The Project Committee identifies new opportunities around the community for conservation efforts, assists in development and implementation of management plans for PLC properties. Committee also identifies sources of grant funding and performs grant writing. Work…
Kathleen (Kathy) Cantwell, MD, was a founder and Project Committee Chair of the Putnam Land Conservancy until her recent passing in July 2010. Kathy retired from private medical practice in Gainesville in1996. She chaired a…
Mel Sunquist, PhD, recently retired professor from the Department of Wildlife Ecology and Conservation at the University of Florida, and program director of the Katherine Ordway Preserve in Melrose, Florida.
Fiona Sunquist writes about science and biology and is the author of more than 100 major articles and five books, including Tiger Moon: Tracking the Great Cats in Nepal (2002) and Florida, an Ecotravellers' Wildlife…
Charlie Pedersen is the Waccasassa Forestry Center biologist for the Florida Division of Forestry, working out of the Gainesville office. He is involved in the Paynes Prairie Chapter of the Florida Native Plant Society. He…
Robert "Hutch" Hutchinson continues to serve the citizens of Alachua County as an active Alachua County commissioner, and the former project manager at Alachua Conservation Trust.
Steve Holland, PhD, is an associate professor in the Department of Tourism, Recreation, and Sport Management at the University of Florida.
Scott Crosby is senior forester for the Florida Division of Forestry for the Etoniah Creek and Carl Duval Moore State Forests, has been the land manager for these two state forests since 1997, and has…
Tommy Clay, Jr., past president of PLC, is a sixth generation rancher from Grandin, in west Putnam County. The Clay family has farmed and raised cattle in Putnam County for nearly 160 years. Tommy is…
Willy The Losen, CEO & Conservation Director, is using his education in environmental engineering to find new and innovative ways to conserve land.
David Girardin, Advisor, is a retired biologist who worked at the St. Johns River Water Management District for 28 years. David directed the invasive exotic plant management program of the District and helped develop the…
Daniel Hayes, Advisor, is the Youth Education Coordinator at St. John's Water Management District and developer of their Legacy stewardship education program that links K-12 students to community-service projects on local public lands. A graduate…
