David J Lewis

David Lewis is  the Watershed Management Advisor in Marin County. He is a Carleton College graduate and holds a Master’s of Science degree in International Agricultural Development from UC Davis. His training and background are in geology, soils, and watershed hydrology. He is a returned Peace Corps Volunteer, having contributed to the African Food Systems Initiative in Niger, West Africa from 1990 to 1992.  He subsequently developed programs and trained volunteers for Peace Corps in Zimbabwe and Albania. A part from this work, David also has five years experience as a consulting geologist with a Bay Area environmental consulting firm.

As Watershed Management Advisor, he develops and implements projects that integrate resource conservation with agricultural land use management. He is committed to developing and disseminating the tools and practices that support the beneficial contributions of working landscapes to local economies and the environment.