Scott Black is an internationally known conservationist who has been at the forefront of the conservation movement for over three decades. He is executive director of the Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation, which under his leadership has become the premier invertebrate conservation organization in North America.
Scott’s work has led to protection and restoration of habitat on millions of acres of rangelands, forests, and farmland as well as protection for many endangered species. He is an author of the best-selling Gardening for Butterflies and Attracting Native Pollinators and has written more than two hundred other publications. His work has been honored with several awards, including the 2011 Colorado State University College of Agricultural Sciences Honor Alumnus Award, the U.S. Forest Service Wings Across the Americas 2012 Butterfly Conservation Award and the 2019 Wings Across the Americas International Research Partnership Award.
Scott serves on the advisory council of the Center for Regenerative Solutions which is accelerating the implementation of regenerative, nature-based climate solutions in cities and also serves on the Trinational Monarch Science Partnership — a partnership of federal agencies and scientists from Mexico, the United States, and Canada which works to understand and conserve monarch butterflies across North America.
