Mike Ford

Nevada and Southwest Director, Conservation Acquisition

Mike develops effective land and resource management strategies that balance economic development and achieve conservation objectives.

He joined the Fund in 1999, after a 25-year career with the U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM), where he served as Branch Chief in the National Land and Realty Division in Washington D.C., Deputy State Director in NV, District Manager in Albuquerque, NM, and Area Manager in Lake Havasu City, AZ.

Mike also served as a Congressional Fellow and Legislative Assistant for U.S. Senator Pete V. Domenici (R-NM) where he was responsible for public land and environmental issues.

Mike has played a leading role in TCF’s national mitigation efforts working on behalf of the El Paso Natural Gas Company’s Ruby Pipeline Project (WY to CA), Kern River Gas Transmission Company’s (WY to CA) pipeline, and the largest solar generation site in the U.S., owned and operated by Brightsource Energy on public land south of Las Vegas.

Contact: mikefordtcf@aol.com   Phone: 702-655-8167   Office: Southwest Regional Office