Talking Water with Lesli Allison & Morgan Wagoner

We welcome Lesli Allison and Morgan Wagoner to Talking Water ...

Lesli Allison  

Lesli is a founding member and chief executive of the Western Landowners Alliance. She was also a founding member of the Chama Peak Land Alliance. For the past three decades, Lesli has worked extensively with private landowners and multiple stakeholders to advance conservation, sustain working lands, and support rural communities. Prior to Western Landowners Alliance, Lesli managed a large ranch in the southern San Juan Mountains of Colorado. During her 16-year tenure, she implemented progressive conservation management through award-winning programs in restoration forestry, prescribed fire, grazing, stream restoration, hunting and wildlife management, and scientific research and monitoring.

Morgan Wagoner

As the Western Water Program Director for Western Landowners Alliance, Morgan oversees the development and execution of strategies and policies that facilitate collaborative learning and action to address western water issues. She also works to support landscape scale initiatives and place-based watershed groups in efforts to protect and improve watershed health. Before joining WLA, Morgan worked with nonprofits on water quality protections, water policy, and community outreach. She also worked for environmental engineering firms performing environmental compliance and as a river guide around the Southwest. 

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