Kyle Shenk

Northeast Regional Director, Conservation Acquisition


Kyle ShenkKyle serves as our Northeast Regional Director, overseeing the Fund’s work in Pennsylvania, New York, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Vermont, New Hampshire, and Maine. He also serves as our Pennsylvania State Director, focusing on high priority conservation acquisitions and mitigation fund management.

A native of Pennsylvania, Kyle brought his life-long love of the outdoors to The Conservation Fund in 2007. Working with the non-profit, business, and government sectors Kyle spearheads conservation projects at multiple scales, from local parks and greenways to landscape level ecosystem protection.

Kyle serves on the board for WeConservePA and is a senior fellow with the Environmental Leadership Program. He holds a B.S. in Geoenvironmental Studies and certificate in GIS from Shippensburg University, and a M.S. in Community and Regional Planning from Temple University.

Contact: kshenk@conservationfund.org  Office: Pennsylvania

Projects

A Piece of the Underground Railroad’s Story Forever Told

A Piece of the Underground Railroad’s Story Forever Told

The Mifflin House has kept watch over the winding Susquehanna River in Southeastern Pennsylvania for almost 300 years. This...
Clarion Junction Forest – Pennsylvania

Clarion Junction Forest – Pennsylvania

Northwestern Pennsylvania’s forests are essential to the region’s character and economy. These forests serve as a destination for tourists,...
Cherry Valley National Wildlife Refuge

Cherry Valley National Wildlife Refuge

Located in eastern Pennsylvania along the Kittatinny Ridge, the Cherry Valley National Wildlife Refuge was created in 2008 to...
Lackawanna Highlands

Lackawanna Highlands

The Lackawanna Highlands project in northeastern Pennsylvania follows a trend across the country of vast privately-owned working forests in...
State Game Lands 93

State Game Lands 93

September 11, 2001 is one of the most tragic days in our nation’s history. Nearly 3,000 people died as...
Roaring Creek At Weiser State Forest

Roaring Creek At Weiser State Forest

In 2003, The Conservation Fund teamed up with the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources to protect nearly 9,000 acres...
Michaux State Forest

Michaux State Forest

Pennsylvania’s Michaux State Forest covers more than 85,000 acres and is referred to as the state’s ”cradle of forestry.”  We helped expand Michaux...
Pinchot State Forest

Pinchot State Forest

In northeast Pennsylvania, Pinchot State Forest  is a beautiful natural area that shelters wildlife and offers outdoor enthusiasts a colorful...
Camp Security Revolutionary War POW Camp

Camp Security Revolutionary War POW Camp

Camp Security in southern Pennsylvania, is one of only a handful of Revolutionary War-era prisoner-of-war camps that have not...