Spencer R. Phillips, Ph.D.

Vice President, Ecology & Economics Research
Washington D.C.

Office: 202-556-2921 Mobile: 802-272-9849 Email

Spencer Phillips is a natural resource economist who has been with The Wilderness Society's scientific team since 1992. His economic work has focused on helping people, communities and institutions realize the benefits of wildland conservation.

As Vice President for Ecology & Economics Research, Spencer oversees TWS' economic, ecological, landscape analysis and resource policy research. In 2006, TWS awarded Spencer the Edward A. Ames Award for Scholarship and Conservation Advocacy.

Born and raised in Pennsylvania, Spencer earned a B.A. in economics from the University of Virginia and an M.S. and Ph.D. in agricultural and applied economics from Virginia Polytechnic Institute.

Backpacking on a snowy Mt. Rogers in 1983 re-connected Spencer to wildlands and sparked his passion for exploring the intersections of wilderness with human spiritual and economic development. Whenever possible, he continues that exploration by skiing, hunting, canoeing, flyfishing and hiking.

Recently Published on Wilderness.org:

Riverside County Wilderness Would Secure Economic Benefits for the Future
Greater than Zero: Toward the Total Economic Value of Alaska's National Forest Wildlands
Monongahela Wilderness and the West Virginia Economy
Allegheny National Forest Wilderness: Economic Benefits for Pennsylvania
The Return of Mindfulness
Science, the Obama Administration and a new era of reason
The Economic Benefits of Wilderness: Focus on Property Value Enhancement
Cherokee National Forest Wilderness and the Monroe County Economy
Who’s behind the bogus climate ‘science’ campaign?
Learning from the world while in Mexico
From the Wild9 Congress comes hope