Carlton Owen of Greenville, SC, has for 30 years been at the forefront of conservation innovation.A forester and wildlife biologist, Mr. Owen holds a B.S. degree in forestry and M.S. in wildlife ecology from Mississippi State University.For six years he led his consultancy, The Environmental Edge, LLC, in "bringing business and the environment together" to benefit both.He is a former Executive Director of the Sustainable Forestry Board, Inc. and Vice President -- Forest Policy, Champion International Corporation.He has held positions with the American Forest Council; American Forest Foundation; Potlatch Corporation; and Mississippi Wildlife Federation.Among his achievements is "Acres for America" -- a first-of-its-kind program to off-set development acre-for-acre with conservation.The program linked the National Fish & Wildlife Foundation, where Mr. Owen served as Vice Chairman of the Board, with Wal-Mart in a $35-million, ten-year commitment that has already conserved 400,000 acres in the U.S.
