Adjunct Faculty, ISAT, Geography, MSISAT
whitesrn@jmu.edu
Contact Info
Education
- B. S. in Agronomy, Virginia Tech
- M.P.A. James Madison University
Interests
Restoration ecology, birds, sustainable living, soil health, agronomy, gardening, forestry, exclusion of livestock from streams, restoration of the Chesapeake Bay, South Africa, Central America, anti-poaching, history and bringing back the Northern Bobwhite.
Experience
- Watershed Restoration Consultant at Whitescarver Natural Resources LLC
- Co-owner Whiskey Creek Angus–a regen agricultural operation producing all-natural beef, clean water, air, and wildlife habitat
- Award-winning author of Swoope Almanac, Stories of Love, Land, and Water in Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley
- Award-winning environmental blogger at gettingmoreontheground
- Soil Health Champion in the National Association of Conservation District’s network
- Hugh Hammond Bennett Conservation Excellence Farmer
- Freelance environmental writer with columns published in The Washington Post, Virginia Mercury, Roanoke Times, USA Today, News Leader
- Retired District Conservationist with the Natural Resources Conservation Service with 31 years of field service
- On the Board of Trustees of the Chesapeake Bay Foundation; Vice-Chair, Virginia League of Conservation Voters Ed Fund; Founding Board Member, Alliance for the Shenandoah Valley, Board Member, The Downstream Project
College of Integrated Science and Engineering
