The Wyss Scholars Program

Lila Bennett

university of montana - college of forestry, conservation, and law

Lila Bennett is a law student at the University of Montana. Raised on a farm in rural Maryland, Lila grew up with a strong connection to the land and a passion for conservation. She found her love for the West while working seasonal jobs managing cattle and horse herds in Wyoming. Lila hopes to combine her love for the outdoors and her passion for protecting public lands in her legal career. She is currently the secretary of her school’s Environmental Law Group and is conference editor, planning the 41st Public Land Law Conference for the Public Land and Resources Law Review.