Clint Miller
Central Midwest Regional Director, Conservation Acquisition
Clint joined The Conservation Fund in 2008 and serves as the Central Midwest Regional Director. In his regional capacity he oversees the Fund’s work in Nebraska, Missouri, Iowa and Kansas was well as working in Wisconsin, Michigan, North and South Dakota. Clint is a seasoned conservation professional who has worked since 1988 in land conservation and wildlife management from Alaska and Florida to the Great Plains. He is the Fund’s lead on implementation of the Midwest Habitat Mitigation Project, a $22 million compensatory mitigation program for a 600-mile oil pipeline running across four states.
He is a recognized expert negotiator and facilitator, working with federal, state and local agencies, corporations and families on complex real estate transactions, conservation easements, mitigation, public and private funding and finance. Clint serves as a commissioner on the Land Trust Accreditation Commission and on Gathering Waters Conservancy’s Land Trust Council in Wisconsin. He previously worked as a regional director for the Minnesota Land Trust and led a community-based conservation program for The Nature Conservancy in the Dakotas after spending 12 years as a wildlife biologist and land manager.
In his spare time Clint enjoys traveling in domestically and abroad, hiking and exploring new places, and spending time with wife and adult children. He is a former structural and wildland firefighter and spent 15 years as an EMT.
Social media handles: Twitter (@gypsyclint15), Instagram (@ckm011296)
Projects
Pelican River Forest – Wisconsin
The forested landscapes of northern Wisconsin are a haven for both people and wildlife. Hosting a unique variety of...
Baldwin Woods Forest Preserve
In 1947, the University of Kansas established the KU Field Station, a biological research station just north of Lawrence....
Sodalis Nature Preserve
Mark Twain put Hannibal, Missouri, on the map. The tranquil landscapes of his boyhood town on the Mississippi River...
Wind Cave National Park
Considered a sacred place by the Lakota, Wind Cave is one of the longest and most complex caves in...
Missouri River Restoration
Stretching more than 2,300 miles from Three Forks, Montana, to St. Louis, Missouri, where it joins the Mississippi River,...
Good Earth State Park
For centuries, the northwest corner of Iowa and the southeast corner of South Dakota have been a significant hub...
Fish Creek Open Space Area, City of Maplewood
Keeping with the Fund’s goal to save favorite outdoor places, we helped the City of Maplewood acquire 70 acres...