$40,000 awarded to California Landscape Conservation Cooperative in
Dr. Amber Pairis was hired by the California Landscape Conservation Cooperative (CA LCC) to develop and lead the San Diego Climate Science Alliance. The CA LCC is a collaborative of regional networks organized under the U.S. Fish & Wildlife...
Oikonos Ecosystem Knowledge has promoted Ryan Carle to a new position of Conservation Training and Development Manager. In this new position, Ryan will oversee Oikonos's conservation work in Chile on a threatened seabird species, the Pink...
$25,000 awarded to California Institute for Rural Studies in
The California Institute for Rural Studies (CIRS) has hired Ildi Carlisle-Cummins for the newly created position of Director of the Cal Ag Roots Project. The concept for the Project was developed by Ildi, and will be launched by her and...
$20,000 awarded to Association of State Wetland Managers in
This grant will support a second year of Brenda Zollitsch's work as Policy Analyst at the Association of State Wetland Managers (ASWM). Last year, ASWM was awarded a $30,000 Switzer Leadership Grant to create this new position for Brenda...
Sierra Watch received a $40,000 Leadership Grant to hire Isaac Silverman as its Staff Attorney. Isaac, a graduate of UCLA School of Law and native of the Sierra Nevada region, will be charged with legal review and guidance on Sierra Watch’s...
Pepperwood Foundation, with a $30,000 Switzer Leadership Grant, has hired Nicole Heller as its Climate Adaptation Coordinator for the Terrestrial Biodiversity Climate Change Collaborative (TBC3). TBC3 is an innovative science-management...
Clean Air Task Force is launching a new campaign called Stop the Leaks. This campaign focuses on building public awareness and political will to press for new regulations to reduce methane emissions from the oil and gas industry. Methane...
$40,000 awarded to The Association of State Wetland Managers, Inc. in
The Association of State Wetland Managers received a $40,000 Leadership grant to hire Dr. Brenda Zollitsch in a new staff position of Policy Analyst. Brenda, a recent PhD graduate from the University of Southern Maine's Muskie School of...
$30,000 awarded to Center for Environmental Health in
The Center for Environmental Health, based in Oakland, California, received $30,000 to help fund Sue Chiang's work in a new programmatic area for the organization. Sue, the Co-Director of CEH's Pollution Prevention Program, will play a lead...
International Rivers received a $40,000 Leadership Grant to create a new position for Dipti Vaghela as Energy Solutions Coordinator. In this position, Dipti will integrate with staff in the organization's Energy Solutions and Climate...
