Nathan Villiger

Nathan Villiger

Agriculture Projects Associate

Maryland Office

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Nathan grew up in rural northwestern Montgomery County, Maryland, just a few miles from the Potomac River. Throughout his teenage years, Nathan worked on and around the farms of Montgomery’s Agricultural Reserve, developing a deep passion for landscape conservation and family agriculture. He graduated from St. Mary’s College of Maryland in St. Mary’s City with a degree in Environmental Studies and a minor in Political Science. While at St. Mary’s, Nathan served on the management team of the Kate Chandler Campus Community Farm, interned with the University of Maryland Extension Service, and was a National Environmental Leadership fellow with the Rachel Carson Council. His studies concentrated on the intersection of people and place in the Chesapeake Region, culminating in a senior research project focusing on the working waterfront community of Smith Island Maryland. For the Summer 2024 growing season, Nathan worked on a regenerative organic beef and vegetable farm in Casco, Maine.

As a member of the Alliance’s Agriculture and Forests team, Nathan hopes to draw on his experience as a farmer and conservationist to outreach to farmers and implement conservation BMP’s that advantage both producers and the environment as a whole.

Outside of the office, Nathan is an avid fisherman and outdoorsman. His hobbies include flyfishing, running, canoeing, photography, backpacking, and gardening. He also loves bluegrass, country western, folk, and indie music.