Michael Spalding is the Program Coordinator for the Southern Indiana Sentinel Landscape. Michael grew up in central Indiana on land that has been in his family since 1889. His passion for conservation began while exploring the fields, forests, and streams of his family’s farm. Michael graduated magna cum laude from Purdue University College of Agriculture with a Bachelor of Science in Forestry in 2005. Since that time, he has performed conservation work in 55 counties throughout Indiana. He began his career as a field forester with a forestry consulting firm and has spent the past 15 years managing public forests at Jackson-Washington, Yellowwood, and Morgan-Monroe State Forests as well as Atterbury-Muscatatuck Training Center.
Michael resides in the rugged hills of Brown County with his wife, two sons, and adopted cat and dog. He enjoys traveling with his family, hunting whitetail deer and turkey, cooking, and making maple syrup from trees in their forest.
