Meet Our Team

Conservation District Staff

Luke Cotton

Executive Director

Rosa Coucke

ADMINistrative Assistant

Dan Shue

Nursery manager

Allissa Conley

Produce safety techNician

Tanner Fowler

Maeap technician

Terry Grabill

KFEC Education coordinator

Partners

USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS)

NCD Partnerships

Kelly Bishop

district conservationist

Serving Muskegon & Newaygo counties

Melissa Heath

CTAI program Assistant

Rod Denning

District forester

Serving Muskegon, Newaygo, & Oceana counties

Newaygo Conservation District (NCD) is an independent unit of state government which has a philosophy and commitment to the stewardship and conservation of the environment. The NCD consults with landowners to educate them in the planning and use of their land. All programs and services are available without regard to race, color, national origin, age, disability, and where applicable, sex, marital status, family status, parental status, religion, sexual orientation, genetic information, political beliefs, reprisal, because of all or part of an individual's income is derived from any public assistance program.