Land Use & Open Space Conservation

Fellow

Robert Heilmayr

2013 Fellow
Robert is an interdisciplinary environmental scientist who combines approaches from economics, geography and ecology to explore the way society uses and governs natural resources. Robert is a postdoctoral fellow in the Carlson Lab in the...
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Isella Ramirez

2013 Fellow
Isella Ramirez (she/her/ella) is a Chicana urban planner, a seasoned facilitator, and capacity builder with 17 years of experience in the nonprofit sector. Prior to joining the Moving Forward Network, she was the Director of Community...
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Jia-Ching Chen

2013 Fellow
Jia-Ching is Assistant Professor of Global and International Studies at the University of California, Santa Barbara. He received his PhD in City & Regional Planning at the UC Berkeley. His research examines China’s emerging role in the...
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Max Ludington

2013 Fellow
Max serves as the president of the Jackson Hole Land Trust, leading efforts to protect to functionality and connectivity of the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem. Max is a father and a husband and enjoys spending as much time outdoors in...
Fellow Story

Hsu's work on urbanization in China and India featured in Yale podcast

China's environmental situation is frequently scrutinized both within China and across the world. In the second half of a two-part podcast Angel Hsu, a China expert completing her PhD this May at the Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies, discusses urbanization in China and India and China's push to develop sustainable ecocities. Listen to the podcast
May 20, 2013
Fellow Story

Cohen on why declining transit system hurts all in Bay Area

Every day, San Franciscans pay the price of an underfunded transportation system. We have all experienced painfully overcrowded bus rides ... or, worse yet, the bus that never shows up. Now, Muni is reducing service during Christmas week, as it is faced with a $7 million deficit this fiscal year.
January 14, 2013
Leadership Grant Grant

Reducing the Impacts of Rural Sprawl on Wildlife Habitat, Year 2

This second-year grant provides continued funding for Sarah Reed's work as project leader for the Western Private Lands and Connectivity Conservation project, and for her new full time staff position as Associate Conservation Scientist at...
December 21, 2012
Fellow Story

From Lab to Law: Using Science to Shape Public Policy (Switzer Foundation Webinar Series)

Amy Clipp gave a webinar for us that offered ideas for bridging the gap between science and policy, with a particular focus on helping scientists apply their work in complex, political environments. Her stories are based on lessons learned advising the State of Louisiana on its 2012 Coastal Master Plan.
November 15, 2012
Fellow Story

Conservation Development

As an associate conservation scientist with the Wildlife Conservation Society, Sarah Reed studies conservation development as a way to develop property by clustering homes and protecting or restoring ecological resources.
September 13, 2012
Foundation News

Building a Network for Cross-Disciplinary Engagement in Conservation (Switzer Foundation Webinar Series)

Leadership grantee Sarah Reed (Associate Conservation Scientist, Wildlife Conservation Society) and her colleague Lindsay Ex (Environmental Planner, City of Fort Collins) discussed their effort to build a collaborative learning network for...
September 10, 2012