Joe McCauley, Chesapeake Fellow, Chesapeake Conservancy
Retired from the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, Joe brings vast conservation experience, both at the policy level and in the field, to the Conservancy. As Chesapeake Fellow, he serves as a mentor to the Conservancy staff and enhances the organization’s conservation efforts in Virginia. Joe most recently served as regional chief, Division of Realty, Northeast Region, USFWS, where he was responsible for overseeing real property acquisition within the 13 Northeast States. His accomplishments included adding nearly 18,000 acres to the National Wildlife Refuge System, working with the Rivers of the Chesapeake Landscape Conservation Collaborative, the Conservancy’s Envision the James Core Team, and the Chesapeake Conservation Partnership Steering Committee. A graduate of West Virginia University, Joe lives in the Richmond, VA area. He and his wife Julia have two grown sons. In his spare time, Joe enjoys fishing, gardening and birding.