Founder Bios

Dr. Robert Falls, Ph.D., R.P.Bio.
Chief Executive Officer, ERA
Robert is a Resource Management Scientist with an academic history in photosynthesis and carbon sequestration, and a business background in the energy and environment industries. Robert has a strong history in the climate change field, developing and managing projects in China and domestically, for corporate clients. He founded & chaired the Greenhouse Emissions Management Consortium (Gemco), and the Sustainable Development Council for Canada's largest integrated gas company. In 2004, Robert was appointed an Adjunct Professor at the University of British Columbia's Institute for Resources, Environment, and Sustainability, and is a Senior Advisor to the GLOBE Foundation of Canada.

Bart Simmons, B. Ap. Sc., M. Eng.
Chief Operations Officer, ERA
Bart brings over 30 years of experience in restoring temperate forest ecosystems in British Columbia, and he has become a recognized expert in forest regeneration, restoration of riparian ecosystems, urban watershed restoration, biodiversity enhancement, wetland creation and bioengineering in BC. Bart has completed riparian restoration implementations on 15 watersheds on coastal BC as well as prescriptions on over 40 watersheds throughout BC. Mr. Simmons has been involved in over 50 ecosystem restoration projects in urban watersheds, mostly in the Lower Mainland, and has overseen the planting of over 100 million trees.