Photo: Jeremy Roberts, Conservation Media
Who We Are
From sagebrush country to the forests of Appalachia, WLFW is leading cutting-edge research, putting boots on the ground, and proactively solving conservation challenges.
Nationally, Working Lands for Wildlife is supported by hundreds of hard working and dedicated team members. Primary leadership is provided at the national and regional levels. Additional leadership positions direct and support WLFW's technical expertise, co-produced science efforts, conservation outcomes monitoring and reporting, and communications. Read below to learn more and contact WLFW leadership.
NRCS-WLFW Leadership
Mark Defley
Working Lands for Wildlife
Tim Griffiths
Working Lands for Wildlife
Bridgett Costanzo
Working Lands for Wildlife
Other NRCS Leadership
Jeremy Maestas
Ecologist, National Sagebrush Ecosystem Specialist, USDA-NRCS West National Technology Support Center
Shane Green
Rangeland Specialist, National Grazing Lands Team, USDA-NRCS
Western WLFW Science Leads
David Naugle
Science Advisor, Sagebrush Biome, Wildlife Biology Professor, University of Montana
Dirac Twidwell
Science Advisor, Great Plains Grassland Biome, Professor, Rangeland Ecologist Large-Scale Rangeland Conservation Lab, University of Nebraska
Jerod Merkle
Science Advisor, Migratory Big Game Initiative, Associate Professor, Knobloch Professor of Migration Ecology and Conservation, University of Wyoming
NRCS Conservation Outcomes
Thad Heater
USDA-NRCS Outcomes Team
WLFW Communications
Julia Debes
Director of Agricultural Communications, WLFW