CONTACT US
We look forward to hearing from you! For general inquiries, email info@newildernesstrust.org or call 802-224-1000.
WHO WE ARE
Northeast Wilderness Trust is a non-profit land trust, founded in 2002 to fill the vacant niche of wilderness protection in the Northeast. Our mission is to conserve forever-wild landscapes for nature and people. Our small and dedicated team of conservationists is based in Vermont, Massachusetts, New York, and Maine, with a dedicated Board of Directors spanning the Northeast. Northeast Wilderness Trust protects more than 95,000 forever-wild acres across New England and Northern New York.
Staff
Ptarmigan Abbott
Operations Manager
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Eric Bailey
Conservation Programs Coordinator
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George Bakajza
Maine Seasonal Land Steward
Tom Butler
Senior Fellow
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Becky Clough
Northern New England
Stewardship Manager
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Sophie Ehrhardt
Vermont Land Steward
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Joe Falconeiri
Southern New England
Land Steward
Colby Galliher
Editorial Communications Specialist
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Michael Gauthier
Finance Manager
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Maddie Hatoum
Digital and Technical Coordinator
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Janelle Jones
New York Land Steward
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Richard Knox
Communications Director
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Jon Leibowitz
President and CEO
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Cathleen Maine
Vice President of Operations
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David Mallard
Stewardship Director
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Peter Mandych
Land Conservation Manager
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Caitlin Mather
Land Conservation Director
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Jason Mazurowski
Wildlands Ecologist
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Nicie Panetta
Vice President of Advancement
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Shelby Perry
Wildlands Ecology Director
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Nathaniel Williams
Grants Manager
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Mandy Yonkman
Donor Impact Coordinator
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Board of Directors
Laura Appell-Warren
Vermont
Emily Bateson
Vermont
Aram Calhoun
Maine
Kristin DeBoer
Massachusetts
Brett Engstrom
Vermont
Kathleen H. Fitzgerald
Vermont
Daniel Hildreth
Maine
Alan Jutras
Massachusetts
Carol MacKinnon
Vice Chair
New York
Rick Rancourt
Treasurer
Vermont
Bill Roper
Vermont
Eric Sorenson
Secretary
Vermont
Brian Tijan
Chair
Vermont
Liz Thompson
Vermont
Mark Zankel
New Hampshire
Mark Anderson
Board Emeritus
Massachusetts
Annie Faulkner
Board Emerita
New Hampshire
Merloyd Ludington
1932-2022
Board Emerita
Brian Tijan
Vermont
Henry Tepper
Massachusetts
Paul Torrence
New York
Annie Faulkner
Board Emerita, New Hampshire
Jon Leibowitz
Executive Director
Cathleen Maine
Development Director
Sophie Ehrhardt
Wildlands Partnership Coordinator
LIBRARY
Browse our Annual Reports, Wild Works series, Strategic Plan, and more.

Wildlands in New England Report
This report from Wildlands, Woodlands, Farmlands & Communities (WWF&C) partners Harvard Forest, Highstead Foundation, and the Northeast Wilderness Trust shows that while 81 percent of New England is forested, only 3.3 percent has been permanently protected as Wildlands....

Rewilding the Northeast Booklet
An overview of the importance of rewilding that we practice at Northeast Wilderness Trust....

Annual Reports
Read stories, successes, and statistics from the Wilderness Trust's past few years of conservation work, accompanied by beautiful wildlife and landscape photography....

Strategic Plan
Read the Wilderness Trust's Strategic Plan for 2025-2030, which is organized around four pillars: Protect, Learn, Champion, and Sustain....

Wild Works
Wild Works is an annual series written by experts in the field of wilderness conservation. The series showcases the many benefits of wildlands, for both nature and people....

Research and Essays
Dive into the best scientific studies, poetic essays, and historic treatises supporting wilderness and protection of wildlands....
WIDENING THE WILD
At Northeast Wilderness Trust, we take seriously the responsibility for wilderness conservation to be a welcoming movement for all. It’s the right thing to do. You can read our commitment to a just and equitable world and workplace here.
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