As California Program Director, Mari Galloway works to reconnect and restore landscapes across California for wildlife and people. She works closely with staff, agencies, land trusts, and partners to foster collaboration and advance policies and projects that support wildlife connectivity and long-term conservation.

Raised on a farm in California’s San Joaquin Valley and spending summers in the Sierra Nevada, Mari developed an early connection to the landscapes (and highways) that now shape her work. She attended Cal Poly Humboldt, where she earned a degree in Environmental Science, and later earned a law degree from the University of Oregon. In the years since, she has developed and applied legal and policy tools through Wildlands Network’s California program to ensure wildlife is considered in the policies and decisions that impact our landscapes.

Mari lives in Sacramento, where she enjoys spending time outdoors, tending her garden, cooking, exploring with her dog, and sharing laughs with friends and family.