Josh Ewing

Director, Rural Climate Partnership

Born and raised in rural Nebraska where his family runs a cattle ranch, Josh Ewing has lived and worked in rural America most of his life. Prior to launching the Rural Climate Partnership, he dedicated the last decade of his life to working with Indigenous Tribes to protect Bears Ears National Monument, a culturally rich landscape at threat from oil drilling and uranium mining. A climber and landscape photographer, Josh and his wife Kirsten live in the tiny town of Bluff, Utah, where he serves as a volunteer firefighter and EMT. Josh now directs the Rural Climate Partnership, a collaborative fund supporting working people, small businesses, and family farmers to implement rural-led climate solutions and realize the economic and community benefits flowing from clean energy deployment and adoption of regenerative agriculture practices. The Partnership provides grant-making, technical assistance, policy advocacy, and narrative development in 19 focus states.