Andy Kerr (born May 29, 1955) is an American conservation advocate, consultant, lobbyist, lecturer, and writer. He has worked to protect

northern spotted owl The northern spotted owl (''Strix occidentalis caurina'') is one of three spotted owl subspecies. A western North American bird in the family Strigidae, genus ''Strix (genus), Strix'', it is a medium-sized dark brown owl native to the Pacific N ...

habitat, secure water for fish in the Klamath Basin, and establish wilderness areas like

Steens Mountain Steens Mountain is a large fault-block mountain in the northwest United States, located in Harney County, Oregon. Stretching some north to south, on its east side it rises from the Alvord Desert at an elevation of about to at the summit. Ste ...

. Kerr was involved with the Oregon Natural Resources Council (now Oregon Wild) in the 1970s and the Wilderness Society in 2000. ''The Oregonian'' called him Oregon’s most prominent environmentalist during the northern spotted owl controversy. He also unsuccessfully advocated for population control measures.

Personal life

Kerr is a fifth-generation Oregonian from Creswell, he now lives in Ashland and Washington, D.C. In the 1990s, his purchase of a log house in Eastern Oregon stirred controversy given his anti-logging stance. Kerr married Nancy Peterson and was engaged in 2009 to Randi Spivak of the Center for Biological Diversity.

Bibliography

*''Oregon Desert Guide: 70 Hikes'', The Mountaineers Books, 2000 *''Oregon Wild: Endangered Forest Wilderness'', Timber Press, 2004

References

External links

Biography page
on Andy Kerr's website
Open letter to Andy Kerr
1994 {{DEFAULTSORT:Kerr, Andy 1955 births Living people American environmentalists Activists from Oregon People from Creswell, Oregon Writers from Ashland, Oregon