https://www.plankstewardship.org/home daily 1.0 2026-01-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ca5fd6cd86cc919bcb73b8a/1565186209960-UQWNBUB0ZSHHSIPAO792/Header_Shot.jpg Home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ca5fd6cd86cc919bcb73b8a/4b2a528c-051a-4d07-ac7e-d30d1230fef5/M+S+Birding+Hike%2C+Patagonia.jpg Home - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.plankstewardship.org/who-we-are daily 0.75 2026-01-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ca5fd6cd86cc919bcb73b8a/1554384257676-6WCDB1JTL3TR3BS47KCZ/Rainbow.JPG Who We Are https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ca5fd6cd86cc919bcb73b8a/d59e6633-c138-46a9-88c3-68d44f3b0e22/Milward+S+Green+Polo+cropped+2.jpg Who We Are - Milward Simpson Executive Director https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ca5fd6cd86cc919bcb73b8a/34d7140a-09ad-4c45-8d9b-0a291e83d659/tressa.JPG Who We Are - Tressa Lawrence | Secretary Tressa is a fifth generation cattle rancher in northeast Wyoming. She has her M.S. in Agricultural Communications from Texas Tech University and puts it to use through her freelance writing and photography business. Tressa is passionate about ranching and agriculture, and helping those within the industry to maintain their livelihoods while encouraging younger generations, especially women, to come back to the ranch. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ca5fd6cd86cc919bcb73b8a/d9d6e0bc-807c-4130-b26d-faccc63ca3cf/katie_m.jpeg Who We Are - Katie Meiklejohn | Treasurer Katie has over 15 years of experience in landscape-scale conservation and has worked extensively with ranchers to identify strategies that simultaneously enhance ecological health, financial success and human well-being. Currently, Katie is the Senior Partner at Ranch Advisory Partners, where she oversees the company's Rangeland Health Monitoring Program. Prior to joining Ranch Advisory Partners, she headed up the Sonoran Institute’s Working Landscapes Program in the Northern Rockies, was a Program Director for American Wildlands and helped get the Center for Large Landscape Conservation established in Bozeman, MT. Katie is a Kinship Conservation Fellow and obtained a Master’s in Conservation Biology from Columbia University. She lives in the Blackfoot Valley of Montana. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ca5fd6cd86cc919bcb73b8a/54920440-4b8c-44c8-92cf-f5c69abdeb96/Gordon_Headshot.jpg Who We Are - Bea Gordon She is a professional with experience in hydrology and related fields including work in industry, non-profits, government agencies, and academia. Her proficiencies include research design, data collection, processing, and analysis in addition to domestic/international project management. Her interest is the intersection of science and policy where she hopes to join her technical expertise with bigger questions about the fate of water resources in the U.S. and abroad. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ca5fd6cd86cc919bcb73b8a/1559226717722-B2CN5SH6UZZHCQG8OB1Y/image-asset.jpeg Who We Are - Marty Zeller | Honorary Member - Ex Officio He is a president of Denver based Conservation Partners. Marty works throughout the western states as an advisor to conservation leaning land owners and managers. He has extensive experience in conservation easements and development. 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