Bob Budd

Bob Budd is the Executive Director of the Wyoming Wildlife and Natural Resource Trust, a program established to enhance wildlife habitats and the natural resource heritage of Wyoming.

Prior to helping launch the WWNRT program, Budd was manager of Red Canyon Ranch, and Director of Land Management for The Nature Conservancy in Wyoming. In his work there, he was credited with developing and maintaining large-scale ecological process, while maintaining economic production on a working cattle ranch. Before his tenure with TNC, Bob spent 15 years with the Wyoming Stock Growers Association, ten as Executive Director.

Bob Budd has a Master of Science degree in Range Management, and Bachelor of Science degrees in Agricultural Business and Animal Science, all from the University of Wyoming. He is also trained in Holistic Resource Management, and is a Certified Professional in Rangeland Management.

He is a past-president of the international Society for Range Management, and has worked in North America, China, and Africa to resolve natural resource issues. He has facilitated development of management plans for the Big Sandy River, Sage-grouse, and Bighorn Sheep in Wyoming.

Budd has been recognized for his stewardship by the Bureau of Land Management, United States Forest Service, and Wyoming Game and Fish Department, among others.

His writings have appeared in a variety of forms, most recently “Otters Dance” in Home Land, and three chapters in Ranching West of the Hundredth Meridian. He and his wife Lynn, live in Lander, Wyoming and have three children, Joe, Jake, and Maggie.