Our Staff

Keith Fletcher, Director of Land Conservation

Currently a resident of Wells, Maine, Keith has worked in conservation for more than twenty five years. For the past thirteen he worked for The Nature Conservancy in both Maine and Iowa, where he led landscape scale conservation projects to preserve the Loess Hills in western Iowa and Mt. Agamenticus in Southern Maine, as well as other special places. He has worked with dozens of landowners to protect thousands of acres of conservation land through purchase and easement, and helped raise funds for many of these purchases. Earlier in his career he was a partner in a private consulting firm in Silver Spring, Maryland, that specialized in conserving rivers through community-based efforts. Technically inclined, he has an M.S. in Computer Science from Johns Hopkins University and a B.S. in Physics from Antioch College. In his private life he is a volunteer conservationist on his Town Conservation Commission and on the board of his local land trust, and he is currently serving as President of the Maine Association of Conservation Commissions. He enjoys spending time with his wife Lisa and two children Alex and Sam. He is also an accomplished musician who plays and teaches the fiddle and is on staff at the Rivertree Center for the Arts in Kennebunk, Maine.

Kari Lygren, Education Coordinator

Kari has assisted in a volunteer capacity at many MMRG events over the years. A resident of Milton Mills, Kari brings a background in sales, marketing and office management and is also a Trager professional.