Conservation and Stewardship Amongst a Growing Human Population - Whatcom Land Trust's Strategy

Jennifer Mackey has been the Stewardship Director at Whatcom Land Trust for almost 5 years where she is responsible for the stewardship of 6,000 acres owned and managed by the Land Trust and 10,000 acres held in conservation easements. She is a Western Washington University alumni, where she studied Environmental Science with an emphasis in Terrestrial and Freshwater Ecology, and later received a minor in GIS. Between graduating and her current position, she worked with various organizations in the outdoor and environmental industry, including Mount St. Helens Institute, Nooksack Salmon Enhancement Group, Skagit Fisheries Enhancement Group, Pacific Northwest Research Station, and a two-year AmeriCorps program.