Conservation Science

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Parker in NYT Magazine: The Scientists Watching Their Life’s Work Disappear

“All the terrible things I’ve seen, all the detrimental changes to the environment, all the impacts of climate change — I use it to fuel my motivation to be a better scientist, to be a better human being, to be a better steward of the land. And honestly, part of it is anger. That’s fuel, OK? I get mad, and I turn that anger into fuel that motivates me.”
November 27, 2023
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Fraga wins Peter Raven science outreach award

Naomi Fraga was honored with the 2023 Peter Raven Award, given annually by the American Society of Plant Taxonomists to a plant systematist who has made exceptional efforts at outreach to non-scientists. According to a Facebook post by the...
September 27, 2023
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Fraga featured in New York Times on finding and saving rare wildflowers

Editor’s note: The following content is excerpted from a full story in the New York Times , by Jill Cowan. The white Toyota Tacoma bumped along the dirt path, up and down hills, brush scratching the sides of the truck with a high-pitched...
August 23, 2023
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Parker wins AISES Professional of the Year Technical Excellence Award

Each year, The American Indian Science and Engineering Society (AISES) honors several individuals who represent the best of their Indigenous communities and companies, providing us inspiring examples about what it takes to succeed in STEM...
August 22, 2023
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Goodrich SDSU spotlight: where wetlands protection and social justice intersect

“My work is about environmental protection, but at the same time we have to think about the human dimension,” Goodrich explains. “At the research reserve, we like to advance co-benefits: how can we protect places, but at the same time protect people? How can we be in more of a reciprocal relationship?”
July 26, 2023
Leadership Grant Grant

Modernizing Natural History Collection Workflows to Address Global Biodiversity Challenges

Erica Krimmel is joining the Arctos Consortium’s efforts to digitize biological specimens and expand access to critical biodiversity research resources with the support of a Switzer Foundation Leadership Grant.
July 18, 2023
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Mackenzie Roeder

2023 Fellow
Kenzie is a driven integrative evolutionary biologist and avian conservation geneticist with a specialization in the ecology and conservation of tidal saltmarsh endemic birds.
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Sebastian Moreno

2023 Fellow
In an increasingly urbanizing world, Sebastian aims for his work to increase science and nature accessibility for historically marginalized and excluded communities, which will ultimately help in the conservation of our natural environment.
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Katelynn Warner

2023 Fellow
Katelynn studies the ecological mechanisms driving toxic cyanobacteria blooms to further understand when and why cyanobacteria produce harmful toxins that inhibit recreational uses of freshwater lakes.
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Darcey Evans

2023 Fellow
Darcey examines the politics and ecological consequences of Atlantic salmon aquaculture. In particular, she focuses on the spread of salmon viruses to describe how salmon aquaculture can have harmful social and environmental effects beyond farm boundaries.