The Love of Conservation Land, with Heather Reading, Conservation Division Lead, Land Advisors Organization

Welcome to She’s Wild, the Podcast for Women in Land & Development. Today's guest is Heather Reading, the Conservation Division leader at Land Advisors Organization. With over 20 years of experience in land and water conservation, Heather is skilled in developing tailored strategies that benefit landowners while solving resource challenges, protecting drinking water supplies, and improving recreational opportunities. 

Heather helped shape the 2018 Farm Bill by working at local, state, and national levels to improve conservation programs and increase funding; she then directed multi-millions in Farm Bill funding to Arizona. She assisted in efforts to successfully pass the Great American Outdoors Act and worked at state and national levels to increase funding to the Land and Water Conservation Fund. She utilizes these sources to secure multi-million dollar funding awards for current projects and she’s also developing new fund sources and creative financing strategies for conservation with corporate business partners.

In this episode learn about Heather and her career journey from studying biology to working as the Land & Water Protection Director for The Nature Conservancy in Arizona to her current role as Conservation Division leader at the Land Advisors Organization. You also learn all about the Yavapai Ranch Project she’s diligently working on conserving. 

Connect with Nancy:

Instagram:https://instagram.com/nancysurak

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nancysurak/

Website: www.nancysurak.com

Connect with Heather:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/heather-reading-aa055b27/

Learn more about the Yavapai Ranch:  http://www.yavapairanch.com/

Heather's book recommendation: The Secret Knowledge of Water: Discovering the Essence of the American Desert by Craig Childs via Amazon: https://a.co/d/aDnZHY6

Heather’s YouTube Yoga Recommendation: Boho Beautiful https://www.youtube.com/c/bohobeautiful

She’s Wild Sound Production by: Luke Surak, Surak Productions:  [email protected]