Toner Mitchell

About Toner Mitchell

I have spent the past 10 years collaborating with partners to improve aquatic habitat…

Experience

1. New Mexico Water and Habitat Program Director

   Trout Unlimited

   Apr 2013 — Present · Santa Fe, NM, US

   Restoring riparian habitat through in stream habitat construction, improved land management practices, and mutually beneficial water transactions.Protecting critical wildlife corridors in and around Columbine Hondo Wilderness Area in northern NM.Executed second-ever instream water lease in New Mexico history. Continued efforts to provide instream winter water to key drainages in northern New Mexico - Chama, Cimarron, Costilla.Developing rapid response capability for introducing beavers to impaired watersheds.Working to pass legislation to create recurring funding for landscape restoration; scaling up restoration to create restoration industry.Empower rural New Mexico communities to sustain traditional economies in the interest of resource resiliency and youth retention through mentorship and leadership programs.Work with long-standing land users to inform conservation professionals on traditional stewardship practices.Enhance and protect biodiversity through sustainable land use practices.Broker conflict reduction between rural Hispanic communities and urban-focused conservation NGOs through raising awareness on rural practices and knowledge.Work with landowners, conservationists, and policy makers to increase land health to the mutual benefit of agricultural and recreational land users.On a landscape scale, improve ground and surface water hydrology through habitat restoration and management best practices.Reduce grazing impact on riparian habitat.Develop and implement post-wildfire restoration strategies.

Skills

• Research
• Fishing
• Team Building
• Strategic Planning
• Management
• Fisheries
• Creative Writing
• Editing
• Teaching
• Event Management
• Program Development
• Fly Fishing
• Nonprofits
• Wildlife
• Public Relations
• Product Development
• Grant Writing
• Volunteer Management
• Fundraising
• Conservation Issues
• Social Media
• Marketing
• Blogging
• Customer Service
• Social Media Marketing
• Community Outreach
• Social Networking
• Event Planning
• Public Speaking