Board of Trustees              

Jim Bath serves as Treasure on the Board of Trustees for the Eastern Nevada Landscape Coalition.  Bath’s education includes a Bachelor of Science in Forestry Management from the University of Nevada Reno.  Bath considered offers to use his degree in the Pacific Northwest, but instead choose to return to his hometown of Ely, Nevada.  There he joined the family business, Bath Lumber, which he has owned and managed since 1974.  Bath’s activities include volunteer firefighter for the Ely Volunteer Fire Department, past Chairman for the William Bee Ririe Hospital Board, and Co-Chaired the Ely Centennial Celebration.  Bath’s generosity is felt throughout the community with donations to many organizations including Great Basin College, McGill Community Swimming Pool, White Pine County Fair, Ely Tree Board, and most community youth organizations.  Bath’s dedication to the community and knowledge of business directs the Coalition in its purpose.

Brent Eldridge serves on the Executive Committee on the Board of Trustees for the Eastern Nevada Landscape Coalition.  A native of White Pine County, Nevada, he was raised on the family’s ranches in North Spring Valley.  Eldridge graduated from White Pine High School and continued his education in mathematics at the Utah State University (USU).  After attending USU for two years, he returned to White Pine County to work on the family ranch and part time in construction.  He has served on various advisory boards for the BLM, is a Past Director for the Nevada Cattlemen’s Association, and Past Chairman for the Nevada Land Action Association.  Eldridge served as a White Pine County Commissioner for twelve years, and currently serves on the BLM's National Wild Horse and Burro Advisory Board.  Eldridge’s enthusiasm for enhancement of the landscape through restoration and love of the land enrich the Coalition’s mission.

John Falen serves as Vice Chairman of ENLC.  John, raised in Jordan Valley, Idaho on the family ranch, currently ranches in Orvada, Nevada.  He has a strong background in agriculture, with a Bachelor's in Animal Husbandry from the University of Idaho.  Actively involved in public land decisions for the past several years, John currently serves as a member of the National Cattlemen's Beef Association Federal Lands Committee and serves on the North Western Resource Advisory Committee.  John's commitment to education and community service is evident in the sixteen years he served on the Humboldt County School Board.  John's stewardship and love of the Great Basin and its communities guides the Coalition with appreciation for the land and its resources.

Don Gilbertson resides in Elko with his family.  Gilbertson, raised in Salida, Colorado a small ranching and mining community, moved to Nevada in 1988.  He has worked in the mining industry for over 30 years; currently he is one of the planner/coordinators for Barrick Mines.  Gilbertson has held almost every volunteer position available within the Boy Scouts during his 40 year tenure as a Boy Scout volunteer.  He has been active in a variety of conservation organizations for the past 20 years, including Ducks Unlimited, the Mule Deer Foundation, the Nevada Chucker Foundation, Elko Big Horns and Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation.  Currently Gilbertson is a District Chair and a Local Chapter Chair for the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation.  He is also a member of the PBL Business Fraternity and is working towards completion of a Bachelors Degree in Business.  Over the past decade, Gilbertson and his wife, have also owned and operated a food distribution business.  “I believe having all groups come together under the Coalition will make it a better communication tool so all aspects of resource conservation will be addressed.  My involvement in ENLC is to learn from the Coalition so that in the future other groups could form similar coalitions using ENLC as a model.”

John Hiatt serves as Chairman of ENLC.  With a strong background in physical science and a PhD in organic chemistry, John brings a strong science background to the Coalition.  Employed by American Medical Laboratories in Las Vegas, he serves as Technical Director.  John, actively involved in conservation for over 25 years, has served as Conservation Chair of Red Rock Audubon for almost twenty years. He has served on the Enterprise Town Advisory Board (Clark County) since 1978, Chair for the Citizens Advisory Committee on Ground Water Management for Las Vegas Artesian Basin the last 12 years, and is a member of the BLM's Mojave/Southern Great Basin Resource Advisory Council.  John's knowledge and dedication to the landscapes of Nevada guide the Coalition with respect to a holistic, ecosystem viewpoint.

Larry Johnson, an engineering geologist, serves as President of Black Eagle Consulting, Inc., a geotechnical and construction management consulting firm in Reno, Nevada.  Johnson has resided in Reno for 35 years.  He grew up on a small cattle ranch in the Sierra Nevada Mountains of Northern California.  His father, a Native American of the KonKow clan of the Maidu, was a noted horseman, rancher, and logger.  Growing up so close to the land, Larry developed a passion for wildlife and the mountains.  His profession and his love of the outdoors have taken him into every county and practically every mountain range in Nevada.  Larry is the longest reigning Director of Nevada Bighorns Unlimited, Reno. Since its inception a decade ago, he's served as Chairman of the Coalition for Nevada's Wildlife.  Larry also serves on a wide variety of other boards and committees including:  BLM's National Wild Horse and Burro Advisory Board; BLM's Black Rock National Conservation Area - Emigrant Trail - Wilderness Management planning subcommittee; and the University of Nevada, Reno, Mackay School of Mines Advisory Board.  Larry motivates the Coalition with his passion for the land and all it offers.

Roberta Moore moved to Baker in 1993, when her husband, Dave, retired from the National Park Service. They reside in Baker, just below Great Basin National Park, on ten acres located in the middle of a Nevada Land Conservancy bird and wildlife sanctuary. This 400 acre sanctuary, donated to the NLC by the Moore family as a land trust, was recently designated by the Audubon Society as an Important Birding Area, one of the very few in Nevada and the West.  Born in California, Moore attended art school in Los Angeles and went on to become a graphic designer/illustrator working for private agencies as well as public land agencies.  Moore has been involved with the National Park Service since 1987.  She works now as an interpretative park ranger at Great Basin National Park.  She is presently working on a ranching wayside exhibit, along with a ranching interpretive program for school children and visitors to the park.  Along with her new position on the ENLC Board, she also sits on the Toiyabe Chapter of the Sierra Club Executive Committee and is involved in the White Pine Sage Grouse Technical Review Team.  Moore is also working on a compilation of wilderness testimonies.  Having collected testimonies from a diverse group of ranchers, environmentalists, and numerous Nevada writers, she hopes to have the project finished and off to the publisher for publication in mid-2003.  “I am very happy to be a part of the ENLC Board of Trustees. I see that, as diverse a group as we are, that we all share one common thread - caring about the Nevada landscape.  I hope I can contribute much, but also feel that I will learn much more about the possibilities and the positive work towards restoring the eastern Nevada landscape.”

Wade Robinson, a fifth generation White Pine County native, has roots that run deep in the local community stemming from his ties to ranching and the local business community.  A White Pine High School graduate, Robison went on to established his own construction company as a general contractor in eastern Nevada.  Generous with his time and support, he serves on the Coordinated Resource Management Steering Committee, and as Chairman of the White Pine Wildlife Advisory Board.  He also is a member of the White Pine Sportsmen’s Club, and the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation.  Robison, an avid fisherman, considers improved habitat for wildlife to be crucial.  He believes that in managing our natural resources “Different user groups are not as far apart as we think”.  The Coalition benefits from his enthusiasm to work with others for the community and wildlife habitat.

Staff

Betsy Macfarlan serves as Executive Director for the Coalition.  Betsy completed a Bachelor of Science, and a Masters of Science in Ruminant Nutrition, at Colorado State University.  Her education makes her a perfect fit for a coalition that believes wildlife and plant health come with a healthy, diverse landscape. Betsy joined the Coalition with over ten years experience as a director of nonprofits, including involvement in coordinating the 1^st and 2^nd Seeking Common Ground Symposiums.  Having helped establish the Eastern Nevada Landscape Coalition, Betsy's position with the Coalition allows her the unique opportunity to combine her executive skills with her interest in science and research, while facilitating the improvement of the natural resources in her adopted home state.

Featured Professional Associates

Dr. William I.(Bill)Morrill provides impressive contributions to the Coalition, including expertise in working with community based developments overseas.  He has established coalitions of conservation organizations, governments, and communities, concerned about multiple use and landscape health.  His knowledge and experience in the adaptive management process, remote sensing, range conservation, wildlife management and ecological planning, make him an invaluable member of the Coalition team.  Dr. Morrill's education includes Ph.D., Ecological Planning at University of Massachusetts, and Bachelor of Science and Master of Science, Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences, Texas A&M University. Dr. Morrill works closely with the Coalition, serves on our research committee, and collaborated with Dr. Barry L. Perryman and Robert Wilson to research and write a white paper titled "The Consequences of Doing Nothing".

Dr. Barry L. Perryman is an assistant Professor at University of Nevada Reno.  Dr. Perryman, a Rangeland Ecologist, received his Bachelor of Science Degree at Abilene Christian University, Masters of Science degree and Ph.D. at the University of Wyoming.  Dr. Perryman works closely with the Coalition, serves on our research committee and collaborated with Robert Wilson and Dr. William Morrill to research and write a white paper titled "The Consequences of Doing Nothing".

Robert Wilson is a native of Northern Elko County in Nevada and Owyhee County in Idaho.  He is a descendent from families that settled in this border area in the mid 1800's.  As an Extension Educator with the University of Nevada Cooperative Extension in Ely, Nevada, Bob has worked extensively with public collaborative processes, conflict over natural resources of all types, and the ecological consequence of noxious weed invasions into functioning ecosystems.  Bob brings a diverse background to the Coalition with a Bachelors of Science, Agriculture Resource Economics, and a Masters of Science, Plant Science, both from the University of Nevada Reno.  Bob works closely with the Coalition, serves on our research committee and collaborated with Dr. Barry L. Perryman and Dr. William I. Morrill to research and write a white paper titled "The Consequences of Doing Nothing".

Featured Photographers

Dr. Sherburne M. Macfarlan, M.D. and his wife visit eastern Nevada annually.  He provided the Coalition with the great photograph of the western view of the Egan Mountain range taken in December 2001, that is at the top of each page.  Dr. Macfarlan is an avid hiker, a long time member of The Nature Conservancy, and donates much of his free time at the Rocky Mountain National Park.  At the park, he works in the green house growing seedlings for revegetation projects and assists the fire crews with their fire cleanup efforts.  Dr. Macfarlan enjoys traveling through out the world, but he always saves a few roles of film to capture the splendor of eastern Nevada.

Arthur R.(Art) Talsma provided the Coalition with amazing photographs of habitat and wildlife from his trip to eastern Nevada during the summer of 2001.  Mr. Talsma grew up in Northern Michigan, and now makes his home in Nampa, Idaho.  His education includes a Master of Science, Fish and Wildlife, at Michigan State University.  He is interested in good range management,  and wildlife habitats for deer, elk, and sage grouse.  He is a life member and Habitat Partner with Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation, and a member of Mule Deer Foundation, The Nature Conservancy, and Ducks Unlimited.

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