Nature Conservancy appointment

The Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC), Saskatchewan is pleased to announce the appointment of Mark Wartman as Saskatchewan Regional Vice President.

Wartman brings a wealth of expertise in fundraising, government relations and business development to this dynamic role. He will lead this not-for-profit organization's work in Saskatchewan to conserve lands in their natural state for the benefit of people and wildlife.

For more than eight years Wartman served as a member of the Saskatchewan Legislature, representing the constituents of Regina Qu'Appelle. During his two terms in government he was appointed to the roles of Minister of Agriculture and Food and Minister of Highways and Transportation. Prior to political life, Wartman served as a United Church minister for more than 20 years. More recently he was a development officer with the College of Agriculture and Bioresources at the University of Saskatchewan.

"I am thrilled and thankful to be leading the Saskatchewan Region of the Nature Conservancy Canada." says Mark Wartman. "In this exciting and challenging role I will have opportunity to blend my personal interests and experience with a renewed commitment to habitat conservation and the care and management of wildlife habitat. Natural habitat is a vital living heritage to be cared for, experienced and enjoyed today, and just as surely, it must be conserved as a precious, irreplaceable gift to future generations."

In Saskatchewan, the Nature Conservancy of Canada has conserved over 142,000 acres (57,465 ha) of ecologically significant lands through land donations, purchases and conservation agreements, and involving partnerships with individuals, governments, corporations and other organizations.

The Nature Conservancy of Canada is the nation's leading land conservation organization, working to protect our most important natural areas and the species they sustain. Since 1962, NCC and its partners have helped to protect more than 2.7 million acres (1.1 million hectares), coast to coast.