SUN JOURNAL • August 14, 2022
Brent West grew up in New Portland in Somerset County hunting, fishing and exploring the high peaks of Maine. The experiences led him to a career in wildlife ecology. After college, he worked across North America for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service conducting surveys that informed federal hunting laws. While working for the service in Maryland he earned his master’s degree. “Seeing the speed of development and demand for precious little open space in the Mid-Atlantic,” West moved home to start a family. Before joining the High Peaks Alliance in 2020 as their full-time executive director, he managed thousands of acres for the Georges River Land Trust.