Jennifer Byrne has been the District Manager of the White River NRCD since 2019. From 2011-2016, Jennifer worked and volunteered for the USDA-NRCS in over 15 states, comparing targeted conservation efforts and local and regional water quality improvement programs while assisting with conservation planning, rural and urban soil surveys, wetland delineation and restoration, tree and pollinator plantings and monitoring, and engineering surveys.

Jennifer holds a Master of Environmental Law and Policy from Vermont Law School, a B.S. in Agriculture Science from Oregon State University, and an A.A.S. in Alternative Energy Technology from Lansing Community College in Michigan. Her mission at the District is to help make conservation effective, consistent, and accessible to all farmers and land stewards.