Conservation Science

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Grey Hayes

1999 Fellow
Since 1989, Dr. Grey Hayes has focused on agroecology, conservation, and natural systems ecology of California’s central coast. His project experience includes work with the Ohlone tiger beetle (Cicindela ohlone) and red-legged frog (Rana...
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Regan Brooks

2003 Fellow
Regan Brooks lives with her family in Anchorage, Alaska and is the Director and a Founder of Story Works Alaska. A former high school science teacher, Regan has also worked as an ecologist, a fry-cook, and a stay-at-home mom. She is glad to...
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Martha Hoopes

1996 Fellow
Martha has worked in conservation policy and research. She designed self-sufficient waste management programs for wildlife reserves in Argentina through the Fundacion Vida Silvestre and worked for the US National Park Service (NPS)...
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Rafe Sagarin

2000 Fellow
Rafe Sagarin was a research scientist with the Institute of the Environment at the University of Arizona in Tucson, AZ and the Program Manager for Oceans at Biosphere 2, where he was working to transform Biosphere 2's ocean biome into a...
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Nicole Heller

2004 Fellow
I am a conservation ecologist and science communication professional. My research explores the interactions of anthropogenic global change, ecological communities and human stewardship. I am most interested in critically evaluating...
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Jessica Davenport

1997 Fellow
Jessica Davenport supports the creation of resilient landscapes for people and nature in the San Francisco Bay Area as Deputy Program Manager for both the California State Coastal Conservancy’s Bay Area Program and the San Francisco Bay Restoration Authority.
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Eunice Blavascunas

2005 Fellow
Eunice is an Associate Professor of Anthropology and Environmental Studies at Whitman College in Walla Walla, Washington. She completed her Ph.D. in cultural anthropology at the University of California Santa Cruz and has taught at the...
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Sherrie Gallipeau

2008 Fellow
Sherrie is pursuing her doctoral degree in Integrative Biology (specifically Endocrinology) at UC Berkeley. Her motivation for her work stems from her belief that lack of education about biological processes has direct negative impacts on...
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Thor Hanson

1998 Fellow
Author and biologist Thor Hanson is a Guggenheim Fellow, a Switzer Environmental Fellow, and winner of the John Burroughs Medal. His books include Hurricane Lizards and Plastic Squid, Buzz, The Triumph of Seeds, Feathers, and The...
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Rebecca Pierce-Rall

2002 Fellow
Rebecca is a master's student in Wildlife Management at Humboldt State University. Her thesis research focuses on identifying nest predators of Swainson's Thrush in fragmented coast redwood habitat. Her hope is to better understand the...