.3

Highlights

Nov 21 · linkedin

🌲Hello LinkedIn Friends🌲 Mast Reforestation is hiring a full-time CFO (and a few other other roles now/future) to join our mission to make reforestation scalable.

👇I’d welcome folks to tag friends in the comments that might know folks interested in pioneering in the field of carbon accounting and post-fire reforestation. I’ll do my best to answer any q’s for the next 24 hrs. 

This financial leader will be managing several forms of capital, three business entities, and effectively communicating financial data to investors and stakeholders for starters, all while helping us grow the business.  It’s a blend of emerging strategy and classic operational scaling, with a mission focus.

More about the CFO role is in the link below. We’ve also had a new role just open and several more coming in the fields below. I’ll answer any questions in the comments on these too.

CFO Job Description: https://lnkd.in/dbDA5gff

Other roles we’re hiring for: 🧑‍🦰  People Operations Specialist

https://lnkd.in/dKK3M7H6

Fields we’ll be hiring for in the near future: ♟️ Product Management 🌲 Forestry 💻 Software Development 🤝 Sales

Jul 18 · linkedin

I’m really pumped to share with you the Sheep Creek Ranch film that our team at Mast Reforestation has put together.

This story is more than a gorgeous video about restoring resilient forests and climate adaptation. It’s a story that illuminates the strength of relationships needed to succeed at scale. We’re undertaking the reforestation of ~2700 acres of burned forestland at Sheep Creek Ranch–which requires a tremendous amount of work. What’s more exciting is that this project represents another big step towards creating a sustainable source of capital and nurturing these ecosystems for over 100 years.

If you enjoy the film, obviously please help us amplify, but also note that I’ll be watching the comments and I'd love your feedback. We may incorporate it into our next endeavor!

#wildfire #reforestation #forestrestoration #forestmanagement #forestresilience #wildfireprevention #montana #montanaforest #naturebasedsolutions #climatesolutions

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Seattle, Washington, United States