Board of Supervisors

Lewis Conservation District is governed by a board of locally elected volunteer members. Board meetings are open to the public and are held at our office and virtually every fourth Wednesday of the month at 2:00 p.m. Join us on Zoom.

Bob Russel

Member

Tracy Spencer

Member

Donna Moir

Secretary/Treasurer

Bob Russel is the newest member of the board. He brings a unique perspective to the board since he has completed salmon habitat projects on his own property and is a strong advocate for conservation.

Tracy Spencer brings knowledge and expertise about farming to our board. Tracy's farm produces hay.

Donna Moir has been a proud owner of Moir Country Farms since 1988 where she raises pastured turkeys for the community.

Chris Aldrich

Chair

Bruce McDonald

Vice Chair

Ryan Ells

Associate Supervisor

Chris is in his third term serving in one of the elected Supervisor positions. A wholesale Christmas Tree farmer since 1978, Chris owns and operates Natives Northwest Company with over 200 acres, harvesting over 12,000 sustainably grown trees each year. Chris is on the Lewis County VSP workgroup, the WSDA Christmas Tree Licensure Advisory Board, and appointed to the Real Christmas Tree Promotion Board. Formerly a native plant grower and nurseryman, Aldrich is a Landscape Architect and Planner .

Bruce McDonald is a tree farmer and an American Tree Farm inspector. He is a retired forester who has worked for Washington Department of Natural Resources and US Army Forestry and an accomplished Wildland firefighter. His goal is to help farmers stay on the land and prevent farms from being converted to houses.