This page recognizes those who played a critical role in helping to develop The Pisgah Conservancy and their professional affiliations at the time of our founding.
John Cottingham – Hiker, Camper
Wes Dickson – Sycamore Cycles
Michael Mihalas – Trout Unlimited
Natalie Britt – Cradle of Forestry in America Interpretive Association
Pete Petersen – Carolina Mountain Club
Aaron Saft -- North Carolina Mountain Trail Runners
Tom Sauret – Int’l Mountain Bikers Association (IMBA)
Mark Stierwalt –Trail Dynamics, Southern Off Road Bikers Association (SORBA)
Tom Thomas – Pisgah Area Backcountry Horsemen
David Whitmire – Fish & Wildlife Conservation Council
Forest Service Employees Supporting Advisory Council
Dave Casey – Pisgah District Ranger
Erik Crews – National Forests in North Carolina - Dispersed Recreation Program Manager (Trails, Wilderness, Wild and Scenic Rivers)
Jeff Owenby – District Recreation Program Manager and Director of the Cradle of Forestry
Patrick Scott – District Fire Management Officer and Trails and Roads Program Manager
Lorie Stroup – Pisgah Zone Fisheries Biologist
Lisa Jennings – Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Program Manager
