About NativState
Empowering the next generation of forest stewardship
Who We Are

The NativState team is a group of dedicated scientists, engineers, foresters and land managers with a history of success in business who recognized a need for a market driven approach to deliver scale and economics to forest conservation.
Our vision is a connected landscape where plants, animals, and people thrive. Guided by the principles of trust, transparency, integrity, humility, and optimism, we strive to embody these values in all aspects of our operations and interactions, enduring a brighter and greener future for all.
Our Commitments

Our objective is to work with landowners to generate revenue by conserving their forests and create the scale necessary to participate in a carbon credit program. NativState is a forest carbon developer committed to conservation and helping our clients craft their land legacy.

Driven by a Strong Set of Values

Trust

Living up to expectations and do what we commit ourselves to do.

Transparency

Striving for transparency through internal communication and external verification and providing others with our methodology.

Integrity

Intentionally doing what is right even when no one is looking.

Humility

Always keeping ourselves humble and working toward a collective betterment for the communities we serve.

Optimism

Showing belief and understanding the hope we have in doing what is right for landowners and natural habitats.
Our Leadership Team


Stuart Allen
Founder & President

JT Schrock, CPA
Chief Operating Officer

Ed Horton
Chief Commercial Officer

Alex Claypool
Chief Strategy Officer

Travis N. Creed
General Counsel

Robert Stainton III, PE
Chief Science Officer

Jeff Lane
Chief Technical Officer

Tom Kempton
Senior Vice President, Land

Andy Cameron
Vice President, Land

Michael Lauve
Vice President, Land

Tim White, RF, ACF
Vice President, Forestry

Mark Fortune
Vice President, Marketing

Michael Casey Gelnaw
Vice President, Partnerships
Experience, Passion, Motivation

Our teams include dozens of years of experience in forest carbon development. Want to join us?
Land Team
Forestry
GIS
Carbon Modeling
Contact Us
To discuss how we can help meet your carbon credit needs, please contact us.