Wildcat Land Consulting

New Castle, CO

Bud helps land trusts and conservation organizations achieve stewardship and protection goals while supporting communities in balancing growth, housing, and land use. With expertise in conservation, rural planning, and sustainable land management, he provides strategic guidance, project support, and collaborative facilitation to turn complex challenges into practical, actionable solutions.

Bud’s services include community planning and land use policy support, conservation easement drafting and project support, conservation and stewardship policy development, GIS mapping and visual storytelling, and facilitation of community and stakeholder engagement, helping organizations strengthen conservation impact while connecting communities to sustainable land-use strategies.

For Land Trusts

Project-Level Technical Support

  • Project management for conservation initiatives

  • Conservation easement drafting and due diligence

  • Easement interpretation and compliance analysis

  • Stewardship memos and discretionary review support

  • Landowner inquiries, orientation, and ongoing support

  • Remote and satellite monitoring of easements

  • Easement acquisition strategy and negotiation support

  • Landowner database management and record-keeping

  • GIS mapping and spatial analysis

  • Graphic design, 3D maps, and visual storytelling

Policy Support

  • Stewardship policy development and guidance

  • Baseline documentation and monitoring protocols

  • Conservation policy audit and review

  • Accreditation support for LTA and standards

  • Stewardship and conservation program design

Strategic & Programmatic Services

  • Long-term conservation strategy development

  • Land conservation prioritization frameworks

  • Stakeholder and partnership coordination

  • Board and stakeholder education and training

For Landowners

  • Land use planning, site plans, and permitting for land trusts and conservation landowners

For Communities

Community Planning

  • Sustainable growth management to guide affordable smart growth

  • Community planning and facilitation services (community visioning, sub-area and corridor plans, housing action plans)

  • Program and partnership development to align policies and actions

  • Workforce and affordable housing policy and action planning

  • Code audits to identify barriers to community housing, conservation, and smart growth goals

  • Placemaking and place-based economic development strategies

  • Multi-modal and active transportation plans

  • Education and capacity-building for boards, commissions, and staff

Food Systems Planning

  • Regional food systems assessment

  • Retail and access mapping to identify food deserts and gaps

  • Regional production capacity and infrastructure analysis

  • Food systems gap and opportunity analysis

  • Stakeholder engagement and task force facilitation

  • Policy and program recommendations for zoning and procurement

  • Implementation planning for resilient and equitable food systems

Regional Conservation Planning

  • Regional conservation planning and collaborative action planning support for land trusts, communities, and local governments

  • GIS and data-driven systems for conservation prioritization

  • Gap analyses and opportunity assessments for high-impact action

  • Coordinated strategies and implementation planning across stakeholders