About Us

Nick Walendziak - CEO/Founder

Prior to starting Crux Environmental Consulting, Nick Walendziak worked for over 13 years as an outdoor recreation planner and natural resource manager with the U.S. Forest Service (USFS), Bureau of Land Management, and National Park Service in Colorado, Utah, Nevada, New Mexico, California, Georgia, and Kentucky. 
 
Most recently, he served as the Trails and Dispersed Recreation Program Manager for the USFS Rocky Mountain Region, where he developed national and regional trail and recreation policies and strategies to increase agency capacity. 

​Nick is experienced as a project manager/NEPA coordinator for various recreation, trail, travel management, special use permit and landscape scale projects.  He facilitated successful stakeholder engagement and fostered partnerships to better serve local communities. He managed and analyzed GIS data to inform critical planning and education efforts. He brings experience with grant and agreement administration, budgeting and project implementation.

​After leaving the Forest Service, Nick was the Outdoor Recreation Program Manager for Public Land Solutions, a 501(c)(3) non-profit based in Moab Utah where he conducted outdoor recreation audits to assist the economic development efforts of communities transitioning from oil & gas, mining, and forestry economies.
 
In his free time, Nick loves climbing, mountain biking, and skiing.  He lives in Ouray, Colorado.
​