Brian Obermeyer

Brian has been with The Nature Conservancy since 2001, first directing a community-based initiative to conserve the Flint Hills, the last landscape expression of tallgrass prairie. He later led land protection and stewardship for the Kansas Chapter. Brian’s pioneering work to avoid and mitigate wind development’s impacts on key wildlife and habitats helped with the development of Site Renewables Right, a mapping tool that synthesizes more than 100 data layers covering 19 states.

In his current role as the Great Plains Grasslands Strategy Director, Brian leads coordination for three Great Plains grassland priority focal areas: Flint Hills, Southern High Plains and Northern Great Plains. He is also tasked with removing barriers, identifying new opportunities and strategies, and helping secure additional funding and capacity to accelerate tangible, lasting results for grasslands.