Press Release
Service Names Veteran Wildlife Professional to National LCC Coordinator Post
Veteran wildlife professional Doug Austen has been named National Landscape Conservation Cooperatives (LCC) Coordinator for the U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
Austen has been working in the conservation field for more than 25 years, most recently with the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources. He served six years as executive director of the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission. In addition, Austen has been vice-chair of the Governing Board of the National Fish Habitat Action Plan (NFHAP) and earlier chaired the work group that drafted the initial NFHAP plan.
As FWS National LCC Coordinator, Austen will serve as the principal policy advisor and liaison between the Service and the Department of the Interior, other national and international conservation agencies and organizations, industry, and the public. He also will work with senior executives and leaders in all FWS programs and Interior bureaus to promote and facilitate establishment and operation of the national network of LCCs
Austen has been working in the conservation field for more than 25 years, most recently with the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources. He served six years as executive director of the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission. In addition, Austen has been vice-chair of the Governing Board of the National Fish Habitat Action Plan (NFHAP) and earlier chaired the work group that drafted the initial NFHAP plan.
As FWS National LCC Coordinator, Austen will serve as the principal policy advisor and liaison between the Service and the Department of the Interior, other national and international conservation agencies and organizations, industry, and the public. He also will work with senior executives and leaders in all FWS programs and Interior bureaus to promote and facilitate establishment and operation of the national network of LCCs
