Whitney has been the Senior Urban Conservationist with the East Multnomah Soil and Water Conservation District since 2017. She has over two decades of experience in conservation planning, land management, environmental restoration, and urban sustainability.
Whitney helps private landowners, schools, and partner organizations learn about and implement sustainable landscape care. She also oversees cost-share funding for riparian forest restoration projects on private properties, provides community workshops on a variety of topics including rain gardens, and manages the landscape at Conservation Corner.
She is also the Coordinator of EMSWCD’s staff-led Equity Team, which works to elevate EMSWCD’s awareness, sensitivity, and response to the equity concerns of our communities related to natural resource management and environmental justice. Reach out to Whitney with questions or concerns about our equity work.
Prior to joining EMSWCD she worked for the Northern Virginia Conservation Trust, the West Virginia Division of Natural Resources, and the U.S. Forest Service. In her free time she enjoys hiking, backpacking, expanding her naturalist knowledge, and exploring a variety of flow, visual, and fabric arts. She also volunteers with Cascadia Wild and the local arts community.
