Emma Thompson Named as North Branch Land Trust Land Conservation and Stewardship Director – Technologist

Press release shared by North Branch Land Trust, August 28, 2024. Photo courtesy of North Branch Land Trust.

North Branch Land Trust is pleased to announce the advancement of Emma Thompson as its Conservation and Stewardship Director. Thompson joined the Land Trust in 2023, bringing with her a dedication to conservation and a drive to inspire others with the same passion.

With a robust background in conservation and stewardship, Thompson has previously worked in environmental consulting and served as a forester with the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources Bureau of Forestry. She holds a graduate degree in Forestry and an undergraduate degree in Public and Urban Affairs with a focus on Public Policy, Leadership, and Social Change from Virginia Tech.

Ellen Ferretti, Executive Director: “In her year at North Branch Land Trust, Emma has shown a desire and ability to learn the mission and how best to carry it forward. Emma has developed a good rapport with current and prospective easement landowners, our members, visitors, committee members and the Board. Emma’s professional experience allowed her to hit the ground running with the various aspects of this position and this advancement to Director will allow her to engage in even more ways to conserve and steward our precious lands and waters in Northeastern Pennsylvania.”

Thompson’s work will encompass engaging private landowners to aid them in permanently conserving their forests, farms, meadows, and waters throughout Northeastern Pennsylvania. Since her start at North Branch Land Trust, Thompson has helped conserve 200 acres through private conservation easements. Thompson will also oversee the annual monitoring of conserved lands and preserves, implement management plans, and collaborate with Land Trust staff to enhance visitor and educational experiences at the Trust’s preserves.

Emma Thompson: “I am proud to be advancing in my role at North Branch Land Trust. This organization does incredibly impactful work for all people not just our landowners and I am excited and honored to be a part of that mission.”

Outside of her professional life, Thompson enjoys embracing Pennsylvania’s outdoors with her dogs, while hiking, hunting, biking, and kayaking.

For more information about North Branch Land Trust and its conservation efforts, please visit nblt.org

North Branch Land Trust partners with landowners, communities, and stakeholders to conserve and care for Northeastern Pennsylvania’s lands and waters. North Branch Land Trust is a registered 501(c)(3) conservation nonprofit operating in in an eight-county region of Pennsylvania (Bradford, Susquehanna, Sullivan, Wayne, Wyoming, Lackawanna, Luzerne, and Columbia) in the Upper Lehigh and Susquehanna Watersheds.