Primary Job Title Executive Director Primary Organization 
IDA Dark-Sky
Location Tucson, Arizona, United States Regions Western US Gender Male
For more than 30 years Scott has worked in the non-profit environmental community advocating local, state and federal policies and programs to conserve and restore the nation’s fish and wildlife resources. Before coming to IDA Scott served as the Executive Director of Audubon Canyon Ranch, a nonprofit conservation education organization dedicated
to protecting lands in northern California through land preservation, public education and conservation science. During his four and a half years at ACR, Scott created long-term financial health and stability for the organization and successfully negotiated the transfer of more than 3,000 acres of wild lands, effectively doubling the nonprofit’s Preserve system.
Prior to his work with ACR, Scott served as interim Executive Director and conservation director for California Trout, the state’s leading nonprofit organization committed to protecting and restoring California’s wild trout and steelhead. Scott also served as Executive Director for the Marin Conservation League, a nonprofit working to preserve, protect and enhance the natural assets of Marin County, California.
Scott’s professional conservation career began in 1980 as an intern with the National Wildlife Federation, where he held a number of positions, including staff scientist, lobbyist, director and vice president. Following a 21-year career with the NWF, Scott served as the director of conservation programs for The Nature Conservancy’s Alaska Chapter.
Scott holds a Bachelors of Science in Biology from Emory University in Atlanta, GA and a Masters of Science in Wildlife Biology from West Virginia University in Morgantown, WV. He has served on a number of national natural resource committees and blue ribbon panels and is published in both the technical and popular literature.
