Linda has 30 years of experience in conservation-oriented ranch management. While working for The Nature Conservancy, she managed the 30,000 acre Sycan Marsh project in Oregon and then the historic 60,000 acre Matador ranch located near Malta, Montana. She was instrumental in founding the award-winning Ranchers Stewardship Alliance. Linda currently raises sheep on a small prairie ranch and does consulting work related to range, wildlife and livestock.