Land Use & Open Space Conservation

Zully Juarez provides research and analysis of environmental justice policies to Just Solutions Collective. With the direction and input of BIPOC frontline policy practitioners, she works to identify, research, review, and analyze existing...

José Guadalupe Gutierrez is community organizer and landscape designer passionate about park equity and working with communities to expand access to parks, open spaces, tree shade, and recreational opportunities to all. Jose served as a...

Lindsay is a Master of Environmental Management candidate at the Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies, where her work focuses at the nexus of conservation and development. She is passionate about advocating for the needs of...

Karen Díaz is an advocate on issues of food justice and outdoor equity. She received a dual Masters of Urban and Regional Planning at the Luskin School of Public Affairs and a Masters of Public Health at the Fielding School of Public Health...

Matt is a conservation scientist interested in understanding how the interactions between people, their environment, and the institutions that govern them inspire (or inhibit) conservation action and how that impacts their effectiveness.

Doug received his master's at MIT's Department of Urban Studies and Planning. His concentration is Housing, Community and Economic Development, and his research focuses on policies and initiatives that promote the development of open space...

Joan Dudney is an Assistant Professor of Global Change Ecology at the Bren School and the Department of Environmental Studies at the University of California, Santa Barbara. Research in the Landscapes of Change (LOC) Lab is focused on...

Sarah's research focuses on strategies to promote species persistence and ecosystem integrity in the face of climate change. Recent projects have focused on the feasibility of assisted migration and climate refugia strategies, including the...

Michael Wironen is the Director of Corporate Engagement for Food & Water at The Nature Conservancy. In this role he provides strategic leadership and technical advice to maximize the value of TNC’s collaborations with leading companies in...