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==Early life and education==
Zentner was born inon July 20, 1962 in the state of [[Wisconsin]].<ref>{{cite web|title=‘Nick From Home’ Livestream #11 - Olympic Peninsula|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sFw3h8OROLU|work=Nick From Home|date=April 1, 2020|accessdate=May 1, 2020}}</ref> He is the maternal grandson of inaugural [[Chicago Cardinals]] guard [[Clyde Zoia]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Helen I. Slaughter Zoia|url=https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/128117238/helen-i_-zoia|accessdate=June 24, 2020}}</ref> Inspired during a 1983 trip to the [[Pacific Northwest]] on break from college, Zentner decided to study geology.<ref>{{cite news|title=Memories and lessons from Mount St. Helens from CWU's Nick Zentner|url=https://www.yakimaherald.com/special_projects/mtsainthelens/memories-and-lessons-from-mount-st-helens-from-cwus-nick-zentner/article_579bee72-a0c6-5c6a-a8cd-ca6d76bb338c.html|newspaper=[[Yakima Herald-Republic]]|date=May 17, 2020|accessdate=May 20, 2020}}</ref> Zentner earned his [[Bachelor of Science]] from the [[University of Wisconsin–Madison]] in 1986 and a [[Master of Science]] from [[Idaho State University]] in 1989.
