Jay T. Mar, State Conservationist

Mar comes to Connecticut from Wyoming where he serves as Assistant State Conservationist for Programs as well as Small Watershed Program Manager.

Born in Minot, North Dakota, Mar grew up on farms in the White Earth Valley and Red River Valley. He began his conservation career planting trees for the Ward County Soil Conservation District.

He graduated from North Dakota State University where he earned Bachelor of Science degrees in Range—Botany and Wildlife–Zoology.

Mar brings to Connecticut 30 years of diverse conservation experience with NRCS:

• Soil Conservation Intern in Burleigh County, North Dakota, and the USDA Plant Materials Center
• Soil Conservationist in Mclean County, North Dakota
• District Conservationist in Sheridan County, North Dakota
• USDA Conservation Technology Exchange, Hedeselskabet, Denmark
• RC&D Coordinator for Lake Agassiz Resource Conservation and Development Area, North Dakota, providing assistance to both urban and rural communities in the counties of Cass, Ransom, Richland, Sergeant and Steele
• Detail as Assistant State Conservationist for Programs, Wyoming
• Assistant State Conservationist for Programs and Small Watershed Program Manager, Wyoming
• Detail as Acting State Conservationist, Delaware

Mar is married to his high school sweetheart, Linda, who teaches students with special needs. They have three grown sons – Aaron, a teacher in Saipan; Nathan, a Nuclear Engineer in Chicago; and Ryan, who attends the University Wyoming and is an NRCS Soil Conservation Intern. The Mars enjoy fishing, camping, and family time.

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