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PRESIDENT AND CEO, THE CONSERVATION FUND, ARLINGTON COUNTY
PRESIDENT AND CEO, THE CONSERVATION FUND, ARLINGTON COUNTY
Virginia Business// August 29, 2024//
Selzer has led The Conservation Fund since 2001, helping to protect vital lands and waters in the United States to provide greater access to nature, strengthen local economies and enhance climate resiliency. The only environmental group in the country chartered for both conservation and economic development, it has protected more than 8.8 million acres in all 50 states in the past 40 years.
Recent successes include adding about 1,000 acres to the Hackmatack National Wildlife Refuge in Illinois earlier this year. Closer to home, The Conservation Fund donated 27 acres in Greene County to Shenandoah National Park in December 2023 to help protect park resources from development.
Selzer began his conservation career at Massachusetts’ Manomet Center for Conservation Sciences, where he researched marine mammal and seabird populations. Before being named president of The Conservation Fund, he led the organization’s efforts to integrate economic and environmental goals.
He has served on the board of directors of forest products company Weyerhaeuser since 2016. He also is chairman of the board of the American Bird Conservancy.
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