Owen Cortner

Owen works on agriculture and conservation issues in the U.S. and around the world. His current projects include analyzing the impacts of eucalyptus plantations in Brazil and figuring out how to build nature-positive economies in Papua New Guinea. As a youngster, he lived on several farms and ranches in Colorado, West Texas, and New Mexico. Owen is a proud graduate of New Mexico State University, loves composting, and once grew the Three Sisters in an apartment balcony garden.