Kevin McKernan, Executive Director, is a Natural Resources graduate from Humboldt State University. He has worked for two Tribal governments over the past ten years: the Hoopa Valley Tribe as an Environmental Planner and the Yurok Tribe as Environmental Program Director. He brings NRLT vast experience in land management and development (federal, state and private lands), policy analysis, funding acquisition, program development and personnel management. Under Kevin’s guidance, NRLT looks forward to organizational growth, allowing for stronger ties with our conservation partners and community members in Humboldt, Del Norte and Trinity Counties. When he is not managing a busy work schedule, Kevin enjoys surfing, fishing, hunting, and spending time with his family.
Projects Director Shayne Green was born and raised in Humboldt County, and holds a B.A. in Natural Resource Management and Geography from the University of California at Santa Barbara and an M.A. in Biological Sciences from Humboldt State University. Since 1995 he has earned his livelihood "traipsing" across the privately and publicly-owned forests of northern California working as a timber cruiser, forest inventory technician, and consulting botanist. Shayne's goal at NRLT is to "strategically design conservation programs and build relationships that enhance the protection of the North Coast's natural landscapes, economies, and quality of life." 
Projects Manager Ben Morehead is a founding board member of the Northcoast Regional Land Trust. He has been working on land conservation projects with several land trusts throughout Humboldt County over the past 11 years. He now manages and facilitates our Six Rivers to the Sea Initiative and donated land and working ranch conservation easement programs. He holds both a B.S. and M.S. in Natural Resources Planning and Management from Humboldt State University.
Projects Manager Ryan Wells manages and facilitates our Freshwater Farms Reserve and Regional Planning programs. He just received his B.S. in Natural Resources Planning from Humboldt State University. Ryan has worked with the California Conservation Corps, the AmeriCorps Watershed Stewards Project, and the Eel River Watershed Improvement Group, conducting stream habitat surveys and fish counts, and he supervised the construction of dozens of salmon habitat enhancement projects.
Development Director Linda Serrano has nine years of direct experience with non-profit conservation organizations in Oregon and Humboldt County. Raised and educated in New England, the West's raw beauty captured and keeps her living and thriving here on California's North Coast. Her work with the Northcoast Regional Land Trust focuses on building the organization's capacity to promote the values of protecting and preserving working landscapes, farms, forest, and grazing lands.
Lindsay Magnuson, NRLT's Educational & Outreach Coordinator, was born and raised in Humboldt County and has a unique perspective on the opportunities and challenges of working to conserve land while preserving the rural culture of this region. For this reason, Lindsay is well suited to develop, teach and lead our educational and outreach program. She has also been teaching part-time at College of the Redwoods in Eureka, CA and Humboldt State University since 2003. Lindsay earned her Bachelor's degree in Wildlife Management from Humboldt State University and a Master's degree in Natural Resources from HSU while focusing on the ecology and conservation of Roloway monkeys in Ghana (2002). Lindsay was given the Koplin award for outstanding Wildlife graduate of the year in 2003.
Lindsay Magnuson, NRLT's Educational & Outreach Coordinator, was born and raised in Humboldt County and has a unique perspective on the opportunities and challenges of working to conserve land while preserving the rural culture of this region. For this reason, Lindsay is well suited to develop, teach and lead our educational and outreach program. She has also been teaching part-time at College of the Redwoods in Eureka, CA and Humboldt State University since 2003. Lindsay earned her Bachelor's degree in Wildlife Management from Humboldt State University and a Master's degree in Natural Resources from HSU while focusing on the ecology and conservation of Roloway monkeys in Ghana (2002). Lindsay was given the Koplin award for outstanding Wildlife graduate of the year in 2003.