Christine Pieper’s love of land conservation has deep roots. Christine was born on a dairy and grain farm in Maryland, which her parents permanently protected with an agricultural conservation easement when she was in high school. When she began her career in nonprofit fundraising, she was drawn to environmental causes. Read more…
Loren Clark is a multi-award winning public servant who retired from a 30-year career with Placer County. In addition to the 2016 Placer Conservator Award and the Sierra Vision Lifetime Achievement Award, Loren has also been recognized with the Auburn Public Employee of the Year Award in 2002, and was Read more…
Bob is a former hydrologist and senior project manager with the U.S. Geological Survey, specializing in studies of stream and ground water quality. He earned his MS degree in Hydrology from the University of Washington and a BS degree from Huxley College of Environmental Studies at Western Washington University. Bob Read more…
Jim lives on five pastoral acres in Newcastle, attending to a testy little fruit orchard. He is a member of the local CSA, The Natural Trading Company, an avid cyclist (on and off the pavement), and retired from Hewlett-Packard after 25 years as a Software Engineer. He has actively helped Read more…
Barbara is a founding partner at White Brenner LLC., a Sacramento law firm with expertise in environmental and natural resources, land use, real estate and municipal law. Her practice is focused on water resources, water quality, endangered species, land use, and related regulatory matters. Barbara grew up in Loomis and Read more…
Rich grew up on a 80-acre dairy farm, and – like his parents and grandparents before him – he attended schools in the Lincoln area. He is a graduate of American River College. His father Alex Ferreira was a Placer County Supervisor, and Rich’s family has farmed in this community Read more…
Doug is President of Houston Magnani and Associates, a government relations and counseling firm headquartered in Sacramento. In his professional capacity, Doug advocates for local, regional and state park improvements, non-motorized trail enhancements, open-space and watershed protections and equitable access to the outdoors. He is also President of Parklands Group, Read more…
Cathy grew up in Placer County and is a professional scientist with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. For over 20 years she has conducted numerous research and investigation projects on the fate and transport of pesticides and their effects on wildlife. She also works pollinator issues, and the impacts Read more…
Kate Nitta is an attorney with the California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery (CalRecycle), where she works on a wide-ranging area of topics related to solid waste and recycling in the state. Prior to working with CalRecycle, she worked as a legislative advocate at the Judicial Council as part Read more…
Mehrey grew up in a rural Bay Area community that remains much the same thanks to willing landowners and the local land trust – she has long felt the need to give back. Mehrey works as a vegetation ecologist and has twenty-five years of experience in California in a variety Read more…