Abigail Hunt

Associate Attorney

Abigail primarily works with SELC’s forests and public lands and wildlife teams. Her work spans litigation and engagement to ensure that our national forests are sustainable. She also takes on Endangered Species Act cases.  

“I feel very privileged to have several opportunities to directly advocate for communities — both human and wild — that depend on sustainably managed public lands and resources at the local level,” Abigail said. “I feel really excited to get to be a voice for places and critters who can’t speak up for themselves.” 

The country’s largest salamander is one. The eastern hellbender ranges from New York to Georgia, and Abigail helped with comments supporting its proposed listing under the Endangered Species Act.  

A seventh-generation Missourian, Abigail grew up in a rural town and was always around nature. “I feel indescribably fortunate to now be able to devote my career to advocating for wildlife and wild places in a way that hopefully makes it more possible for other folks and future generations—whether they live out in the country or in big cities—to forge the same connections to the natural world as I was able to,” she said.   

Based in Asheville, Abigail spends most weekends on National Forest lands in western North Carolina. She enjoys visiting Linville Gorge, made special by “how wild and ancient it is. I especially enjoy running, climbing (read: looking around for salamanders and birds while spending time in the woods with friends), and biking around the Gorge.”  

• J.D., Washington University School of Law
• B.A., University of Missouri, summa cum laude