Robert M. FindlingDirector of Land Protection and StewardshipRobert is the Director of Land Protection and Stewardship for The Nature Conservancy in New Mexico. Responsibilities include land protection, stewardship, legislative and governmental affa…

Robert M. Findling

Director of Land Protection and Stewardship

Robert is the Director of Land Protection and Stewardship for The Nature Conservancy in New Mexico. Responsibilities include land protection, stewardship, legislative and governmental affairs, project management and land protection activities. Projects he has managed for the Conservancy include; acquisition and development of Bear Mountain Lodge, Santa Fe Canyon Preserve, Milnesand Prairie Preserve and the enactment of the New Mexico Land Conservation Incentives Act.

He was the Director of Design and Development for New Mexico State Parks for over twenty years prior to his employment by TNC in 1999 and was responsible for planning, design, construction management and legislative activities for the state park system. Robert is a graduate of the University of Colorado (Bachelors Degree in Environmental Design, 1974) and is a registered landscape architect.

Steve BassettDir. Planning and Spatial AnalysisSteve’s interest in solving problems at the interface between social and natural systems began at the University of Oregon, where he studied Geography and Geographic Information Science. Prior to joinin…

Steve Bassett

Dir. Planning and Spatial Analysis

Steve’s interest in solving problems at the interface between social and natural systems began at the University of Oregon, where he studied Geography and Geographic Information Science. Prior to joining TNC’s New Mexico program, Steve worked for the NPS in Yellowstone, conducting analysis to support the science-driven management of the Park.

Martha Schumann CooperGila Program Manager Martha manages restoration, monitoring and stewardship projects on the Gila and Mimbres River Preserves. The Conservancy works with a diverse group of partners in the region to protect the natural flows of …

Martha Schumann Cooper

Freshwater Program Director


Martha manages restoration, monitoring and stewardship projects on the Gila and Mimbres River Preserves. The Conservancy works with a diverse group of partners in the region to protect the natural flows of the Gila River through science and policy. Spending time on the floodplain of the Gila River, whether working or playing, reveals how floods and droughts shape this ecosystem. Another focus of Martha’s work is to catalyze collaborative forest restoration on the Gila National Forest, which encompasses the upper watershed of the Gila and Mimbres Rivers. Prior to working with The Nature Conservancy, Martha worked for six years in the Southwest on forest and watershed restoration, research and education at the Forest Stewards Guild and Rio Puerco Management Committee. Martha received her M.S. in Forest Ecosystem Science from the University of Maine in 1999 and a BA in Biology from Amherst College in 1995.

 
 
Melissa McLambConservation Coordinator_

Melissa McLamb

Conservation Coordinator

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