UC Davis

Tom Gill is Professor of Geological Sciences and Environmental Science and Engineering at the University of Texas, El Paso (UTEP). He teaches classes in climate science, geology, atmospheric science, and environmental science. Through UTEP...

John J. Berger is an energy and environmental policy specialist and a senior research fellow at the Pacific Institute. His 11 books include Solving the Climate Crisis: Frontline Reports from the Race to Save the Earth and Climate Peril: The Intelligent Reader’s Guide to Understanding the Climate Crisis, which won the 2015 International Book Award for Science. His journalistic work has appeared in Scientific American, The Nation, The Progressive, The Los Angeles Times, The Boston Globe, The Christian Science Monitor, and many other publications.

Michelle is currently working as an assistant professor in the Environmental Studies Department at California State University of Sacramento. She will continue her work in wetland riparian restoration and ethnoecology. Michelle completed...

Ecologist and nonprofit leader with experience in public policy, foreign affairs, and higher education.

Martha has worked in conservation policy and research. She designed self-sufficient waste management programs for wildlife reserves in Argentina through the Fundacion Vida Silvestre and worked for the US National Park Service (NPS)...

Dr. Brent Sewall is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Biology at Temple University. His research focuses on understanding critical and emerging threats to biodiversity and developing effective strategies for conservation. He is...

Brenda Grewell is a research ecologist with USDA-Agricultural Research Service’s Exotic and Invasive Weeds Research group, with a faculty affiliation in the Department of Plant Sciences at the University of California, Davis. As a...

Andi Thode grew up in Los Alamos, New Mexico. It was the high desert and mountain landscapes of northern New Mexico that originally interested Andi in the field of fire ecology, which eventually led to her current research on landscape...