New Trustees Join the Board of The Nature Conservancy’s Maine Chapter

BRUNSWICK, MAINE — October 9, 2007 — The Maine Chapter of The Nature Conservancy welcomes two new members – Karen Mills and P. Andrews “Andy” Nixon – to its Board of Trustees.

Karen Mills is a venture capitalist who has grown over 20 companies in areas from pies to plastics. She also has an active involvement in economic development in Maine and currently chairs the Governor’s Council on Jobs, Innovation and the Economy. Ms Mills is a director of Arrow Electronics, Oxygen Media and Scotts Miracle-Gro. She graduated from Harvard University with a degree in Economics and attended Harvard Business School. Currently Ms Mills is writing an article for Brookings on the federal role of regional economic clusters in U.S. competitiveness.

“The beauty of Maine is a great gift to all of us and an important aspect of the state’s future,” Ms. Mills said. “I am glad to be engaged in the important work of the Nature Conservancy as we strive to protect the quality of this special place.”

Andy Nixon is the Chairman and CEO of Dead River Company, a Maine-based company that distributes petroleum products to residential and commercial customers throughout northern New England and develops and manages commercial real estate properties along the eastern seaboard from Maine to Florida. During his career he has served as a board member of numerous companies and non-profit organizations including a term as Chairman of the Maine Community Foundation. Presently he is on the board of Common Good Ventures and the Center for the Prevention of Hate Violence. He and his family reside in Brunswick.

“Trustees are an integral part of the Conservancy’s work,” said Mike Tetreault, The Nature Conservancy’s Maine State Director. “These volunteer leaders provide guidance and generate support for our mission both in Maine and around the world.”

The Nature Conservancy established the Maine Chapter in 1956. Since then, the Conservancy has helped protect more than one million acres across the state. For more information on The Nature Conservancy’s Maine Chapter, visit http://nature.org/maine.

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.