Russel Hoeflich, Vice President & Oregon State Director, The Nature Conservancy

Within The Conservancy, Russ serves as a member of The Global Human Resources Cabinet and the lead sponsor of the Volunteerism Cabinet. Additionally, Russ serves on The World Forestry Center Board of Directors and is a member of the American Leadership Forum. He also serves on two government task forces: Oregon Board of Forestry-Federal Forestland Workgroup and Oregon Department of Forestry/Oregon Department of Energy Forest Biomass Workgroup; additionally, he serves on Oregon Business Council Forest Health Workgroup.

Conservation Organizations Interest in Federal Land Management
For states west of the Great Plains, the single largest holder of land is the federal government. In Oregon alone U.S. federal agencies own 57% of all precious forest and woodlands. For over fifty years, the Nature Conservancy has partnered with the federal government and others to care for public land and protect and preserve the last great places in America. Nowhere is this partnership more important than meeting one of the greatest challenges facing this generation - returning our national forest and woodlands to a healthy and sustainable state.