Peter R. Stein: Peter joined The Lyme Timber Company in 1990 and provides leadership in the development and structuring of conservation-oriented forestland and rural land purchases and dispositions. Peter also manages the Company’s conservation advisory business. Prior to joining the Company, Peter was Senior Vice President of the Trust for Public Land (TPL) where he directed TPL's conservation real estate acquisitions in the Northeast and Midwest. He is a member of the Board of Advisors of the Appalachian Mountain Club and serves on the Boards of Island Press and the Hubbard Brook Research Foundation. Peter earned a B.A. with Highest Honors from the University of California at Santa Cruz in 1975 and a Certificate in Advanced Environmental Studies from Harvard University in 1981.