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WHITEROCK CONSERVANCY HIRES DIRECTOR Hunt comes to Iowa from the Western Pennsylvania Conservancy (WPC), where he worked for the last five years as a watershed project manager and more recently as Director of Agricultural Conservation. During his tenure in Pennsylvania, Hunt oversaw the development and implementation of numerous conservation grant projects and initiatives. Among other successes, he was instrumental in crafting western Pennsylvania’s Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program (CREP), a $145 million private-public partnership. Hunt also has experience working with community and political leaders. In 2005, he landed a $500,000 federal highway bill earmark to help improve the conservation design of roads along streams in south central Pennsylvania. For the last two years Hunt coordinated a $1 million project to provide technical assistance to western Pennsylvania farmers and agricultural agencies interested in implementing conservation practices such as CREP, stream-side fencing, nutrient management planning, and no-till production. Hunt will now lead the planning, partnership, and fundraising efforts that will be needed to realize Whiterock Conservancy’s complex aspirations. “Whiterock is an exciting project,” says Hunt. “It’s just starting and has a lot of opportunity. It’s unique because Whiterock’s mission is to take all the great aspects of environmental conservation and mix it with community conservation, agricultural production, timber management, applied research, and recreational use. You just can’t find that level of diversity and innovation with other organizations.” “There is an important story here about changing Iowa agriculture,” says Hunt. “Whiterock will be an important illustration of Iowa’s past as it seeks new alternatives for economic and environmental sustainability. Central to Whiterock Conservancy’s mission is the exploration of innovative options that support a vital and sustainable rural future.” |
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Whiterock
Conservancy announces the hire of Tolif Hunt as its first paid Executive
Director. “After a nation-wide search, we are very pleased to have found
the perfect person for this job,” says Fred Kirschenmann, Whiterock
Board Chair. “Tolif may look young, but his appearance belies the great
depth of his skills and experience.” 