Conservation Science

Tierra completed her final year of the Doctor of Veterinary Medicine program at Tufts University with an emphasis on zoo and wildlife medicine. While she plans to spend her career treating all species, she has a special interest in the...

Dave Wiley is the Research Coordinator for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Agency’s (NOAA) Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary and has been investigating the marine environment for over 25 years. He received his PhD in...

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

Kathryn completed her dissertation research on orchid conservation in Madagascar in the spring of 2012 and promptly moved to Oregon to start a post-doctoral position at Willamette University. Her post-doctoral research examined how to...

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...

Sarah is the Biodiversity Manager at Chevron. Located in the Corporate Health, Environment, and Safety Department, Sarah is responsible for promoting and supporting biodiversity protection and enhancement activities in association with...

Amy Wilson Morris has led community-based park, trail, and open space planning projects throughout the western United States. She specializes in working with diverse partners to build community consensus and leading a wide range of...

Cynthia Fleming completed her Master's Degree in the Field Naturalist Program at the University of Vermont. Cynthia studied the effects of ranching schedules on bobolinks nesting in irrigated hayfields on The Nature Conservancy's Carpenter...

Brett Amy Thelen has been directing place-based, conservation-focused community science projects for more than 20 years, with dual emphasis on creating a valuable learning experience for volunteers and producing reliable, reproducible...