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.
Western WLFW Team
Jeremy Maestas
Ecologist, National Sagebrush Ecosystem Specialist
USDA-NRCS West National Technology Support Center
Al Eiden
Director of Field Delivery - West Region
Pheasants Forever and Quail Forever
Michael Brown
Sagebrush Biome Manager
Pheasants Forever and Quail Forever
Tanner Swank
Great Plains Grasslands Biome Manager
Pheasants Forever and Quail Forever
David Naugle
Science Advisor, Sagebrush Biome
Wildlife Biology Professor, Director WLFW Science Team, 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
Knobloch Professor of Migration Ecology and Conservation, University of Wyoming
Scott Morford
Science Advisor, Sagebrush Biome Assistant Director WLFW Science Team, University of Montana
Derek Tilley
Sagebrush Technology Transfer Specialist
WLFW Science Team, University of Montana
Kelli Tyler
WLFW Communications Director
Greg Peters
WLFW Assistant Communications Director