Introducing NCRLT’s Stewardship Manager, Kim Armstrong
We couldn’t be more thrilled to introduce the newest addition to the NCRLT professional team - Kim Armstrong! Kim started mid-August in the Stewardship Manager role, shepherding all current aspects of the program, from annual monitoring of current easements and fee title properties to public outreach on our preserves and special events.
Our team is still lean, but we are much mightier with Kim’s talent, experience, and authentic passion and commitment to conservation.
Most exciting is that Kim will play a key role in building capacity for Restoration and Land Recovery with partner landowners, whether privately held for agricultural or forested purposes, your land trust will assist with planning, funding, and implementing stewardship activities that range from fuels-reduction projects to wildlife-friendly infrastructure to watershed restoration and enhancement.
You’ll surely see her soon out on the trail, or at an upcoming outreach event. Until then, here is a bit more about Kim, in her own words!
I’m excited to join an organization dedicated to conserving land in perpetuity, aligning with my passion for ecological restoration and community health. This role will combine the application of my academic knowledge - a degree in Ecology with a minor in Biology from CSU, Chico, with my experience in conservation across California, and allow me to apply both to conserve land and natural resources in my home region.
Before joining the NCRLT team, I spent six years as a biologist with River Partners, contributing to restoration efforts along the Sacramento and Feather Rivers and supporting projects throughout California—including the San Joaquin and Tuolumne watersheds and the Imperial Valley. My conservation journey started at the California Department of Fish and Wildlife, working at the Oroville Wildlife Area, where I discovered a love of birds by managing the area’s wood duck boxes, participating in waterfowl banding, and conducting Western and Clark’s grebe nesting surveys.
Much of my career has focused on restoring riparian habitats in the northern Central Valley, and she’s excited to expand her work across the diverse ecosystems of Butte, Glenn, and Tehama counties—areas she’s proudly called home for the past 40 years. As a Chico native, her deep-rooted connection to the region fuels her commitment to conservation.
Outside of work time, I enjoy hiking, backpacking, birding, flyfishing, and photography—activities that reflect a deep connection to the natural world. I also volunteer with the Altacal Bird Alliance and has been a part of the Northern Saw-whet Owl Research and Education Program for roughly a decade.
I am passionate about protecting agricultural lands, and preserving open spaces for recreation, enhancing habitat connectivity for wildlife, and supporting groundwater recharge. I am eager to spread my enthusiasm for natural spaces by sustaining relationships with landowners in the community that will ensure a thriving landscape and a healthy community for generations to come.
