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Nikolai Ramsey - Senior Program Director - Water and Open Space
Background Information:
Joined Trust in 1997
Authored A Conservationist Review of Arizona State Law and Tragedy of the Commons? Public Lands
Decision-Making on the Colorado Plateau
Former clerk for the Alaska Supreme Court
Co-developed two law classes at Stanford University Law School
Education:
B.A. in Liberal Studies from St. Johns College, J.D. from Stanford Law School
Selected Career Highlights:
Drafted and helped secure passage of an amendment to the Arizona Preserve Initiative that helped
protect thousands of acres of northern Arizona state lands
Co-drafted Arizona Citizens Growth Management Initiative
Coordinated several open space campaigns in the Flagstaff area
Oversaw development of a regional water conservation study effort culminating in the 160-page Rocky
Mountain Institute water conservation report
Co-sponsored monitoring design of Grand Canyon seeps and springs aimed at their protection
Current job description:
Nikolai is Senior Program Director for water and open space issues. His advocacy work includes issues
affecting the Colorado River, Greater Grand Canyon, northern Arizona regional water, and Arizona state
lands.
Responsibilities:
Represents the Trust’s interests in the Glen Canyon Dam Adaptive Management Program
Directs Colorado River litigation including legal actions against federal agencies to improve their science
and policy applications
Works within the Coconino Plateau Water Advisory Council to determine strategies for developing
environmentally benign water supplies and conservation strategies for northern Arizona
Advocates against Lake Powell pipelines being allowed to criss-cross the region
Advocates for Arizona state land reform to include protections for 60,000 acres in northern Arizona
Works for further implementation of Flagstaff Area Regional Plan
Contact Information:
Nikolai Ramsey
Grand Canyon Trust
928-774-7488 Ext. 234
nramsey@grandcanyontrust.org
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