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American Forests Earthkeepers: A bond forged in fire: Brittany and Gilbert Dyer When the Dyers got married, they knew that climate change would transform their lives. Just not like this. Credit: Kate Ybarra / American Forests. BRITTANY AND GILBERT DYER are good at turning problems into opportunities. A decade ago, the pair met when Brittany bumped into Gilbert at a bar and spilled her beer on him. “It was love at first sight,” Gilbert laughs. They married in 2017 in a “secret wilderness wedding” attended by six friends and five dogs. Now, the Dyers work to fix a far thornier issue: California’s flagging forest health. As the California state director for American Forests, Brittany works to restore forests across the state, particularly those charred by severe wildfires. Gilbert is a fire prevention officer with the United States Forest Service, where he’s worked for the last 20 years. ....