Jeff Walk

As director of leveraging our lands for the Midwest Division, Jeff is supporting TNC’s preserves and the staff who manage them. His priorities are scaling up land stewardship, especially prescribed fire, and improving the accessibility and visitor experience at preserves that are open to the public.

A lifelong Illinois resident, Jeff grew up on a family farm, where he developed a strong connection to land and water that led him to his current career. Jeff received his doctorate and master’s degrees from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Jeff is a consultant to the Illinois Nature Preserves Commission and has served on the Illinois Endangered Species Protection Board and the Board of Directors for the Illinois Audubon Society; he is also past president of the Illinois Chapter of The Wildlife Society.