Robert & Patricia Switzer Foundation

Fellowship Year: 1990

Academic Background: University of Vermont - MS 1991- (Field Naturalist Prgm.)

Current Position: Director of Conservation Programs; Director, Southwest Climate Change Initiative , The Nature Conservancy in New Mexico

Currently Working On: Climate change adaptation. San Juan River conservation.

Patrick directs The Nature Conservancy's Southwest Climate Change Initiative. He also serves as director of conservation programs for TNC in New Mexico. Patrick works with public agencies, academic institutions, partner NGOs and private landowners to design and implement climate adaptation projects in the Four Corners states. He also manages a small team of conservation scientists and practitioners who are working to protect and restore New Mexico's rivers, streams, grasslands, forests, and deserts.

Expertise: Conservation Science & Biology, Conservation Science & Biology, Energy & Climate Change