Sarah and Whitney Tilt share a passion for hunting, fishing, conservation, and cooking wild game. Their careers have taken them through decades of work with leading conservation organizations, including the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, Trout Unlimited, the National Audubon Society, The Nature Conservancy, and Ecotrust. They also share a love of bringing people together around the table to enjoy good food and good company.

Sarah is principal of Conservation Benchmarks, a consulting firm providing nonprofit management, fundraising, philanthropy and donor engagement, communications, and organizational capacity-building services. With more than 35 years of experience in conservation, she specializes in fundraising, program development, strategic planning, and building the relationships that help conservation organizations advance their missions. She published A Bird Hunter’s Table in 2013.

Whitney is a natural resources consultant with Conservation Benchmarks and a PERC Impact Fellow and Private Lands Coordinator. With more than four decades of experience in conservation, his career began as a wildlife technician with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and a cattle rancher before moving into leadership roles with national conservation organizations, including the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation and the National Audubon Society. He also founded High Country Apps LLC, which develops interactive field guides for smartphones and tablets, and is the author of Flora of the Yellowstone (2015).

When they’re not working, Sarah and Whitney can usually be found bird hunting with their dogs, hiking, fishing, cooking, or entertaining friends.

Photography

Mark Lance
Denver Bryan
Charlotte Caldwell
Larry Hole
Kenton Rowe
Ray Ryan
David Stoecklein
Stacy Townsend