Buck Thompson comes from a long line of forest services professionals, he currently working alongside his fellow rangers, his sister Roma and his cousin Amara, who oversee Wayne Forest. They used to work under the direction of Buck and Roma's recently retired mother, Janine, who still wants to do her part in the work as she sits behind a desk and computer. An Afghanistan War veteran, Buck, who quietly suffers from PTSD, has a slightly strained relationship with his mother who didn't tell him at the time, as he was fighting in the war, of his father's passing, not allowing Buck to say his goodbyes. Buck is currently acting as the liaison and guide to city slicker Martin Lamont, who represents the multinational which acquired the mining rights in an effort to be able to develop the adjacent property as they want. In the process, Buck has to evict geologist Jessica Alaway and her companion, her faithful and very protective dog Charlie, from what was an unused ranger station, he unaware th