Gates Watson
Vice President, Northwest director, Conservation Acquisition
Gates is the Fund's Northwest Director. He has been with the Fund since 2001, during which time he's led the protection of over 100,000 acres of land. He currently chairs The Conservation Fund’s Land Conservation Loan Committee. Before joining the Fund, Gates started an outdoor adventure program for inner city children in Pittsburgh. A Pennsylvania native, he holds a business degree from Pittsburgh's Duquesne University.Contact: gwatson@conservationfund.org Phone: 406-541-8555 Office: Montana
Projects
Conservation Tools Help Montana Ranchers Realize a Dream
Working ranches play a huge role in the environmental health of Montana, especially along the wildlife-rich Rocky Mountain Front....
Prickly Pear Land Trust
As one of Montana’s fastest growing cities, Helena is facing rapid development. Consequently, conservationists and community advocates are coming...
Garrity Mountain Wildlife Management Area
In the 1880s, the prospect of copper drew miners to what would eventually become the town of Anaconda in...
Wind Cave National Park
Considered a sacred place by the Lakota, Wind Cave is one of the longest and most complex caves in...
Travelers' Rest
As a legacy to the nation and in honor of the extraordinary journey of Lewis and Clark, The Conservation...
Supporting the Sage Grouse and Family Ranches in the West
The greater sage grouse requires wide open spaces for its survival. In recent years, the sage grouse’s habitat has...
Rocky Mountain Front
Where Montana’s dramatic peaks give way to the Northern Great Plains, the Rocky Mountain Front forms a landscape unlike...
Neu's Point and Och's Point State Wildlife Management Areas
Between 1804 and 1806, explorers Meriwether Lewis and William Clark opened the American West on their historic quest to...
Meeteetse Spires in the Beartooth Mountains
In early 2010 we completed the second and final phase of a land conservation project that adds 560 acres...
Greater Yellowstone Area
Larger than the state of West Virginia, the Greater Yellowstone Area stretches 18 million acres across Wyoming, Montana and...
Gallatin Valley Land Trust, Montana
Popular for its trails, beaches, fishing access, dog park and climbing boulder, the 16-acre Bozeman Pond Park sits in...
Elkhorn Mountains
The Elkhorn Mountains stretch across 300,000 acres, stand 9,000-feet tall and contain some of the most important and vulnerable...
Circle R Ranch
Scenic ranches along the West’s great rivers rarely come onto the market—and even more rarely become publicly owned. The...
Conservation Acquisition
