Ryan Spotts has been named as the new ANHC Chief of Acquisition and Stewardship. Spotts has been with the ANHC as a land management specialist since 2018. She succeeds Kyle Lapham, who vacated the position in February 2022.
Spotts has a bachelor of science in natural resources ecology and management from Louisiana State University and a master of science in forestry from Southern Illinois University. Before coming to the ANHC, Spotts worked in several conservation positions in Louisiana and Illinois, including work with avian studies in Illinois agricultural fields and shrublands with the University of Illinois.
During her tenure as land management specialist, Spotts has led the volunteer program and assisted ANHC Director Bill Holimon with red-cockaded woodpecker (Dryobates borealis) monitoring at Pine City and Warren Prairie natural areas. She has also worked with partners at the Cave Research Foundation to map caves on ANHC natural areas.
Photos:
Main photo — Ryan Spotts, ANHC Chief of Acquisition and Stewardship
Photo 2 — Ryan Spotts in a restoration area at Foushee Cave Natural Area.
Spotts has a bachelor of science in natural resources ecology and management from Louisiana State University and a master of science in forestry from Southern Illinois University. Before coming to the ANHC, Spotts worked in several conservation positions in Louisiana and Illinois, including work with avian studies in Illinois agricultural fields and shrublands with the University of Illinois.
During her tenure as land management specialist, Spotts has led the volunteer program and assisted ANHC Director Bill Holimon with red-cockaded woodpecker (Dryobates borealis) monitoring at Pine City and Warren Prairie natural areas. She has also worked with partners at the Cave Research Foundation to map caves on ANHC natural areas. Photos:
Main photo — Ryan Spotts, ANHC Chief of Acquisition and Stewardship
Photo 2 — Ryan Spotts in a restoration area at Foushee Cave Natural Area.