Nancy Armstrong grew up in Robin, Idaho, farming and ranching with her parents on the same land her grandparents homesteaded in 1898. She did 4-H and rode her horses all over.  Her roots run deep in Southeast Idaho, and after 40 years of a nursing career, she has retired back home to preserve the legacy and hard work of her family. She felt the place to start was to protect the land from development and preserve its heritage forever. In 2017 Nancy and her wife, Dr. E.J. Zita, worked with the Sagebrush Steppe Land Trust to put the land in a conservation easement. They also maintain some grouse habitat preservation, and plan to farm alfalfa.  Nancy and Zita have retired from cattle ranching.

“We are so pleased that the Sagebrush Steppe Land Trust was there to help us throughout the entire process. I am excited to be a part of this great organization as a new board member, and look forward to working to preserve even more land through conservation efforts such as ours.”

Nancy earned a Bachelor of Science in Nursing at Idaho State University, and also holds two Master’s degrees. For the past 25 years she worked as a Nurse Practitioner at her own clinic in Olympia, Washington. Lieutenant Colonel (ret.) Armstrong is a Veteran of the Army Nurse Corps, with 23 years of service in active duty and reserves.