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Mitchell Reid

Executive Director

Alabama, Louisiana and Mississippi

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Mitch Reid State Director for The Nature Conservancy in Alabama © TNC

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Biography

Mitch serves as executive leader for The Nature Conservancy’s work across Alabama,  Louisiana and Mississippi, overseeing strategy and operations that advance large‑scale conservation across forests, rivers and coastal systems in one of the most biologically diverse regions in the United States. His leadership integrates science, public policy and cross‑sector partnerships to deliver measurable, durable conservation outcomes.

Mitch brings more than 15 years of experience in conservation leadership, public policy and organizational management. Prior to his current role, he served as Executive Director for TNC in Alabama and previously as Director of External Affairs, where he led statewide and regional policy initiatives, including the Longleaf Pine Whole System and the organization’s Gulf‑wide conservation strategy. He also played a key role in federal government relations efforts supporting forestry, agriculture and appropriations priorities.

Earlier in his career, Mitch served as Program Director for the Alabama River Alliance and as an adjunct professor teaching water law and diplomacy. A U.S. Army veteran, he served as a Captain in the Military Police Corps with the 82nd Airborne Division. Mitch holds a Juris Doctor from the University of Alabama School of Law and a Bachelor of Science from the United States Military Academy at West Point.

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We are greater than the sum of our parts in Alabama, Louisiana and Mississippi
FEBRUARY 2026

The Nature Conservancy has been protecting the places that matter across Alabama, Louisiana and Mississippi since the 1960s. Through the years our work has always focused on the mission of conservation, and has been guided by a spirit of collaboration that blends local expertise and stewardship with state, federal and global resources. 

Our rivers flow from one state to the next and our forests grow in a steady line from the banks of the Mississippi to the mountains of Appalachia. Our Gulf waters ebb and flow from Florida’s forgotten coast past the marshlands of Louisiana. We have long recognized this interconnectivity and have worked to build ties of mutual support and collaboration across this region. 

This interconnection is a driving force behind the region’s conservation potential. Over 50% of all the freshwater resources in North America flow through these states, including both the work horses of the mighty Mississippi and North America’s Amazon in the Mobile-Tensaw Delta. We are protecting these waters. We are also expanding management across the longest remaining stretches of longleaf in the south to protect a true corridor of nature to sustain lives and livelihoods from the coast to the mountains.

Nature doesn’t recognize state boundaries. At TNC we believe that in order to be successful we must approach conservation in the same way. This is how we will ensure that the human and natural communities of the deep south prosper and thrive. Thank you for your support, and for joining us in our efforts.