Lynn Canal Conservation

Torrey is originally from Haines. When she was in 4th grade, her family started spending school years in Flagstaff, AZ, returning to Haines in the summers.

She lived in Durango, CO and Hayward, CA before graduating with a Bachelor of Arts in American Cultural Studies from Western Washington University in Bellingham. She returned to Haines in 2018 and now finds deep joy and meaning in advocating for the wild landscape that helped shape her early years. She loves animals, art, harvesting mushrooms and berries, and cold water dips. In the winter she enjoys cross country skiing and ice skating.

For much of her life Stacie traveled, lived, and worked throughout the west in search of all things wild.  In 2012 she found Haines and never looked back.  Stacie earned her Bachelor's of Science at the University of Montana and has spent nearly every summer in the field since her first job in eighth grade.  In the summer she still packs her bags and travels to Alaska's most remote places to collect biological data.  In the winter months she is happy to backcountry ski, play ping-pong and help LCC protect this amazing valley that she calls home.

Scott came to Alaska for the love of the mountains in 1981. On his first day in Haines, he walked into Ray Menakers newspaper office and became an LCC member. He has been working with LCC ever since, as president, treasurer, secretary and VP. He ekes out a living in Haines building timber frame homes with local wood. Running around in the alpine country gives Scott energy and inspiration to work on conservation issues.

Mario works with the youth, empowering them to care about the magic of the Chilkat Valley. A raptor expert, master chef, father, and film-maker who speaks for the animals.

Cary, her husband and first daughter moved to Haines in 1981. They subsequently had another daughter and raised their family here. She has been an LCC board member since 2005 and served as Secretary from 2005-2009. After receiving a B.A. from the University of Redlands (English major) she earned an M.A. in Special Education from San Diego State University. Cary holds a current Alaska teacher certificate, K-8, with Special Education endorsement. Cary is especially concerned about taking care of this planet we call home. Having grown up in Santa Monica, California, she witnessed increasing air pollution from the Los Angeles basin to San Diego. Knowing how much damage has already been done in the lower 48 states, she is committed to protecting Alaska’s clean air, water, and soil.

Ayana has a deep love of nature and a strong background in ecology, culture, and spirituality. She studied Restoration Ecology and Eastern Religions at Colombia University, during which she co-created the Environmental Working Group. She is the Founder and Executive Director of For the Wild, a powerful podcast that platforms critical discourse among grassroots activists, organizers, theologians, artists, land protectors, and scientists. It seeks to elevate and build partnerships with those working toward co-liberation, wilderness conservation, Indigenous sovereignty, ecological renewal and social justice.

Liz is deeply dedicated to food security, gathering, and foraging. Originally from Illinois, it was only when she moved to Southeast Alaska that she started identifying plants in order to learn more about the identity of her new home. She now works at Henderson Farm, a non-profit organization that grows nearly 1,000 pounds of food each year that is given away to volunteers and other community non-profits and events. 

Nora first came to Haines in 2017, during a journey to Skagway to work as a mechanic for a local bike shop. She grew up in a forestry family, co-managing a small forest with several other groups — an experience that helped shape her core values. She’s studied forest management and bioremediation, toured across the country as a full-time musician, and worked as a commercial fisherman.