Michael Whitfield

Michael B. Whitfield is the Coordinator of the Heart of the Rockies Initiative, a partnership of land trusts in three states and two Canadian provinces in the Northern Rockies. In this role, Michael coordinates a large landscape initiative to protect high priority lands through collaborative planning, capacity building, and capital fundraising. He was previously the long-term executive director and founding board president of the Teton Regional Land Trust in Idaho. He is also a conservation biologist and research associate with the Northern Rockies Conservation Cooperative, through which he investigates the ecological needs of sensitive wildlife species and partners with management agencies to conserve their habitats.

Land Use, Northstar Room 2:45pm Nov 18th