The role of the Boy Scouts of America’s National Conservation and Environment Sub Committee is to ensure that the conservation and environment program emphasis is properly maintained throughout the Scouting program, and to ensure that adequate resources are available to support local councils as they effectively and sustainably manage the natural resources associated with council properties. The National Conservation and Environment Sub Committee consists of members who are subject matter experts and partners from federal land management agencies and environmental non-government organizations. A Scouting volunteer advocate representing each of the four BSA regions serves on the national sub committee and works to ensure the transfer of information between local councils, areas, regions, and the task force.
Members of the BSA National Conservation and Environment Sub Committee are:
Mark Rey | Task Force Chairman, Michigan State University |
Erica Austin | National Park Service |
Tim Beaty | USDA Forest Service, retired |
Doug Blankinship | Bureau of Land Management |
Preston Bruenn | The Camp Fire Club of America |
Lewis E. Gorman III | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service |
Lewis E. Gorman IV | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Retired |
Clark D. Guy | National Park Service, retired |
Earl W. Hower | Izaak Walton League of America |
Michael Huneke | USDA Forest Service, BSA Northeast Region Representative |
Howard Kern | BSA Western Region Representative |
Maria Parisi | US Fish and Wildlife Service |
George McDonald | National Park Service |
R. Max Peterson | USDA Forest Service, retired |
Robert Radspinner | West Virginia Division of Forestry, retired |
Mark Rose | BSA Southern Region Representative |
Steve Scannell | Northeast Region BSA |
James Schwartz | USDA Forest Service |
Gary Stolz | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, retired |
George E. Tabb Jr. | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, retired |
Mark W. Truax | Scouting volunteer |
Lizzy Watts | National Park Service |
Ted Weiland | BSA Central Region Representative |
Scott West | Oregon Department of State Forestry |
Rick Williams, Ph.D. | Fisheries-Conservation-Genetics |
Brian R Gray | National Staff Advisor, Boy Scouts of America |
Have questions? Send an email to the National Conservation Sub Committee, your regional sub committee representative or the national Hornaday committee at conservation@scouting.org.