Jeb has a B.S. from the University of Minnesota and an M.S. from University of North Dakota.Both degrees are in wildlife biology.For more than 28 years he directed the field ecology at the International Crane Foundation.That work focused upon linking crane conservation to private landowners and to meeting their needs as well as the needs of ecosystems in which both cranes and people lived.Projects occurred in Wisconsin, China and throughout Southeast Asia.After leaving ICF he has used his experience through Private Lands Conservation LLC to focus upon developing the economic drivers that will help people implement conservation at ecologically meaningful scales.His work with Ferry Bluff Eagle Council has spanned 31 years and parallels conservation efforts developed for many crane species.He says “Eagles, like cranes, are charismatic, long-lived, territorial species that have recovered from near extirpation.As such, conservation on behalfof both eagles and cranes require us to focus upon entire ecosystems within which cranes, eagles and people live.”