Peter Dykstra is the Pacific Northwest Regional Director at The Wilderness Society. Based in Seattle, Peter works throughout Washington and Oregon.  He also serves on The Wilderness Society’s Recreation Program Leadership Team.

Prior to joining The Wilderness Society, Peter worked at The Trust for Public Land for 5.5 years where he served as Washington State Director and managed conservation transactions, lobbied for appropriations, created conservation strategies with partners, and developed local conservation finance efforts across the state.  During his tenure, TPL and its partners protected over 35,000 acres and secured over $300 million in conservation funding for Washington State.  Prior to getting into land conservation, he worked as a water and land use attorney for a small nonprofit and for two law firms, as well as having a stint as an Assistant Attorney General for Washington.

Peter also serves as an Adjunct Professor at Seattle University, teaching Environmental Law and Policy, and has been an Adjunct Lecturer in Land Use Planning Law at the University of Washington.  In addition to his conservation and teaching pursuits, Peter and his wife, Janine, stay busy raising their two children, Ruby and Adam.