The Landscape Conservation Cooperative (LCC) Council recently met in Austin, Texas on April 25-26, 2016. At the meeting, LCC Council members elected Kelley Myers, Conservation and Recreation Division Administrator with the Iowa Department of Natural Resources, as its Council Co-Chair.  She will serve with fellow co-chair, P. Lynn Scarlett, Managing Director of Public Policy with The Nature Conservancy. 

The LCC Council also voted to welcome new members-at-large: Ryan Orndorff, Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense, Energy, Installations and Environment; Christine Cadigan, American Forest Foundation; and Alex Beehler, Alex A. Beehler & Co., LLC.

The LCC Council provides national-level coordination and support for the LCC Network and is comprised of state and federal agency, tribal, and non-governmental representatives. The LCC Council extends its appreciation to Texas Parks and Wildlife Department for hosting the meeting at its headquarters.

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