Manager

Rob Brown manages the grant applications and other activities on behalf of the Board of Trustees. Rob has had over 20 years experience advocating for backcounty recreation management in New Zealand, is the co-author of several books on huts and tramping and was a member of the West Coast Conservation Board between 1999 and 2007. He is based in Wanaka and in his spare time has been involved in many projects to maintain and restore backcountry huts.
Rob provides the day to day support and information to the volunteer groups that are funded by the Backcountry Trust, with a special focus on the South Island projects, as well the national co-ordination of the Kaimahi for Nature programme which will run from 2020 to 2022. He can be contacted by email: manager@backcountrytrust.org.nz or mobile: 027 316 4986
Rob provides the day to day support and information to the volunteer groups that are funded by the Backcountry Trust, with a special focus on the South Island projects, as well the national co-ordination of the Kaimahi for Nature programme which will run from 2020 to 2022. He can be contacted by email: manager@backcountrytrust.org.nz or mobile: 027 316 4986