The Nature Conservancy is nonpartisan, nonconfrontational and collaborative. We work with policymakers on both sides of the aisle and all stakeholders to move policy forward that benefits people and nature. Our science-based approach focuses on what brings us together, not on what divides us.
Here in Kentucky, we are working with policymakers to help enact legislation that protects nature and invests in local communities. We know that policy makes conservation possible. By sharing our years of on-the-ground expertise, we can help inform policy that moves conservation forward.
In Kentucky, TNC’s involvement in conservation issues and our nonpartisan, science-based, solutions-oriented approach is well-respected across the political spectrum. Our successful government relations program ensures TNC’s status as a trusted voice on conservation and related issues in Kentucky—a voice that elected officials, the public and other organizations turn to.
Recently, TNC in Kentucky's State Director, David Phemister, and Director of External Affairs, Heather Jeffs, spoke with Kentucky legislators to discuss the importance of land conservation for people and nature. Our work on protecting Cumberland Forest Wildlife Management Area, the largest conservation easement in state history, is an example of our bipartisan efforts to work toward the protection of nearly 55,000 acres of the critical Appalachian Mountains.
Source: nature.org
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Categories: Kentucky, Government & Policy