Switzer Foundation

The Robert & Patricia Switzer Foundation drives positive environmental change by recognizing and fostering a diverse network of environmental leaders, and mobilizing them through the Switzer Fellowship Network.

Announcements & Events

Switzer Network Party in San Francisco
Friday, May 11 2012
Reception for Bay Area Fellows, colleagues and friends to be held in conjunction with our annual board meeting in San Francisco
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Collaborative Initiatives Grant Awarded

Two Switzer Fellows were awarded a Collaborative Initiatives Grant in the amount of $40,000 to address threatened and endangered species conservation.

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Three New Leadership Grants Awarded

The Switzer Foundation awarded $115,000 for three new Leadership Grants at our December board meeting.  Fellows are working to address aquatic habitat connectivity under a changing climate, environmental justice and clean water in California's Central Valley, and whale conservation in the Pacific.

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Featured Fellow

Elizabeth Farnsworth (1990)

Botanists and other scientists are using technology to reach wider audiences. One example is the website Go Botany! developed by 1990 Switzer Fellow Elizabeth Farnsworth. Learn about how the site was designed to engage people in identifying plants and foster social networking.

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