Join speaker Thomas Minney, Executive Director of West Virginia Nature Conservancy (TNC) and Mike Powell, TNC WV’s Director of Land management and Stewardship.
Made possible by John Deupree and Sally Reynolds
This event is presented in partnership with The Nature Conservancy. Additional partners include the Center for Appalachian Studies and Communities and Shepherd University’s Life Long Learning Program.
- Thursday, March 7, 2024 3pm
- The Frank Center for the Arts at Shepherd University
260 University Drive
Shepherdstown, WV 25443
Thomas Minney serves as the State Director of The Nature Conservancy in West Virginia. He is responsible for working with the West Virginia Business Unit to set and deliver on conservation that benefits nature and the people of West Virginia. Thomas and his team work with various Nature Conservancy business units and partners across the region to set landscape-scale programming and build cross-boundary approaches to ensure effective conservation in the face of large-scale threats like climate change and opportunities such as forest carbon and renewable energy.
Mike Powell is the Director of Land Management and Stewardship for The Nature Conservancy in West Virginia where he is responsible for the management of all nature preserves and conservation easements in the state. In addition, Mike supervises two restoration field crews that have some focus on non-native invasive species management. He is also active in the Central Appalachian Spruce Restoration Initiative and sits on the board of the Canaan Valley National Wildlife Refuge Friends group. Mike has a BA in Park and Recreation Management and a MA in Natural Resource Management from WVU.
