Our Mission
Our mission is to promote expansive land stewardship that incorporates ecological health, regenerative agriculture, long-term thinking, and cultural preservation. We do this by proving out best practices at our 2,100-acre demonstration site, training professionals in emerging techniques, and inspiring landowners and managers to make positive changes on the lands that they steward.
Board/Leadership
Charles Bich
Charles Bich has always been inspired by the highlands and agricultural landscapes of the northeastern U.S. and eastern Canada. When he was 13 years old, his father purchased the property that is now the Land Stewards demonstration site in Dutchess County, N.Y., and Charles spent many happy years exploring the rocky woods, wetlands, and former fields and orchards as a boy. As an adult, his interests turned to making this landscape all that it could be&emdash;for nature and human beings alike&emdash;and inspiring and equipping others to do the same, as stewards of their lands.
Robbianne Mackin
Robbianne Mackin brings more than 20 years of high-level fundraising experience in education, social science, and physical and life sciences. She has worked for organizations including NPC Research, The Nature Conservancy, and the National Audubon Society. Robbianne has also served as an independent consultant throughout her career, working directly with organizations and individuals to advise on program evaluation, strategic planning, and fundraising. She holds a Master of Forest Resources (specializing in Water Policy and Science) from The Pennsylvania State University.
Douglas Horne
Douglas R. Horne has more than 45 years of experience in land planning, real estate asset management, development, land conservation, and historic preservation. He founded D. R. Horne & Company in 1982, an advisory that gained a national reputation for executing extraordinary standards of design coupled with a steadfast commitment to sustainability. His board service includes Adirondack Land Trust, Stone Barns Center for Food & Agriculture, Laurance S. Rockefeller Fund, Jackson Hole Preserve Inc., Sundance Nature Alliance, Marquand Park Foundation, Woodstock Foundation, and Woodstock Resort Corporation.
Our Partners
