Ellen Montgomery

Public Lands Campaign Director @Environment America

America is the wealthiest country in the world. Not just because we have the highest standard of living ever achieved in human history, but also because ours is a remarkably beautiful stretch of the planet. From the redwood forests to the Gulf Stream waters, this nation contains an infinite variety of landscapes and species - mountains, valleys, ocean beaches, creeks, nooks and crannies, plus trees, grasses, cats, bears, bald eagles, and critters. My job is to run campaigns to protect these places from local beachfronts to remote mountain peaks. Each victory will move us closer to an interim goal of protecting 30% of our land and oceans by the year 2030.