The Heron Group, LLC presently consists of two principals and nine senior associates. All have advanced degrees and/or experience in natural resource related fields. The Heron Group currently has cores of expertise in:

• Organizational development and management


• Environment and natural resource economics and policy


• Results-oriented strategic planning


• Mathematical modeling of complex systems, knowledge-based decision support systems, and information technology


• Monitoring and evaluation


• Understanding and integrating the role of complex ecological, economic, and social issues in sustainable development


• Technical support to forest health


• Technical support to social ecology


• Technical support in managing knowledge


• Meeting facilitation and training

The Heron Group principals and associates have worked in over 50 developing countries and extensively in the United States. They have worked for public and private sector organizations, for profit and non-profits, universities, research organizations, and host country governments.