The Nature Conservancy in Georgia Welcomes New Conservation Leadership

ATLANTA, GA — May 4, 2007 — This month, The Nature Conservancy is welcoming new conservation leadership to the Georgia chapter, as Tom Greene, Ph.D. fills the role of Conservation Director. Before joining the Georgia Chapter, Greene led The Nature Conservancy’s Fort Hood project in Texas. However, Greene has had conservation roots in Georgia when he served as the Director for The Nature Conservancy’s Fort Benning project in Columbus, which contributed to the direction and success of the program.

“We were determined to find the right person for this position,” said McCuean. “We are thrilled that Tom is returning to Georgia. He is the right person to take the Georgia program’s conservation efforts to the next level.”

Tom brings with him degrees in botany, range science and forestry, as well as experience in academia and the private and public sectors in Minnesota, Louisiana, Texas and Georgia.

“Georgia contains some of the country’s most incredible natural habitat,” said Tom. “I am honored to have the opportunity to guide The Nature Conservancy’s efforts in Georgia to protect and restore these places, as well as to have the chance to reconnect with the conservation community and further conservation in the state.”

Greene is replacing The Nature Conservancy’s prior Conservation Director, who is now the Director of the state of Georgia’s Land Conservation Program.

The Nature Conservancy is a leading conservation organization working around the world to protect ecologically important lands and waters for nature and people. To date, the Conservancy and its more than one million members have been responsible for the protection of more than 15 million acres in the United States and have helped preserve more than 102 million acres in Latin America, the Caribbean, Asia and the Pacific. Visit The Nature Conservancy on the Web at www.nature.org.