Peter is a research ecologist and conservation planner with The Wilderness Society (TWS) Research Team based out of the TWS Northern Appalachians office in Hallowell, Maine. Peter works nationally for TWS but focuses on research, planning, and implementation in the northeastern U.S. with a particular focus in Maine with projects in Central and Southern Appalachians too. Previous employment includes Director of Forestland Conservation for Forest Society of Maine where he completed several large scale and numerous smaller conservation easement purchases or donations, and as Vice President of Operations for a land and timber management company operating in Western Maine where he oversaw their Forest Stewardship Council certification program and harvesting operations.