Hillary Vedvig

Hillary works to advance policies that support and protect nature through collaboration with individuals working for governments, agencies, and partner organizations, focusing on national, state, and local conservation policy. Hillary's conservation priorities include land and water protection, specifically the Great Lakes and the Mississippi River, climate change, clean energy, biodiversity, and regenerative agriculture. 

Before joining The Nature Conservancy, Hillary practiced environmental law at Foley & Lardner, LLP, where she advised clients in all areas of environmental law, including environmental compliance counseling, transactions, environmental litigation, and environmental and permitting matters related to the design, development, and operation of renewable energy projects. She co-founded Sustainable Saplings, a blog dedicated to education on sustainability in the Midwest, serves on the Board of Heartland Farm Sanctuary, and is the former Co-Chair of the Climate Reality Project's Wisconsin chapter. Previously, she was a Regional Voter Protection Director for the 2020 Biden Presidential Campaign.

Hillary earned her undergraduate degree at the University of South Carolina and graduated from Yale Law School in 2017. She was awarded the 2022 Lynford Lardner Community Service Award, the Wisconsin Law Journal Up and Coming Lawyers Award in April 2021, and the Outstanding Service Award by the Dane County Bar Association for her work with the Eviction Defense Project in 2019.