Scott Laird joined the TRCP as Montana Field Representative in February 2016 after working for more than 25 years in natural resource conservation work across the West.

Scott earned a master’s degree in Veterinary Parasitology from Oklahoma State University and started his natural resource work as a conservation officer for the state of New Mexico. He then joined the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation where he worked for the next 14 years in several different conservation roles, most recently as director of private land stewardship. Scott also spent several years with the American Prairie Reserve as director of land acquisition.

Based out of the TRCP’s new office in Missoula, Mont., Scott works on behalf of sportsmen and women to protect the wildlife resources that we all love. He enjoys hunting and fishing in and around his home in Lolo, Mont., and spending time outdoors with his two children, Ali and Simms.