Writers
Tracy Stone-Manning
Tracy is president of The Wilderness Society, where she continues her work as a longtime public lands advocate. Tracy previously served as director of the Bureau of Land Management, the nation’s largest land management agency.
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Luis Villa
Luis Villa spent over a decade working in conservation in Costa Rica following several years doing community and economic development work in California. Today, he is the executive director of Latino Outdoors and loves seeing people thrive outside.
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Drew McConville
Drew McConville is a senior fellow at the Center American Progress. He has worked for over 20 years to advance conservation and climate policies, including advising the White House Council on Environmental Quality under President Barack Obama.
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Brian Yablonski
Brian Yablonski is CEO of the Property and Environment Research Center, bringing market-based solutions to conservation. He is a board member of the Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership and a professional member of the Boone and Crockett Club.
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Andrew Mergen
Andrew Mergen spent 30 years at DOJ's Environment & Natural Resources Division. Today, he is a Harvard Law School professor and faculty director of the Emmett Environmental Law & Policy Clinic. He previously worked for the BLM in Lander, Wyoming.
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Natalie Landreth
Natalie is co-executive director of the Tribal-Public Lands Alliance, focusing on the intersection of Indian and public lands law. She was previously Deputy Solicitor for Land Resources at the Interior Department. She is from the Chickasaw Nation.
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Justin Pidot
Justin Pidot is Lohse Chair in Water & Natural Resources and co-directs the environmental law program at the University of Arizona James E. Rogers College of Law. He was previously General Counsel for the White House Council on Environmental Quality.
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John Podesta
John Podesta served as senior adviser to President Biden, counselor to President Obama, and chief of staff to President Clinton. He is the founder and the chairman of the board of directors of the Center for American Progress.
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