The Team

Mr. Atmore is a Co-Founder of the Rancho Ventura Conservation Trust with his wife Bonnie Atmore. An expert land management professional, environmental contractor and rancher, he has been continuously managing over 7,000 acres of rangeland in the Ventura Foothills in one capacity or another for over 24 years. He has managed a wide variety of habitat restoration, mitigation installation, non-native plant removal, fuel load reduction, and erosion control installation projects. He holds a California General Engineering Contractor’s License and a Qualified Applicator’s License from the Department of Pesticide Regulation. He works with the Ventura County Fire Protection District on large-scale fuel modification projects and is President of the Central Ventura County Fire Safe Council. He is a Director of the Ventura County Contractor’s Association, a member of the Ventura County Farm Bureau, the California Cattlemen’s Association, the California Invasive Plant Council, and the California Native Grasslands Association. Mr. Atmore received the 2011 Award for Excellence in Agricultural Stewardship and Sustainability from the Ventura County Resource Conservation District.

Bonnie Atmore Co-Founder of Rancho Ventura Conservation Trust is a third generation resident of Ventura County. Along with long with Richard Atmore, she helps to manage over 7,000 acres of land in the Ventura Foothills. It is her goal to preserve ranching and farming, enhance community education through youth programs, protect wildlife and habitat and make a treasured community resource.

Bonnie is an well known in the non-profit community bringing over 20 years of leadership, strategic management, leadership and fundraising experience to RVCT. She specializes in creating strategic partnerships and implementing innovative projects that improve social, economical and environmental well being of the community. Bonnie has been recognized for her outstanding work as a long time CEO & President of the Ventura County FOOD Share and Festival Manager for the California Strawberry Festival. In 2012 she was recognized by the Oxnard Chamber of Commerce as the Woman of the Year, San Fernando Valley Business Journal CEO of the Year IN 2016 and has been listed in the Pacific Coast Business Times Top 50 Women in Business for over 11 years. In 2016 she was is a Governor appointed Director & President of the 31st California Agricultural District, she is also a Trustee of the VC Coalition of Agriculture, Labor & Business Foundation.