James H. Pissot Papers, 1974-2014

James H. Pissot was a wildlife ecologist and environmental activist. He was president of the Utah Audubon Society from 1983-1985 and an instructor at the Audubon Camp in the West in Dubois, Wyoming from 1981 through 1986. He was also co-founder of the Utah Wilderness Association in 1979 and served on the Utah State Energy Conservation and Development Council from 1981-85. He moved to the National Audubon Society Washington D.C. office in 1988 and served as Audubon's lead staffer during the re-authorization of the Endangered Species Act in that year. He became director of Audubon's Washington State office in 1990, working to protect the Northwest's ancient forests. In the early 2000's, he established the Canadian Branch of Defenders of Wildlife and was the head of that organization until its closure in 2007.